ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
Councils have been urged to consider tailored debt finance to improve their energy performance and reduce emissions from old and poorly maintained assets. According to a newly released Market Report...
The Government has embarked on its decentralisation program, Minister for Regional Development, Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, announced at the National Press Club this week. Minister Nash said regional people...
VICTORIA has turned its back on the Commonwealth’s mobile black spot program to set up its own system, accusing the Federal Coalition of selecting sites for new mobile towers based...
POLICY and subsidy inconsistencies are contributing to the long-term decline in the supply of social housing in Australia, new research warns. A report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research...
With the approach of the Easter holidays, and thousands more of us on the roads, governments turn their attention to road safety. Some adopt temporary measures designed to enforce road...
On 8 May 2018, the Australian Government released the Regional Ministerial Budget Statement Regional Australia – A Stronger Economy Delivering Stronger Regions 2018-19. This statement outlines more than 500 measures...
Over the past few years, the Federal Government has had a ‘smart cities’ push, which included a Smart Cities Summit in April 2016, launching Australia's very first Smart Cities Plan...
A new project will help locals have their say when it comes to urban development by allowing local councils to capture online opinions from residents to improve decision-making. Federal Minister...
ALGA has received advice confirming that the Federal Government endorsed the natural disaster recovery funding reforms in the 2018-19 Federal Budget. In 2015, the Productivity Commission handed down its final...
