ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
My Health Record places your health in your hands. It’s a digital summary of a person’s key health information which is being created for every eligible Australian with a Medicare...
The National Landcare Program is full steam ahead with 47 organisations selected to deliver the $450 million Regional Land Partnerships program. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud said the successful...
Who needs to get moving? The answer is, all of us! Physical inactivity remains a huge problem in Australia with 50% of adult Australians and only 1 in 5 children...
Men’s Sheds across the country have received a total of $400,000 in grants from the Federal Government to boost the health and wellbeing of men in their communities. “To mark...
One of the biggest markets for end of life tyres in Australia, and around the world, is in the roads sector. Australia has a long history of rubber crumb utilisation...
New research commissioned by Planet Ark has found that while the majority of Australians trust their kerbside recycling does actually get recycled, almost half of us aren’t sure of what...
People with disability or a long-term health condition were more likely to have experienced physical violence compared with people without disability or a long-term health condition, according to new figures...
Violence against culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women was under the spotlight when community and business leaders, academics, specialists and other key stakeholders gathered at a recent national roundtable. Minister...
ALGA has today launched its election plan ahead of the upcoming Federal election that outlines a number of proposals which, if implemented, could add an estimated $7.46 billion to national...
