ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
The City of Canterbury Bankstown is the first council in Australia to formally offer free early childhood education and care to support local asylum seeker families. The 12-month pilot program...
The research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Business School is currently conducting a study aiming to better understand the barriers and facilitators of effective purchasing, procurement,...
The arts are increasingly on the itinerary for visitors packing their suitcases to come to Australia, according to a new report from the Australia Council for the Arts: International Arts Tourism:...
Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government The 2015-16 Budget maintains the system of payments to support local government, through Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs). In the 2015-16 financial year, the Australian...
The ALGA Secretariat will take its Christmas break from the afternoon of Thursday 24 December. The office will reopen on Monday 4 January 2016.
The ALGA 2014-17 Strategic Plan identifies work on improving local government funding as a strategic priority. Sound economic and regional development is fundamental to the wellbeing of Australian communities...
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A MODELLING tool created by the City of Stirling in Western Australia has found tree canopy coverage in suburbs with high rates of development such as Scarborough, Doubleview and Nollamara...
The Federal Government should send a clear message that the challenge facing the recycling industry is a priority issue needing a national response, ALGA and other peak bodies told a...
