ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government John McVeigh has announced a new national award to encourage more women in local government. “The ‘Grace Benny Award’ will be added...
While local councils across Australia have begun trialling alternatives to landfilling household food waste, Swinburne University of Technology has been conducting research comparing kerbside food waste collection and offsite composting...
At least a million Australians live in poverty or severe hardship. The causes and symptoms include inadequate access to work and income, education, housing and health care services. They cannot...
A meeting of Arts and Cultural Ministers was held in Canberra on Friday 14 September 2018. ALGA Vice President, Mayor Damien Ryan, attended as local government’s representative. At this meeting,...
Gawler Council has been credited for leading the way, nationally, in providing services for men who suffer incontinence. Council recently agreed to install sanitary disposal units to accommodate incontinence products...
The Bureau of Communications and Arts Research (BCAR) has released new analysis showing cultural and creative activity contributed $111.7 billion to Australia’s economy in 2016-17. Cultural and creative activity relates...
Australia risks lagging other jurisdictions in the regulation of Internet of Things devices to improve cybersecurity, according to Secure Logical chief executive Santosh Devaraj, and government should be considering enforcing...
The Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018-19 for November shows that above normal fire potential remains across large parts of southern Australia, as first identified in September’s Outlook. Rain in areas...
Tech One National User Group, a non-profit association for local government professionals who are the principal implementers and users of in-house technology invites you to attend the National Enterprise...
