ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
The deadline is now looming for a chance to showcase how your council plays a vital role in helping make Australian communities safe, attractive and desirable places to live. The...
The Productivity Commission has released the preliminary findings of its ongoing public inquiry into the increased application of competition, contestability and informed user choice to human services. The Commission’s inquiry...
Victoria’s Wyndham City Council was presented with the 2017 National Award for Excellence in Local Government, at the official NGA dinner at Parliament House on Tuesday this week. Minster for Local...
AMERICA’S Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) has introduced a new tool to help governments, city planners, NGOs, and developers promote walkability and make cities more equitable, healthy, safe, and...
Victorian Councils were focused on economic development but needed better methods to measure outcomes, according to a recently released Victorian Auditor-General Office report Local Government and Economic Development. The report...
A new study featuring world-leading driver monitoring technology will be used to help reduce fatal truck crashes. The A$6.5 million Advanced Safe Truck Concept, an Australian Government Cooperative Research...
The most outstanding examples of planning projects and the work of Australia’s best planners in 2017-18 were celebrated last week at the Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) National Awards for...
Mental health conditions are common, with one in five Australians experiencing a mental health condition in their lifetime. However, few Australians access services and treatments that could help them with...
The 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review has released an issues paper and is calling for public submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups based in regional and remote Australia. The Regional...
