ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the eighth Emissions Reduction Fund auction will be held from 10–11 December 2018. David Parker, Chair of the Clean Energy Regulator, said these...
Australia is profoundly impacted by natural disasters and communities need appropriate and adequate relief and support to recover from these events. Many communities are exposed to natural disasters on a...
The 2018 South Australian council elections have seen 22 women elected to lead SA councils – a significant increase on the nine female mayors elected in 2014. Local Government Association...
More than 70 people from a range of city, regional and rural councils across Australia attended the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) first Council Engineers’ Heavy Vehicle Access Seminar at...
Applications are now open for service providers to deliver the Australian Government's new Nanny Pilot Programme. The $246 million Nanny Pilot Programme will subsidise the cost of nannies for families...
Today I will be attending what is set to be an interesting Smart Cities Summit focused on liveable cities and city deals, and on exploring the link between transport infrastructure...
Minister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP, and Queensland Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan MP, have announced additional disaster assistance in response to Tropical Cyclone...
Two High Court decisions known as the Pape Case and the Williams Case – delivered in the space of three years – have handed down judgements that challenge the Commonwealth’s...
THE AUSTRALIAN Local Government Association (ALGA) Board met with Regional Development, Territories and Local Government Minister John McVeigh Parliament House in Canberra this week. It was Minister McVeigh’s first opportunity...
