ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
The Government has released a discussion paper on ways of maximising value for money from its investments in northern Australia's infrastructure through private sector involvement. The paper invites the private...
The ALGA 2014-17 Strategic Plan identifies work on national digital transformation, innovation and disaster funding and as strategic priorities. The pace of technological advancement and digital transformation is changing...
The National General Assembly of Local Government passed a resolution today calling on the Assembly to encourage Australian councils to consider efforts they could take to lobby the Federal Government...
VICTORIA’S Essential Services Commission (ESC) has capped council rate increases for the 2018-19 financial year at 2.25 per cent. Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz announced the decision on December 21,...
It’s time for respect to go viral, the Mayor of Redland City Karen Williams believes. Mayor Williams, pictured centre, is leading a social media campaign to bring civility back into...
Older Australians are being offered the chance to switch on to digital technology. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, almost half of Australians aged 65 and over do not...
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) says that many road managers around the country are enjoying the increased ease of processing permits by using its Portal Full – Road Manager...
This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme was Don’t Keep History a Mystery: Learn. Share. Grow. It encouraged all Australians to unearth our shared past and discover more about Aboriginal and...
The Queensland Government has signed an agreement to deliver an Australian first – a new security system to help cars “talk” to each other safely. The agreement, between the state...
