ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
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...
The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into local government, which was prompted by the NSW Government's Fit for the Future reform program for local government announced in September 2014, yesterday handed down...
I’m pleased to inform that the joint infrastructure statement signed off at the Board’s quarterly meeting in March was finalised and launched in Sydney yesterday with a strong call to...
The impact of the Federal Government’s freeze to the indexation of Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) has been felt by councils far and wide across the country, both regional and metro,...
ALGA has provided its submission to the Department of Communications and the Arts consultation paper on Possible amendments to telecommunications powers and immunities, which was released on 9 June 2017....