ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack has moved the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative forward and publicly released the principles...
Electric vehicles will soon have access to a charging network along the major driving routes from Brisbane to Adelaide, including around Sydney and Melbourne, and separately in Western Australia. The...
The Hon Michael Keenan MP, Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation, has this week launched the Commonwealth’s digital transformation strategy during an address at the National Press Club in...
Event registrations are open for councils, clubs, community groups, schools and businesses for events celebrating International Day of People with Disability on 3 December 2018. There are already more than...
9 Dec 2018
Drought affected communities will soon see relief flowing in the form of $1 million in grants to local government areas to help stimulate regional and rural economies. The Drought Communities...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack has announced a new Review of National Road Safety Governance. The Review is one of 12 recommendations...
ALGA and state/territory local government associations have made it simple for councils to pitch in to the federal election advocacy happening at the national level by preparing a federal election...
Local councils are outstripping the Federal Government on policies to tackle climate change, committing to hundreds of projects to cut greenhouse gas pollution, according to a new report from the Climate...
CEO of Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has said that the statement that there are “no jobs in regional Australia” is a damaging generalisation and is particularly misguided right now. “In...
