ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
FORMER Infrastructure and Transport Minister Darren Chester has been appointed Chairman of the House of Representatives Select Committee’s inquiry on Regional Development and Decentralisation, replacing Queensland Liberal MP Dr John...
Mayor Kim O’Keeffe recently welcomed federal and state politicians, including the Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, to Shepparton for an update on the city’s art museum project. Construction on the...
For the first time on record, Sydney’s population grew by more than 100,000 people in one year, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sydney’s...
The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) and the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) now stand together to protect household recycling. During a May 15 NWRIC meeting in Sydney,...
Urban Infrastructure and Cities Minister Paul Fletcher has said the Turnbull Government will use Commonwealth infrastructure funding to specifically push for transport planning to be better integrated with urban development....
Mayors, councillors and local government representatives have donated 70 coats for the homeless and those in need as part of a coat drive ahead of National Coat Day, which is...
The Victorian Government’s response to the Inquiry into the Victorian Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) supported a risk-based approach to assessing potentially contaminated environments and setting statutory requirements for the notification,...
The Government has announced that it will double its investment in the Emergency Management Volunteer Scholarship program with a $1 million funding boost. The funding expands the existing program for...
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities has this week tabled its report on the development of cities. The report, titled Building Up and Moving Out,...
