ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
8 Jul 2018
Local governments and interested parties are invited to make a submission to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s review of an application for re-authorisation of AgStewardship’s drumMUSTER and ChemClear...
On 27 April 2018, Commonwealth, state and territory environment ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association committed to set a sustainable path for Australia’s recyclable waste. Ministers...
New technology – and the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ – are having a dramatic societal impact. Globally, efforts are underway to respond to this and an Australian perspective is important. The...
When COAG met on heavy vehicle reform and paved a way forward back in 2009, the end goal was to ensure that everyone within a transport task was to be...
Emerging female leaders who want to create impact, innovate and make a difference to rural and regional Australia are encouraged to apply for the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. Applications...
5 Jul 2018
Seventeen off-grid remote Indigenous communities are set to benefit from solar energy and reduce their reliance on diesel fuel. The communities, located in Central Australia, Katherine, Top End and Tiwi...
Mayors from Bathurst, Orange, Parkes, Cabonne, the ACT and Strathbogie recently gathered at the Mount Panorama racetrack in Bathurst to try out the latest electric cars and to attend a...
Nearly 30 Australian local councils, including Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney, are likely to be affected by a set of new global recommendations drafted by the Global Covenant of...
The National Road Safety Partnership Program is holding free webinars which will give councils an opportunity to engage with experts on road safety. Here are the details: 24 July –...
