ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
6 May 2018
The revised version of the Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code has been released for public comment. The Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code is designed to: allow the community...
A digital evolution in healthcare is underway that will place your health information in your hands. My Health Record is a digital summary of your key health information being created...
From 1 July 2018 people with disability in new regions and age groups in five states across Australia, will be eligible to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), improving...
Rural and remote communities across Australia are being urged to nominate an outstanding rural doctor for the prestigious RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year Award 2018. Entries for the annual...
5 May 2018
27 Apr 2018
Scoping the need The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is developing a register of potential community infrastructure projects around Australia. ALGA will draw on this register in building the evidence...
10 Apr 2018
The Opposition’s call today to end the freeze to the indexation of Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) addresses the challenges being faced by local councils as a result of the Government-imposed...
4 Apr 2018
Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, has announced that applications are now open for Round Two of the Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program,...
ALGA Vice-President and Alice Springs Mayor Damien Ryan has been announced as an expert advisor to Australia’s largest local government climate network. The newly-announced Cities Power Partnership expert advisory panel...
