ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
10 Feb 2018
The Federal Government has announced a contribution of $154 million to the Geelong City Deal. The Government has said that the deal will unlock the economic potential of the region’s...
Australia’s efforts to address and respond to climate change is not taking full advantage of the opportunity for partnership and collaboration with local government. COP21 has acknowledged the importance of...
Local organisations have been urged to apply for a new funding round to put more Local Drug Action Teams (LDAT) on the ground in communities across Australia. The LDAT Program...
Last week, the Prime Minister convened the National Drought Summit in Canberra to discuss what could be done in the short and long term to help drought-affected farmers and communities...
The House of Representatives Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee has commenced a new inquiry into automated mass transit, focusing on developments in the use of automation and new energy sources...
The health and wellbeing of First Australian teenagers and young adults is the focus of a new in brief report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)....
The Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management (MCPEM) meeting was held in Canberra last week. This was the first meeting since these responsibilities moved to the Home Affairs portfolio...
State and territory governments and their project partners have been invited to apply for a share of $72 million in water infrastructure funding for drought-affected regions, following the Australian Government’s...
The Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee’s (ANZCTC) Crowded Places Advisory Group developed Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism in consultation with states and territories, local governments, law enforcement agencies...
