ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
4 Apr 2018
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...
The Federal Government has marked National Road Safety Week by announcing the continuation of funding for the critical work of independent vehicle safety consumer organisation Australasian New Car Assessment Program...
Product stewardship program, MobileMuster, has partnered with local battery recycler, Envirostream, to offer councils new recycling bins that collect mobiles phones and all types of batteries. The partnership is initially...
Minister for Regional Communications, Senator Bridget McKenzie, has announced the committee which will undertake the next review of telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote areas. The Regional Telecommunications Independent...
Australia operates a dedicated Humanitarian Program that offers resettlement for refugees and others overseas who are in humanitarian need, and protection for people who arrive lawfully in Australia and engage...
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) recently held its first meeting for 2018 and discussed the findings of an independent report with recommendations to improve Australian building safety and compliance. The...
10 Feb 2018
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...
