ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
26 Jan 2022
Former Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) President Troy Pickard has been remembered as a fierce advocate for local government. Mr Pickard, whose career in local government spanned 16 years, died...
Stakeholders have until 14 February to provide feedback to the draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-32. The draft plan was released earlier this month with...
The Commonwealth will invest $64 million on GPS upgrades in South Australia as part of a national project to deliver “real-world” infrastructure benefits. Working with the SA government and private...
The new and updated national road safety strategy launched last month aims to reduce road deaths by 50 percent by 2030. Developed by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), state...
Applications for round two of the Federal Government’s Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program opened this week. Grants from $10,000 to $70,000 will be available for eligible show societies...
The National Centre for Coasts and Climate wants local government input to help inform its work on climate adaptation and mitigation. According to the NCCC, the need for diverse solutions...
Submissions on the Stewardship for Consumer and Other Electrical and Electronic Products discussion paper close on 25 February. The paper is intended to inform future decision-making on e-stewardship and was...
19 Jan 2022
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has welcomed $5.5 million in Commonwealth regional arts funding through the Australia Council’s Playing Australia touring program. President Linda Scott said this funding was...
11 Jan 2022
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has welcomed a pre-election commitment from Federal Labor to invest up to $200 million per year in disaster prevention and resilience. President Linda Scott...
