ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
14 Jul 2021
The City of Cockburn will install a fringing reef off a beach south of Fremantle in what it is describing as a unique coastal management trial. Engineered reef modules totalling...
The Productivity Commission will hold public hearings in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne from 19 July as part of its “right to repair” inquiry. The commission has been asked to look...
Voting options for NSW’s local government elections are being widened as authorities try to bring a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney under control. Changes to local government regulations announced on 9...
A new federal parliamentary committee inquiry into how to reduce trauma and deaths on Australian roads will focus on heavy vehicles and the gig economy. The Joint Select Committee on...
8 Jul 2021
The Foreign Arrangements Taskforce is thanking all councils for their engagement with the Foreign Arrangements Scheme over the past six months. Efforts to ensure local governments meet their obligations under...
The City of Newcastle Council will consider a state government-backed plan to mine sand offshore from Stockton Beach to repair erosion damage. It follows a six-week exploration program by the...
Local government’s willingness and capacity to step up on behalf of local businesses and local communities has again been to the fore this week. Responding to current COVID lockdowns, councils...
7 Jul 2021
Local government road managers will be able to assess up to 1000 bridges, roads and culverts after a $12.1 million funding announcement this week. The new Commonwealth money will go...
The World Economic Forum is urging cities to “close the loop on water use” to insulate communities from future climate-related shocks. In the first in a series of papers to...
