ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
23 Jun 2021
The East Arnhem Regional Council was named one of the top seven local government mobile phone recyclers at this week’s National General Assembly. Other state and territory winners of MobileMuster’s...
17 Jun 2021
Buloke Shire Council in Victoria has become Australia’s first local council to become Peppol e-invoicing enabled via Xero. The council will now start onboarding its suppliers to this new channel...
Newcastle Museum has become the first local government-funded museum to be declared the overall winner at the Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA). The museum won the award for Temporary...
For the 4.4 million Australians living with disability, searching for information and services can sometimes be difficult and complex. To counter this, the federal government created the Disability Gateway to...
The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute is offering a 10 percent discount for ALGA News subscribers who register for its upcoming hybrid cities conference. The conference will cover a...
Local governments will need to ensure their payroll and accounting systems are updated to incorporate the increased super rate, the Australian Tax Office has said. The superannuation guarantee rate will...
The golden thread running through our 27th National General Assembly of Local Government starting on Sunday is job creation. It’s a capacity that local government has demonstrated in spades since...
Australia’s solar panel industry has been put on notice and told to step up and embrace product stewardship. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the uptake of millions of solar...
Single-use plastics will be phased out in NSW by 2025 under the state’s new Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 released last week. The plan, backed by $356 million in...
