ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
5 Apr 2023
ALGA News sat down in Canberra with former ALGA President David O’Loughlin, who was recently appointed to the Federal Government’s new National Housing Supply and Affordability Council. As a former...
30 Mar 2023
Local government has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to extend project construction timelines for Phases 1–3 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and...
23 Mar 2023
Thank you for NGA motions A sincere thank you to everyone who has submitted motions for our 2023 National General Assembly in June. We’ve had a tremendous response for both...
16 Mar 2023
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), with support from the Australian Airports Association (AAA), is urging the Federal Government to provide $250 million per year over four...
7 Mar 2023
ALGA recently submitted its 2023-24 Pre-Budget submission to the Treasury outlining key national funding priorities for Australia’s 537 councils. These major priorities include: Restoring Financial Assistance Grants to at least...
23 Feb 2023
Local government can access a new Recovery Exercising Toolkit developed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). The toolkit has been designed...
Win! ACLG set to run after NGA Conference In a historic win for local government, the Federal Government has announced the return of the Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG),...
24 Jan 2023
Local government is being encouraged to support and promote the Federal Government’s new Multicultural Health Connect helpline among multicultural communities. The helpline 1800 186 815 offers people from multicultural backgrounds...
22 Jan 2023
Australian councils are invited to support and partner with DV Safe Phone to enable victims of domestic violence to have access to a mobile phone. Founded in March 2020,...
