ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
7 Nov 2022
Arts, culture, and the creative industries are valued by local government as an essential economic driver for visitor, regional and night-time economies, as well as community mental health and social...
30 Aug 2022
ALGA recommends funding a Disability Inclusion Officer in ALGA, and also in every State and Territory Association, to enable each Association to assist the councils in their state/territory, to increase...
16 Aug 2022
Local government is responsible for an estimated $467 billion in infrastructure and $248 billion in land, which includes local roads and community assets such as sporting, arts and cultural facilities,...
11 Aug 2022
ALGA welcomes the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022. Working in partnership with other levels of government, councils can deliver highly effective climate change...
1 Aug 2022
In 2022 ALGA commissioned AEC to undertake an analysis of the importance of Financial Assistance Grants to local government, which found that these untied federal grants contribute more than 20%...
7 Apr 2022
This submission provides some overarching issues most of which were discussed with the Commissioners on the 15th March. ALGA intends to submit a more comprehensive submission to the Productivity Commission...
20 Mar 2022
On 18 March 2022, ALGA made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement
9 Feb 2022
Australia’s communities have been through challenging times in the past 12 months. Now more than ever, Federal Government support for local governments to assist our communities is vital for creating...
20 Dec 2021
The Joint Select Committee on Road Safety, the second of the 46th Parliament, was established by a resolution of appointment that was passed by the House of Representatives on 25...
