The 31st National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA) will be held in Canberra at the National Convention Centre from 24-27 June 2025.
On behalf of Australia’s 537 local governments, ALGA has released its 2025 federal election funding priorities.
ALGA has welcomed the Coalition’s pre-election pledge to immediately increase the Roads to Recovery program to $1 billion per year. ALGA President Mayor Matt Burnett said: “We have been advocating for increases to this vital local government road funding program for years, and were thrilled when the Labor Government announced in 2023 it would be+
The financial and human cost of natural disasters will continue to rise unless the next Australian Government significant increases emergency management funding to Australia’s 537 local governments. ALGA President Mayor Matt Burnett said: “We’re calling for a $900 million per year fund, to be provided to all councils to improve their emergency management capacity and+
ALGA has warmly welcomed the Coalition’s commitment today to reinstate their highly successful Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program if elected on 3 May. ALGA President Matt Burnett said: “Introduced by the Coalition in 2020, the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program was a game-changer, supporting all 537 of our councils to build, maintain+
ALGA made a submission to the Federal Government’s consultation on the Aviation Customer Rights Charter. The submission highlighted local governments collectively operate more than 200 regional airports and aerodromes across the country, and aviation connections are vital for many local communities. ALGA asked the Government to consider the impacts of the Aviation Customer Rights Charter+
Read moreALGA made a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for the Review on the Recycling and Waste Reduction (RaWR) Act. The submission highlighted local governments are key national partners in resource recovery and management, in enabling communities’ social and economic aspirations, and provide foundational infrastructure and services which enable+
Read moreALGA has submitted a pre-Budget 2025-26 submission to the Federal Government, titled National Priorities Need Local Solutions. This submission outlines five opportunities where councils can work with the Government to address shared national challenges at a local level. The submission seeks a significant funding commitment from the government to recognise the size of these policy+
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