ALGA is hosting a Local Government Tech Leadership Summit on 12 March at the Sheraton Sydney Hyde Park Hotel.
The 31st National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA) will be held in Canberra at the National Convention Centre from 24-27 June 2025.
The 2024 National Local Roads, Transport & Infrastructure Congress was held from 3-4 December in Margaret River, Western Australia.
Last week we officially launched ALGA’s 2025 federal election campaign and outlined our funding priorities. Councils are calling on the next Australian Government to ‘Put Our Communities First’ by providing: $1.1 billion per year for enabling infrastructure to unlock housing supply $500 million per year for community infrastructure $600 million per year for safer local+
The Federal Government’s lifeline for Rex Airlines to maintain regional airline services and prevent its collapse has been welcomed by ALGA. The Government has announced it is prepared to acquire the airline, which entered voluntary administration last year, in the absence of any other buyers. ALGA President Mayor Matt Burnett said: “We thank the Government+
On behalf of Australia’s 537 local governments, ALGA has released its 2025 federal election funding priorities. Councils are calling on the next Australian Government to put our communities first by providing: $1.1 billion per year for enabling infrastructure to unlock housing supply $500 million per year for community infrastructure $600 million per year for safer+
ALGA 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+
Read moreALGA made a submission to the Independent Review of National Natural Disaster Governance Arrangements, led by Dr Robert Glasser, and the Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding, led by Andrew Colvin. Both reviews highlighted the need to improve arrangements for disaster management and referenced the key role of local government. ALGA supported the recommendations and+
Read moreALGA, in collaboration with state and territory local government associations, has been advocating to the Commonwealth on waste and recycling policies and reforms to benefit local government. Key reforms include: Updating the Action Plan for the National Waste Policy, Options for reforming packaging regulation, Developing a National Kerbside Harmonisation Roadmap (including consulting on a ‘pathway’+
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