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Australasian road safety conference

On behalf of councils, ALGA attended the recent Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) annual conference in Hobart to engage with industry experts, policy-makers and leaders. ALGA is committed to empowering local governments to improve road safety outcomes and reduce fatalities on local roads. Last year, there were more than 1200 fatalities on Australia’s roads,+

Gladstone Mayor Matt Burnett elected President

Gladstone Regional Council Mayor Matt Burnett is the new President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) – the peak body for Australia’s 537 local governments. Mayor Burnett – who has been an ALGA Board member for eight years and a Vice President for the past four years – was elected at the annual general+

2024 National Congress speakers announced

Several high-profile speakers have been announced for the 2024 National Local Roads, Transport & Infrastructure Congress from 3-4 December in Western Australia. As outlined in the provisional program, Stephen Hodge from national cycling advocacy body WeRide will discuss active transport as part of a concurrent session on 3 December along with Al Reid from microFleet, who+

Policy

Policy Updates

Submission to Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan

ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan. The submission highlighted local governments are vital delivery partners in Australia’s biosecurity regime. Councils in urban, regional, rural or remote areas play a role in supporting public awareness and education, contributing to surveillance, undertake regulation, undertaking weed and pest control, and+

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Addressing the Housing Crisis report

AGLA has released the Addressing the Housing Crisis: Unlocking Local Government’s Contribution report by Equity Economics. The new report highlights opportunities and policy reforms for councils to play a more effective role in accelerating Australia’s housing supply. In particular, the research shows there’s a $19.4 billion gap in the funding councils receive to deliver the enabling+

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Submission to Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap

ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap. The submission highlighted that local governments play two important roles in emissions reduction – reducing their emissions and supporting local communities to reduce their carbon footprints. ALGA said the roadmap will support and enable the important work local governments+

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