The 2024 National Local Roads, Transport & Infrastructure Congress will be held from 3-4 December in Margaret River, Western Australia.
The 2024 National General Assembly (NGA) was held in Canberra from 2-4 July. Read the 2024 NGA Communique and enjoy the highlights below.
ALGA is calling for Financial Assistance Grants to be restored to at least one per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue. This was a major focus of our submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into local government sustainability.
ALGA today welcomed the Coalition’s pledge to invest $5 billion in enabling infrastructure through a new Housing Infrastructure Programme to unlock up to 500,000 new homes across Australia. President Mayor Matt Burnett said ALGA had been calling for this extra funding, which is vital for unlocking new housing developments across the country. “Our latest research+
In my first few weeks as President, I’ve spoken to several national media outlets, including The Australian Financial Review and Government News to highlight how councils can play a bigger role in addressing Australia’s housing crisis. We need to stop the ‘blame game’ around housing supply, and the barriers to increasing affordable housing must be+
On behalf of councils, ALGA attended the Intergovernmental Steering Committee on road safety meeting last week in Sydney. ALGA engaged with senior leaders and representatives from the Commonwealth and state and territory governments to review the progress of the National Road Safety Action Plan (2023-25), and discussed the ongoing governance of road safety strategies. The+
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+
Read moreAGLA 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+
Read moreALGA 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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