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.
I sincerely thank and applaud all the south-east Queensland and northern NSW councils for working tirelessly to protect their communities during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. These dedicated councils stepped up when needed most and helped to minimise the damage to local infrastructure and community services. For example, Tweed Shire Council in NSW had staff sleeping at+
More than 100 local government leaders – including mayors, shire presidents and councillors – from across Australia attended ALGA’s successful Local Government Tech Leadership Summit in Sydney on 12 March 2025. The one-day summit featured a range of experts and guest speakers including keynote Nick Abrahams (pictured above) who highlighted how local governments around the+
I encourage all councils to support ALGA’s 2025 federal election priorities, and our push for a significant and ongoing increase to federal funding for local government. We are asking 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+
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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