ALGA President Cr Linda Scott was a keynote speaker at the Local Government Association of the NT Convention in Darwin on 17 November.
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Cr Scott highlighted several of ALGA’s advocacy wins this year, secured in collaboration with LGANT and other state associations,
These wins included a $750 million expansion of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI), taking the total value of this program to $3.25 billion.
With state and territory support, ALGA also secured a $200 million per year disaster mitigation fund to help build the infrastructure need to protect council areas from fires, floods and cyclones.
Cr Scott said: “It was fantastic to see both the LRCI extension and new Disaster Ready funding included in last month’s Federal Budget.
“Other Budget wins included an extra $100 million in Financial Assistance Grants, as well as $1 billion in new regional grants programs over the next three years.”