The deadline for Australian councils to provide data on the state of their local roads and community infrastructure has been extended by two weeks, and will now close on 14 December 2023.
ALGA is partnering with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) to deliver an update to its National State of the Assets (NSoA) report, which is due to be published in 2024.
The 2021 National State of the Assets report found $9.2 billion of local government buildings and facilities and around $18 billion of local government roads were in poor condition.
Councils who have not submitted their confidential data are urged to provide this as soon as possible so ALGA can fully understand the scope of the issue, and advocate for the funding needed to fix it for local communities.
The NSoA survey only takes a council staff member about one hour to complete, using information found in council’s annual reports, financial statements and asset management plans and systems.
After completing the survey, councils will receive a customised NSoA report about their assets which can be used as an evidence-base for localised advocacy and reporting.
The NSoA 2024 survey is available here
* Please note, all council data will be de-identified and strict confidentiality guidelines are in place for all information provided. The survey closes on 14 December 2023.