President’s Update – 13 February 2023

Win! Local government at National Cabinet

As outlined in National Cabinet’s recent Communique, I was honoured to note that National Cabinet values the contribution of ALGA and looks forward to continuing to work in partnership with local government after I represented councils in Canberra last week.

ALGA looks forward to continuing to work in partnership with the states, territories and the Commonwealth through this forum to ensure local governments’ views are represented to Government.

NOW OPEN: 2023 NGA Annual Conference registrations

I’m delighted to announce that registrations for the 2023 National General Assembly (NGA), incorporating the Regional Cooperation and Development Forum, are now open.

ALGA welcomes your early bird registrations for this year’s event, which will be held from 13-16 June in Canberra.

We also continue to work with the Federal Government to incorporate the return of the Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG) as part of this year’s NGA, and I look forward to sharing more details soon.

National Awards for Local Government

Finally, an important reminder about the 2023 National Awards for Local Government which are now open for applications.

This is an opportunity to highlight all the wonderful things you’re doing in your local communities, and I look forward to seeing this fantastic work recognised.