The information contained in this submission reflects consultation with state and territory local government associations. It does not, however, replace the individual views of those bodies, some of which may have made separate submissions during the public consultation process.
As such, the information contained within should be considered as supplementary information.
ALGA is generally supportive of the context and issues raised in the consultation paper in that it reflects the opportunities for regional Australian communities to grow economically, socially and build knowledge capital in regional centres, as well as help ease growing resource pressures in the key metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane which traditionally attract the majority of international students.