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Submission to Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan

ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s National Biosecurity Strategy Action Plan.

The submission highlighted local governments are vital delivery partners in Australia’s biosecurity regime.

Councils in urban, regional, rural or remote areas play a role in supporting public awareness and
education, contributing to surveillance, undertake regulation, undertaking weed and pest control,
and contributing to emergency response for biosecurity incidents. They also provide information
and local insights to other tiers of government to support national biosecurity outcomes.

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Posted 27 August, 2024

Submission to Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap

ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap.

The submission highlighted that local governments play two important roles in emissions reduction – reducing their emissions and supporting local communities to reduce their carbon footprints.

ALGA said the roadmap will support and enable the important work local governments are already doing on emissions reduction. Including local government perspectives will also ensure a community and place-based approach complements and underpins the success of the broader industry transformation.

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Posted 19 August, 2024

Submission to Inquiry into local government sustainability

On behalf of all Australian councils, ALGA lodged a comprehensive, evidence-based submission to Federal Parliament’s inquiry into local government sustainability.

We made five key recommendations to the Parliamentary Committee, with our number one priority being increasing untied federal funding for local government to at least one per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue.

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Posted 12 July, 2024