News

President's Column, 20 September 2019

News

Updated Australian Emergency Management Arrangements Handbook

News

Local Gov behind 26% of Australia’s arts and cultural investment: study

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Jun

Events

National General Assembly of Local Government 2020

14
Jun

Events

Regional Cooperation and Development Forum 2020

18
Nov

Events

National Local Roads and Transport Congress 2019

Policy

Submission on the Murray Darling Basin Draft Terms of Reference

An independent panel of people connected to and/or living and working in the Basin has been invited to undertake an assessment of social and economic conditions in Basin communities on behalf of The Hon. David Littleproud MP, Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management. The Panel will enable Murray-Darling Basin+...

Policy

Submission in Response to the Climate Change Authority Consultation Paper

In response to the scientific evidence on anthropogenic climate change, local government has for over two decades been actively engaged in programs to reduce carbon emissions from council operations and to implement emissions abatement programs in communities. Local governments recognise Australia’s exceptional vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Even a 1.5° C increase in+...

Policy

Submission to Easy Access to Suitable Routes Issues Paper

The planning and funding of Australia’s roads is inefficient and in urgent need of reform as noted in both Infrastructure Australia’s 2015 Australian Infrastructure Audit and the Productivity Commission’s 2014 Public Infrastructure Report. ALGA supports the notion of a more robust infrastructure pipeline being developed as part of the Australian Infrastructure Plan, including to address+...