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ALGA has provided a submission to the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner’s (AEIC) Review of community engagement practices. The submission makes a number of recommendations from the local government sector focusing on community engagement in renewable energy infrastructure. ALGA highlighted the importance of a fast rollout of renewable energy infrastructure including energy firming and transmission infrastructure+
Posted 11 December, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Aviation Green Paper Towards 2050. The submission makes several key recommendations from the local government sector in relation to the Green Paper. Local governments are generally responsible for managing planning and development around airports, and also lease, manage or own airports of varying scales of operations.+
Posted 8 December, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the National Transport Commission (NTC) Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS) – Reforms to Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). The submission outlines a number of recommendations from the local government sector and addresses several questions in relation to the NTC C-RIS. Read submission
Posted 30 November, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for the development of a regulatory product stewardship scheme for small electrical and electronic equipment and solar photovoltaic systems. ALGA is supportive of a proposed regulatory approach to product stewardship for small electrical and electronic equipment. The submission outlines+
Posted 24 July, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the Independent Strategic Review of Infrastructure Investment Pipeline. The Commonwealth’s infrastructure sub-programs (Roads to Recovery, Black Spot, Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, Bridges Renewal Program, Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program, Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program and the Road Safety Program) all play a vital role for councils+
Posted 24 July, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience and appeared before the committee on 13 April 2023. Local government seeks funding over 3 years, at a total cost of $5.7 million from the Commonwealth to increase local government preparedness for disasters across the country. We also call for a+
Posted 13 April, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport Inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural, and remote road network. ALGA’s submission makes seven key recommendations in response to the inquiry.
Posted 28 March, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission for the Federal Government’s ‘Australian Skills Guarantee’ and strongly supports the need for Governments to invest in the skills and training of Australia’s workforce. This submission provides a comment on a few important issues raised in the Discussion Paper and does not attempt to address each question as they arise.+
Posted 23 January, 2023 -
ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Housing Legislative Package. Across Australia, the supply and availability of affordable housing is a critical issue facing most local governments and their communities. The lack of suitable housing impacts on the well-being and economic productivity of local communities.
Posted 17 January, 2023 -
This document was prepared for the National Summit on Women’s Safety, 6-7 September 2021.
Posted 28 September, 2021 -
Australia’s ability to move people and freight safely and efficiently is critical to national productivity and wellbeing – and all levels of government play a role. Australia’s 537 local governments have responsibilities for funding, planning, designing, operating and maintaining the road networks in their local areas which are critical for getting people and products from+
Posted 22 November, 2018 -
All Australians, regardless of where they live, deserve equal access to services and infrastructure that will preserve and enhance their quality of life. Given the opportunity, local councils are keen to partner with their local federal members and senators, as well as the Commonwealth, to deliver for the community. ALGA’s 2019 Federal Election document outlines+
Posted 14 September, 2018 -
Seven peak organisations, including ALGA, joined to urge for cross-party support to improve long-term infrastructure planning, action on a funding mechanism to support investment in priority projects, and strengthened Parliamentary oversight of public investment decisions. At a time when interest rates are low, and Australia’s economic credibility remains competitively high, the Federal Government should be+
Posted 28 April, 2017 -
This Bulletin has been compiled by ALGA during the 2016 National Local Roads and Transport Congress. The key theme of the Congress was Local Infrastructure – Developing Regions. The 17th National Congress provided an opportunity for ALGA, representatives of state and territory local government associations and councils from across Australia to hear from the nation’s+
Posted 11 November, 2016 -
This Joint Infrastructure Statement was issued by eight peak organisations, including ALGA, which called on all federal political parties to commit to long-term infrastructure investment in the 2016 Federal election. The statement highlighted concerns about the risk to Australia’s economic growth posed by years of under-investment in public infrastructure, particularly transport infrastructure.
Posted 19 May, 2016 -
Maintaining and improving the quality of life of all citizens is a goal of all governments. The maintenance of our quality of life is dependent upon strengthening the economy through improving productivity, increasing workforce participation, ensuring a healthy environment and building greater social equity. To achieve these goals, governments need to continue to work together+
Posted 21 April, 2016
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