Registrations are now open for the 2024 National General Assembly (NGA) from 2-4 July in Canberra. You can also register for the Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG) on 5 July.
We are also reminding councils to submit motions for the 30th anniversary NGA, with a theme of Building Community Trust. Read the discussion paper.
ALGA has produced a new guide to support councils with their submissions to the Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport’s inquiry into local government sustainability The user-friendly guide, which includes links to the latest research on the sector, is available here for all local governments. Submissions to the inquiry were originally due by+
Australia’s councils, including in rural and regional areas, are being reminded about the looming shutdown of the 3G mobile phone network this year. Telstra is planning to switch off its 3G network from 30 June 2024, and Optus from 1 September 2024. TPG Telecom/Vodafone has already switched off its 3G network in Australia. This change+
Local governments are encouraged to provide feedback on a new issues paper from the Federal Government’s Climate Change Authority. The 2024 Issues paper: Targets, Pathways and Progress is seeking advice on Australia’s emissions reduction targets, sectoral pathways and progress towards becoming a net zero economy. The Authority expects to provide advice on Australia’s 2035 emissions reduction+
ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s National Adaptation Plan Issues Paper. The submission makes a number of recommendations from the local government sector focusing on key role councils can play in adaptation for assets and services in local communities. ALGA highlighted that climate change has the potential to damage local government assets,+
Read moreALGA provided a submission to the Federal Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was lodged in December 2023. The detailed submission highlighted that as the closest level of government to the community, local government was in a unique position to identify community needs and make sure that those needs were met in the most+
Read moreALGA Closing the Gap Annual Reports ALGA’s 2023 Closing the Gap Annual Report outlines a range of case studies/examples of Australian councils working to support reconciliation and updates progress against ALGA’s previous Implementation Plan. The report also provides a high-level assessment of progress on each of the actions ALGA and member state and territory local+
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