President's column
Last Saturday, Australians went to the polls to determine who would be the Government for the 45th Australian Parliament and, as we still await a clear outcome, ALGA and local governments across Australia are keen to progress the policy initiatives outlined in ALGA's Local Government Plan for Innovation and a Prosperous Australia.
As the peak national body for local government, ALGA strongly advocated these policies which, according to National Economics modelling, would create 19,300 jobs across the country and add more than $7.4 billion to GDP.
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NAIDOC Week 2016: share, participate and discover
This week, communities have been invited to take the time to learn, share and participate in the unique local and national celebrations that mark NAIDOC Week 2016.
NAIDOC Week, established in 1938, provides the opportunity for all Australians to proudly acknowledge and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Under this year's national theme: Songlines - The living narrative of our nation, diverse celebrations and activities have been held across the country
New Transport Commission work program tackles emerging transport challenges
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released a new work program that includes strategic projects designed to identify and address the transport problems of the future.
Chief Executive of the National Transport Commission Paul Retter said there was little point waiting for transport problems to occur before taking action.
"Australia is undergoing rapid technological, social and economic changes which will result in the biggest transformations to our transport system since the invention of the motor car," Mr Retter said.
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27th ARBB Conference - Early bird registration is now open!
16th-18th November 2016 | Melbourne, Australia
The ARRB Research Conference creates the opportunity for road and transport professionals to share and explore the latest ideas, knowledge and technologies in order to maximise the total economic and social benefit of road infrastructure.
The 27th Conference in this series is to explore infrastructure and its associated technologies in the context of the reasons for which the roads exist and the users for whom they exist.
The theme of the conference is therefore: LINKING PEOPLE, PLACES & OPPORTUNITIES.
The ARRB Conference provides a perfect platform to share knowledge and technical insights from national and international government and industry perspectives. In order to create greater opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas amongst delegates, the conference and the 38th Australasian Transportation Researchers' Forum (ATRF) will run in parallel with one another at the same venue.