President's Column
Last week saw the first round of the Smart Cities and Suburbs roundtable consultations with meetings held in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and continuing in Sydney, Rockhampton and Brisbane this week. A session has been confirmed for Hobart on 28 September.
ALGA attended the roundtable in Adelaide which sought to understand what smart cities initiatives were already underway in local government, what challenges councils faced when introducing such initiatives, and how smart city technology can be applied to solve local challenges.
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Release of updated guidelines on transport assessment and planning
The Transport and Infrastructure Council recently approved the release of updated guidelines on transport assessment and planning. The new guidelines, the Australian Transport Assessment and Planning (ATAP) guidelines, replace the previous National Guidelines for Transport System Management.
The ATAP guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for planning, assessing and developing transport systems and related initiatives. The guidelines play a key role in ensuring that proposals to improve transport systems in Australia to achieve jurisdictional objectives
ALGA Board actions on NGA resolutions
The ALGA Board has released a report outlining the actions it will be taking on the resolutions passed at the National General Assembly of Local Government, which was held in June this year.
More than 130 motions were submitted to this year's NGA coming from a variety of councils across the country with the issues raised reflecting the breadth of challenges that councils face on a daily basis. The motions covered a broad range of topics including Financial Assistance Grants
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Market testing for private sector involvement in inland rail begins
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New City Deal approach to deliver more affordable homes
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Call for disability grant submissions
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Mayors' parliament convenes in The Hague
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Emergency Preparedness Week
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FECCA wants to hear from multicultural communities on access and equity
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National Landcare Programme review
The Government is undertaking a review of the delivery arrangements of the National Landcare Programme to ensure it is effective, efficient and continues to target natural resource management priorities.
Report: Giving local governments the reboot
A recently-released report suggests a "rebooting" of local government's financial sustainability by re-establishing the link between the demand for local government services and the revenue used to meet the demand.
Market testing for private sector involvement in inland rail begins
The Government is inviting the private sector to register its interest in the design, construction, delivery and financing of the Inland Rail project.
New City Deal approach to deliver more affordable homes
The Federal Government has said that a new City Deal approach to urban planning will link infrastructure investment to the delivery of more affordable homes in cities.
Call for disability grant submissions
Community Inclusion and Participation grants of up to $50,000 are available to Western Australian local councils and community groups to increase opportunities for people with disability
Mayors' parliament convenes in The Hague
Over 60 mayors from cities across the world met recently in The Hague, Netherlands to convene the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), a new platform founded to
Emergency Preparedness Week
The Australian Red Cross is urging all Australians during Emergency Preparedness Week, held from 19 to 26 September, to protect what matters most
FECCA wants to hear from multicultural communities on access and equity
The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) is consulting multicultural communities to find out whether feedback and complaints mechanisms for government services are well known among migrants
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National Local Roads and Transport Congress 2016
Toowoomba QLD
9 - 11 November 2016
Meeting the current and future demand of Australia's transport industry is one of the most important challenges facing the nation's economy and transport infrastructure providers. Local roads underpin the freight movement and productivity of our nation. Effective road financing and appropriate asset management are critical to the successful management of our local roads.
This is reflected in the theme of this year's National Local Roads and Transport Congress 'Local Infrastructure - Developing Region'. The Congress will be held in Toowoomba from 9 - 11 November.
The Congress has always been, and continues to be, critical in providing a platform to engage with the Federal Government and Opposition on road and infrastructure policies and initiatives.
Your council's attendance at this year's Roads Congress strengthens the work that ALGA and your state and territory association is doing to secure better funding for local government roads and infrastructure. Your voices and your knowledge will show the Government the value you place on working together to deliver positive results for all our communities.
For more information or to register your attendance, please click here.