President's column
One hundred and seven resolutions from the NGA were taken under consideration by the ALGA Board this week and covered a range of topics including Financial Assistance Grants, Roads to Recovery and other government grant programs, freight improvements, rate-capping, cost-shifting, community infrastructure funding, affordable housing, preventative health, migration and settlement, climate change and the environment.
One of the resolutions considered, and endorsed, by the Board was from Whitehorse City Council in VIC calling on the federal government
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$65 million to champion community cohesion
Council are among the organisations eligible to apply for more than $65 million in funding to help build inclusive and resilient communities.
The Minister for Social Services Christian Porter opened the Strong and Resilient Communities (SARC) grants round this week to help local organisations overcome disadvantage and build strong and safe communities and increase national security.
"These grants will provide organisations working in disadvantaged areas with $45 million to help increase social cohesion in areas of high cultural diversity
Save the date: Local Government Twitter Day on 1 August
Councils are being encouraged to save the date for another Local Government Twitter Day which will this year be held on 1 August.
The aim of the day is to showcase the diverse range of council services with the Twitter community and to increase awareness of the important work that local government does.
The day will be led by a coalition of every local government peak body in Australia, as well as ALGA, the national peak body.
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