Category: Roads

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addressing a meeting of local government in Canberra.  Image: ACLG.   By Angela Dorizas Local government will receive $100 million in federal funding for regional…

Leader of the Nationals and shadow minister for local government, Warren Truss.  Image: Eddie Misic. By Angela Dorizas The Coalition has promised to create a $600 million program to repair…

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has launched a national local roads and transport policy agenda to provide a framework for local government in responding to federal and state government policies….

Australian Local Government Association president, Cr Geoff Lake.  Image: Eddie Misic.   By Angela Dorizas The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has launched its ‘10-point plan’ of local government policy…

By Angela Dorizas More than 700 mayors and councillors from across Australia met in Canberra today for the annual Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly. The conference brings together…

By Angela Dorizas The Shires Association of New South Wales has renewed its calls for the abolition of rate pegging. Speaking at the Shires Conference in Sydney today, Shires Association president…

By Rob O'Brien The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has criticised the State Budget as falling well short of meeting the challenges faced by local government in preparing communities for…

By Angela Dorizas Local government has welcomed the release of the Henry Tax Review and the Rudd Government’s decision to reject an expansion of land tax to all landowners. In…

By Rob O'Brien John Perkins recalls the motivation that drove him and his wife to establish a charity focused solely on delivering infrastructure in co-operation with councils. “We were heavily…

COMMENT By Brendan Lyon Sydney is Australia’s economic engine room. It accounts for nearly a quarter of gross national product, worth more than $281 billion to the national economy each…