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2024
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January
- HAFFF and NHAF Additional Information Sessions and Technical Briefings
- Community Energy Upgrades Fund Webinar
- Vital funding for WA sporting and recreational events now available
- WALGA’s Present and Train with Impact Masterclass
- Water Corporation Local Government survey
- Round Two of the Disaster Ready Fund now open
- Gain the support of a UWA student intern starting February
- New practical guide for more accessible active travel design
- Grants now open to attract child care educators to regions
- WA trees under continued threat from pest beetle
- Feeling the Heat: Stories and Strategies for Western Australia's Rising Temperatures
- Share your stories with WALGA's Western Councillor
- Disability Royal Commission
- New look app to access Government services and how to stay safe
- The City of Gosnells highlights the importance of all-accessibility infrastructure
- Apply now for the Community Energy Upgrades Fund
- Housing Australia Future Fund
- Helping people get around during the Armadale Line shutdown
- Work to protect healthy trees from exotic borer
- Disaster Relief Fund
- Regional Arts Venues Support grant program now open
- 2024 Local Government extraordinary election information
- Climate and Sustainability in Local Government virtual round-table to be held Thursday, 29 February
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February
- ADIA Affordability survey
- Expression of Interest - DAP Specialist Members
- Extra funding available to boost WA e-waste projects
- WALGA asks for $34 million from State Government to renew our libraries
- Certificate III virtual graduation success
- LG TRRIP focus area workshop
- Stop Puppy Farming – Fees and Charges consultation open
- Regulation Changes Covering Road Work during Total Fire Bans Implemented
- Stop Waste Crime
- Community Trail Planning Grants Program now open
- Amending the Australian Postal Corporation (Performance Standards) Regulations 2019
- 2023-2024 WALGA Salary Survey Results Now Live
- 2024 WA Fire and Emergency Services (WAFES) Awards nominations now open
- Attraction and Retention Packages for Regional Childcare Workers Program
- WA Volunteer of the Year Awards nominations close Friday, 8 March
- Establishing a regional Botanic Garden in WA webinar
- National Awards for Local Government now open
- Callout for Local Government Homelessness Resources
- Building Inclusive Sports Clubs Forum
- Community Energy Upgrades Fund webinar recording now available
- 2023-24 WALGA Salary Survey Results Now Live!
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March
- Applications for 2024 Telstra Connected Communities Grant Program are now open
- Sustainable infrastructure symposium and supplier showcase
- Opportunities for agribusiness
- Nominations now open for WALGA’s 2024 Local Government Honours Program
- Inside the WALGA Training experience
- Healthway Healthy Communities Public Health Plan Activation Program
- Get ready for Harmony Week 2024
- Knowledge and Practice Skills for Responding to Family and Domestic Violence Disclosures using First
- National Reconciliation Week 2024 WALGA Community Briefing: Wednesday, 27 March
- World Oral Health Day Symposium 2024
- Webinar – find out how to gain the support of a UWA student intern
- CoastWA training – open for registrations
- 2024-25 CoastWA Grants now open
- Pathways to Politics for Women at the University of Western Australia
- Registrations for the 2024 WA Trails Forum now open
- Seeking project proposals that deliver innovative technologies in road and transport
- WALGA Members invited to attend Careers at Council Job Summit
- Aboriginal Engagement Forum acknowledges the importance of looking back to move forward
- Early notification of request for information – pool inspection report
- National inquiry into Local Government sustainability
- Sector feedback sought for Standardised Meeting Procedures
- Public Health Act – Stage 5 Implementation
- Placemaking: making it happen in Local Governments group learning sessions April 2024
- WACOSS Emerging Issues Forum
- Council Member State or Federal Candidacy – WALGA guidance document
- Upcoming Training Opportunities
- WALGA releases an updated Economic Framework for Local Government in Western Australia
- Reminder: Upcoming webinar - 2024 Salary and Workforce Survey key results!
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April
- Main Roads Crossover Policy Review
- WA Tree Festival officially launched for 2024
- Grants to prevent family and domestic violence
- New Salaries and Allowances Determination
- Perth and Peel Urban Greening Strategy Consultation Workshops
- Tickets on sale for WALGA’s Waste and Environment Summit
- Funding to make local streets safer
- Inside WALGA’s Diploma of Local Government
- Hydropolis 2024: Creating a green-blue Perth and Peel
- 2024 National Road Safety Week Seminar: “How the City of Vincent made their local streets safer”
- WALGA Supports e-cigarette/vape collection study
- Perth and Peel Urban Greening Strategy - Elected Member Consultation Workshop
- World Congress on Environmental Health
- Aboriginal Heritage Survey Program opened
- Collie and Dwellingup awarded Trail Town status
- Stage 5 of the Public Health Act 2016 information session
- 2024 Waste & Resource Recovery Conference now accepting abstracts
- Submissions For The 2024 State Wage Case and State Award Update
- Further State Award Update
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May
- Bureau of Meteorology customer experience survey
- Regional Local Governments encouraged to apply for the Public Regional Galleries Improvement Fund
- 2024 WA Bike Month Grants Program now open!
- Dry Season Response – Expansion of Community Water Supplies Partnership program
- PRIS Legislation in Parliament
- Nominations for the Australian of the Year Awards open Saturday, 1 June
- New-look emergency website to protect WA communities
- Webinar on guidelines for the use of crushed recycled concrete on Local Government roads
- National Reconciliation Week 2024, ‘Now More Than Ever’ digital Acknowledgement of Country
- Rate Notices: Financial Hardship Support
- Crumb Rubber Spray Seals Workshop
- Webinar: Stage 5A of the Public Health Act 2016
- $5,000 Streets Alive Funding now available
- Share your stories with Local Lens
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Survey Program
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June
- Launch of the Local Government Child Safety self-assessment
- Have your say on the Draft State Support Plan for Animal Welfare in Emergencies
- 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review Survey
- Short Term Rental Accommodation (STRA) Roadshow
- 66 months until 2030 - WALGA's Waste & Environment Summit
- Aboriginal Heritage Survey Program
- Firewise Gardening guide to help Western Australians in fire zones
- Bike riding in the Kimberley – Have your say
- WA Bushfire Conference – Ignite Change in 2024
- Apply for Commodity Route Funding
- Open new career pathways with WALGA’s Certificate III in Local Government (LGA30120)
- Discounted Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) Australia membership for WALGA Members
- Refreshed Bicycle Network (WABN) Grants Program
- Sustainable Solutions for Public Open Spaces Educational Forum
- Thank A Volunteer Day Grants Program
- Curtin Ignition Scholarships now available
- Grants awarded to improve early childhood outcomes
- Feedback Trial: an intervention to reduce road crashes
- Safe2Say: a guaranteed anonymity integrity reporting platform
- Changes to Off-Road Vehicles Legislation
- Contribute to WALGA's Draft State Waste Strategy Submission
- Mitigation Activity Fund (MAF) Grant Program recipients announced
- 2024 WA Industrial Relations Commission Wage Increase
- State Award Update
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July
- Apply for the First Nations Directors Scholarship
- Tickets now available for the Zero Homelessness Summit
- Stream 2 of the Australian Government’s Housing Support Program now open
- Community sporting and recreational facilities grants now open
- New Round of the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme now open
- AITPM National Transport Conference to be held in Perth
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals webinar for Local Government
- Invitation to attend a consultation session on the Review of Regional Migration
- Increase to Industry Allowance in the ME Award
- WasteSorted Finalists Announced!
- Have your say on the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review
- New Rules for Pools and Spas
- WA Aquatic Recreation Conference and Trade Show
- Join the Volunteering Community Reference Group
- Women's Grants for a Stronger Future Program now open
- Tiny pest will break hearts
- Showcase in Pixels 2024
- Enhancing workplace culture with WALGA’S 2024 People & Culture Seminar
- Get to know the LHAAC
- Australian Warning System (AWS) now live in WA
- ALGA National Local Government Housing Summit
- WA Industrial Relations Commission Update
- Club Night Lights Program funding now open
- LG Road Assets and Expenditure 2022/23 report available
- Applications open for the Thriving Suburbs Program
- Minister’s Place Innovation Awards 2024
- Draft Regional Education Strategy available for feedback
- Regional Airports Development Scheme grants now open
- Polyphagous shot-hole borer training success
- Share your stories with Local Lens
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August
- WA Bicycle Network Grants now open
- WALGA welcomes long-awaited reforms to Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS)
- A celebration of excellence at WALGA’s Local Government Awards
- Mayoral Alliance for the Pacific
- Draft Regional Education Strategy Consultation Webinar
- City of Rockingham's Jaxon Howard shares his training journey
- Salary and Workforce Survey
- Recovery Funding Information Session
- CFMEU administration - impact in Western Australia
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September
- Your Move Awards 2024
- Road Safety Vanguard Program workshop
- Call for Local Government Submissions on Housing
- Major investment to develop new off-road vehicle areas
- METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line Bus Consultation
- Talk to WALGA training experts.
- Free VacSwim Swimming Program
- Important advice – Advocacy/Electoral expenditure
- Congratulations to 14 WA Local Governments on successfully securing DRF funding
- New Active Transport resources available
- Road Safety Commission's Community Grants open
- Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program (SLRIP) closing soon
- Seniors Week Grants available
- WA Heritage Awards now open for 2024
- Local Governments shine at UDIA WA Awards for Excellence
- Further IR Reform for Local Governments
- Updated guidelines for Advertising Signs
- Get active, outdoors, this October!
- Australia Day Community Events Grants available
- Outdoor Active Recreation Participation Grants Program
- Share your stories with Local Lens
- Revised Draft State Hazard Plan - Fire
- Changes to Short-term Rental Accommodation (STRA) planning regulations
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October
- Investment Planning for Mobile Network Resilience
- Support services available to Elected Members
- WALGA's 2024 Local Government Convention wrap up
- Gain the support of a UWA student intern
- Have your say on Public Health Planning Guide for Local Government
- 2050 Cycling Strategies released
- Guidance for Crushed Recycled Concrete in Local Government roads
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November
- Another successful Planning Showcase for 2024!
- Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding (Colvin Review) released
- A New Active Transport Fund has launched
- Grants to improve safety and accessibility of remote airstrips
- More resilient Mobile Telecommunications in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields
- National Local Roads, Transport and Infrastructure Congress
- Karen and Nick’s visit to the Pilbara
- Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 has passed Parliament
- Upcoming Disaster Ready Fund – Round Three
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January
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2023
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June
- From Fringe City to Metro Marvel: Joondalup Marks 25th Anniversary
- No Time for State to Delay Medium Density Housing Changes
- Cockburn Slims Waste Line at Flagship Family Event
- Pingelly Project Inspired by ABC Show Bridges Generations
- Our young people are more than just leaders of tomorrow
- 2023 WA Industrial Relations Commission Wage increase
- August
- September
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October
- Free placemaking training available to Local Governments and Elected Members
- WA Seniors Week 2023
- National Office for Child Safety ‘One Talk at a Time’ campaign launched
- Local Government AEDC Grants Program 2024 now open
- WALGA recognised for commitment to planning excellence
- Proposed Changes to the Regulations on Performing Road Works during a Total Fire Ban
- Safe Active Street interim evaluation reports now available online
- Women's Grants for a Stronger Future close Wednesday, November 1
- Free bushfire resilience rating app to help protect homes
- Reel it in
- The Trial of the Trackless Tram
- Is this WA’s longest serving Councillor?
- Harmony Week 2024 Grants
- Be prepared for natural disaster recovery this season
- Supporting recovery following natural disasters
- Sign up for new Employee Relations training courses
- Important Full Bench decision on industrial agreement registration process
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November
- Pingelly Awarded 2023 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Award
- Local Biodiversity and Native Vegetation Grants – Round Two Open Now!
- Someone like Steve
- Meeting attendance fees for independent Committee Members
- Call for submissions – Cemeteries and Cremations Acts Review
- WALGA supports RSPCA's 'Protect your hound, check the ground' campaign
- Creating inclusive spaces for people with disability
- Spontaneous volunteers in Emergency Management - Information Session
- WALGA Waste Management Training delivered in the Shire of Carnarvon
- Local Governments recognised in 2023 Australian Access Awards
- WALGA hosts New Councillor Seminar
- Live and Local program information session
- Short Term Rental Accommodation Information Session
- Dynamic partnership enriching the history of Mundaring
- Murray’s Food Innovation Precinct Recognised at National Economic Development Conference
- Sam's spares leads the way at WasteSorted Awards
- WALGA Sustainable Energy Project information
- WA gets a second artificial surf reef in Albany
- Seasonal variation of Prohibited Burning Time for metropolitan Local Governments
- WALGA member visit and training delivered in Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Councils lead the way at 2023 Work Health and Safety Awards
- Town of Bassendean Green Trail Pilot Project success
- Finall call for LG evidence to respond to WASU award variation applications
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December
- WA Mid-year Review Economic Update
- Keeping our youngest pedestrians safe
- 2018 Building Confidence Report implementation
- WALGA Wrap 2023
- NDRRF Grants now open
- Financial Hardship Policy – Supporting vulnerable community members
- $20 million to boost mobile coverage along urban fringes
- Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) recipients announced
- Youth Engagement Grants open to engage young people
- Local Governments recognised at the 2023 MACWA Awards
- Australian Fire Danger Rating System Training modules now available
- DFES Bushfire Fundamentals and Rural Fire Awareness online learning
- Great Northern EV Tour recap
- Mayors and Presidents Course delivered by WALGA Training
- Nominations for the 2024 WA Volunteer Service Awards are now open
- PoweringWA to oversee WA’s Energy Transformation
- Climate Change and Carbon Storage Legislation
- Plan ahead for the Community Energy Upgrades Fund Program
- Wishing you a wonderful festive season
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July
- Jacqui Dodd Scholarship Nominations now open for 2023
- Local Futures is this year's Convention theme, but what does it mean..?
- New Life for Old Bones: Railway Station, Bridgetown
- How a Show of Hands Changed a City’s Indigenous Employment Path
- New Life for Old Bones: Exchange Hotel, Pinjarra
- Time to Nominate Community Champions for Australian of the Year
- 2023 Fair Work Commission wage increase
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Acknowledgement of Country
WALGA acknowledges the continuing connection of Aboriginal people to Country, culture and community. We embrace the vast Aboriginal cultural diversity throughout Western Australia, including Boorloo (Perth), on the land of the Whadjuk Nyoongar People, where WALGA is located and we acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past and present.