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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
- Gain the support of a UWA student intern
- 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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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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