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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
- WALGA releases an updated Economic Framework for Local Government in Western Australia
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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
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January
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.