{"id":294233,"date":"2021-02-05T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T23:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=294233"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:38:18","slug":"alga-calls-for-more-federal-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/02\/05\/alga-calls-for-more-federal-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"ALGA Calls For More Federal Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_294245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294245\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-294245\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210205lindascott-200x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210205lindascott-200x350.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210205lindascott-200x350-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-294245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALGA president Linda Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 5, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has given a wish list to the Federal Government which it says will give councils a lead role in driving Australia&#8217;s post-COVID economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The ALGA says the government needs to prioritise local jobs, infrastructure investment and community wellbeing initiatives to get the economy back on its feet, and local government has a proven track record of delivering all three.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now more than ever, Federal Government support for local governments to assist our communities is vital for creating local jobs and strengthening community wellbeing,&#8221; LGA President Linda Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Scott noted that councils now employ nearly 200,000 people and own, manage, and maintain community assets worth more than $457 billion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Australian local governments are expert at job-creation to suit local economic conditions, and we welcome the opportunity to supercharge these efforts as part of Australia\u2019s economic recovery from COVID-19,&#8221; Cr Scott said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Measures outlined in ALGA\u2019s submission include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuing the $1.5 billion Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, with a focus on sustainable transport initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing a targeted disaster mitigation program of $200 million a year for four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Restoring Financial Assistance Grants to at least 1 per cent of Commonwealth tax revenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing a local roads investment program to address first and last-mile freight efficiency issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing $120 million a year over four years for local government arts and culture projects, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing funding of $100 million a year over four years for local government circular economy innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ALGA estimates these initiatives would create more than 31,000 jobs and boost GDP by $4.65 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has given a wish list to the Federal Government which it says will give councils a lead role in driving Australia&#8217;s post-COVID economic recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":294248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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