After consulting with all 537 Local Government Areas, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has developed a framework for a national advocacy campaign for Local Government to be run in the lead up to the Federal Election. The election must be held by 17 May 2025.
The “Put Our Communities First” campaign is to secure additional federal funding needed by Australian LGAs to support our growing role delivering local solutions to national priorities.
The campaign will advocate for new federal funding to be distributed to all councils on a formula-basis, similar to the Commonwealth’s Roads to Recovery Program, or the previous Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
This will ensure that every council and community benefits and supports local decision making based on local needs.
The five national funding priorities are:
1. Enabling infrastructure to unlock housing supply; 2. Community infrastructure; 3. Safer local roads; 4. Increased local government emergency management capability and capacity; 5. Climate change adaption to help meet Federal targets.
A reminder for all to have your say for our Active Transport Plan and naming the Spooner Oval Grandstand. There has been a lot of interest and suggestions for this new sporting landmark, consultation will close on Friday 18 April so make sure you have your say. Council will consider all the submissions at its May meeting.
It’s been a big week at the saleyards this week with around 40,000 sheep up for sale on Tuesday. It was a mixed yarding with plenty of trade lambs and some heavyweights, there were around 11,000 mutton and a large number of exotic lambs which sold for up to $217 a head.
Over 2,126 cattle were sold on Monday.
We still have plenty of buyers from away providing a competitive market for the increased numbers being sold until we get some rain.
God Bless,
Phyllis Miller OAM