Update notices with links to speeches, presentations and media releases will be posted here as they become available during the National General Assembly.
See also: Program
- Closing address
- 2005 National General Assembly of Local Government
10 November 2005
Cr Paul Bell AM, ALGA President
Local government plays a vital role in the economic and social health of our nation. It's time local communities got the fair funding, fair treatment and formal recognition they deserve. Look out for our campaign kits in the New Year. Stay in touch through ALGA News and the ALGA website. Have a safe trip home and hold on to your hats - 2006 is going to be one heck of a year! - Address to the Assembly
- 2005 National General Assembly of Local Government
10 November 2005
Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
The character of our economic growth has changed in the last five years. When you take out the effect of the resources boom, serious structural problems are emerging. Globally, we're losing market share across the board. Export volumes have been almost flat across virtually every category - despite the best period of global economic growth in 30 years. - Address to the Assembly
- 2005 National General Assembly of Local Government
10 November 2005
Senator Kim Carr
Labor is committed to finding a better way. We want to craft a new policy framework that will encourage the three spheres of government to operate cooperatively. We want an atmosphere of mutual respect for each others' capacities and for the complementary roles played by each. - NGA Media release:
AusLink strategic regional program funding increased
- 2005 National General Assembly of Local Government
10 November 2005
The Hon Jim Lloyd MP
- Fair Share campaign: Cr Paul Bell AM, ALGA President
- 9:00 am, 9 November 2005
- Fair treatment means exactly what it says - fair treatment of local government by our state and federal counterparts. If we had fair treatment, we wouldn't have cost shifting. Cost shifting is tantamount to theft - robbing local communities of between $500m and $1.1 billion each year. To achieve fair treatment, we need to eliminate cost shifting by developing a framework that will guide inter-government relations.
- Symposia presentations
- 11:00 am, 9 November 2005
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- The Arts: building healthy, active communities
- Radiation safety means you!
- Managing emergencies
- Concurrent debate on Motions
- 9:45 am, 9 November 2005
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- Population and ageing: Motions 1 to 23
- Local government financing: Motions 24 to 36
- Environment: Motions 37 to 46.2
- Infrastructure: Motions 47 to 56
- Constitutional recognition of local government: Motions 57 to 60
- Late motions: Motions 61 to 79
- NGA Plenary address: Mr Bernard Salt
- 9:00 am, 9 November 2005
- Bernard is best known to Australian business for his commentary in the media on the business implications of demographic and social change.
- NGA Media release: 11-Point plan to advance regional development
- 8 November 2005
- Fair funding for local government, support for local infrastructure and investment in information and communication technology were among the key issues that needed to be addressed in order to advance regional development in Australia.
- NGA Plenary address: The Hon Mark Vaile MP, Deputy Prime Minister
- 9:30 am, 8 November 2005
- In the near future, we will be putting a resolution to Parliament that will formally acknowledge your important role, in line with one of the recommendations of the Hawker Report on local government cost shifting. The drafting of the resolution is almost complete.
- NGA Media release: 600 mayors and councillors rally
- 12:30 pm, 8 November 2005
- The rally, held as part of the National General Assembly of Local Government (Canberra, 7-10 November), also condemned the practice of cost shifting by state and federal governments, a practice that costs local government between $500m and $1.1bn each year.
- NGA Opening address: Cr Paul Bell AM, ALGA President
- 9:30 am, 8 November 2005
- Local government has - for more than 50 years - been pursuing fair federal funding as the demands on local government outstripped the sector's financial capacity to respond. We have been fighting long and hard for better treatment at the hands of our federal and state counterparts. And we have been advocating constitutional recognition for decades, our case being put to referendum on two occasions.
- Regional Forum - Plenary address: The Hon Simon Crean MP
- 4:45 pm, 7 November 2005
- In my view no area of policy reform in the Whitlam era was more important than the Commonwealth's embrace of regional development responsibilities. The legacy of that approach is Labor's continuing commitment to build a sustainable future for our regions.
- Regional Forum - Plenary address: The Hon Warren Truss MP
- 12:10 pm, 7 November 2005
- Broadband has been able to reach so many Australians is, in part, due to Government funding assistance. But we need to keep broadband in perspective. It is not something everyone wants, and it is not always as cheap as lower bandwidth services.
- Regional Forum - State of the Regions report: Dr Craig Shepherd
- 11:30 am, 7 November 2005
- Dr Shepherd is regarded as Australia's leading specialist on regional economics. He is co-author of the State of the Regions Report and the architect of YourPlace, National Economics' regional economic database.
- Regional Forum - State of the Regions report: Dr Peter Brain
- 10:30 am, 7 November 2005
- Dr Peter Brain is a leading Australian economist and strategic thinker. He is the Executive Director of the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (National Economics).
- Regional Forum: Mr Garry Weaven
- 9:30 am, 7 November 2005
- Mr Garry Weaven is the founder and Executive Chair of Industry Fund Services Pty Ltd, which is a diversified financial services organisation owned by and providing products and services to a range of superannuation funds.
- Regional Forum Opening Address: Cr Paul Bell AM, ALGA President
- 9:00 am, 7 November 2005
- Welcome to this - the ninth Regional Co-operation and Development Forum. This Forum provides us with an important opportunity to do a number of things. It allows us to assess the state of play in regional development in this country. Are we making progress, marking time or going out backwards? It also allows us to learn and share ideas about specific issues in regional development. ...
- Media release: State of the Regions report 2005-06 press conference
- 4 November 2005
- The State of the Regions report will be formally released at a press conference to be held in the Murray Room at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, at 12.30pm Monday 7 November. The authors, Dr Peter Brain and Dr Craig Shepherd, of National Economics, will be in attendance.
