Hilltops Council Mayor Brian Ingram used his Mayoral Minute at the most recent Hilltops Council meeting to recommend the Hilltops supports and participates in the Put Our Communities First federal election campaign.
The recommendations that were moved unanimously at the March meeting were that Council supports the national federal election funding priorities identified by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and supports and participates in the Put Our Communities First federal election campaign and writes to the local federal member of Parliament, all known election candidates in the local federal electorate and the President of the ALGA expressing support for the ALGA's election funding priorities.
"Working in conjunction with its member state and territory associations, the ALGA has developed a framework and resources for a national advocacy campaign that will run in the lead up to this election," background on the Mayor's motion reads.
"Based around the tagline of 'Put Our Communities First,' the goal is to secure additional federal funding that will support every council to play a bigger role in delivering local solutions to national priorities.
"All Australian councils have been asked to participate in this campaign to ensure a coordinated approach that will deliver the best possible outcomes."
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According to the Mayor the campaign will advocate for new funding to be distributed to councils on a formula basis, similar to the Commonwealth's Roads to Recovery program.
"This will ensure that every council and community benefits and that local decision making based on local needs is sufficient," Mayor Ingram said.
"Participating in a national advocacy campaign does not preclude this council from advocating on additional local needs and issues, but it will strengthen the national campaign and support all 537 Australian local governments."
According to the motion the five funding priorities are:
- $1.1 billion per year for enabling infrastructure to unlock housing supply
- $500 million per year for community infrastructure
- $600 million per year for safer local roads
- $900 million per year for increased local government emergency management capability and capacity
- $400 million per year for climate change adaptation.
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