News

26 June 2020

Local governments around Western Australia are to share $1.75m to help fund 27 sport and recreation infrastructure projects to support their communities.

26 June 2020

Western Australians are encouraged to share their ideas on the State’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through the iThink (WA Public Sector), an online ideas community, now also open to the general public.

26 June 2020

Travel update

26 June 2020

“Home to some of the State’s major industrial facilities”

22 May 2020

The WA Government has implemented a staged lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and developed guidelines to assist businesses and community activities to reopen or recommence.

15 May 2020

The State Government has announced the easing of restrictions (phase 2) commencing Monday, 18 May 2020.

12 May 2020

The local government sector has a key role to play in the Phase 2 easing of restrictions and in helping communities get back on their feet and the economy back on track.

7 May 2020

WA Government makes $100 million borrowing facility available to local governments to assist with cash flow.

7 May 2020

Local government purchasing policies in the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 to be amended.

21 April 2020

On 20 April 2020, the Local Government Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 received Royal Assent.

6 April 2020

To continue to support local governments during the COVID-19 outbreak, the department is urgently progressing amendments to the following Local Government Regulations.

28 March 2020

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the State Government will introduce further restrictions on travel within Western Australia from midnight Tuesday night (12.00am Wednesday morning).