Small business owner calls for community support

Small business owner calls for community support

Natalia Alcazar roasts nearly a million coffee beans each week, selling them on shelves and making lattes for locals in Cleveland.

ALGA calls for community infrastructure support

Image: Doublelee/stock.adobe.com  The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called for a new $500 million community infrastructure annual fund for all councils, for the revitalisation of local assets which are vital to the wellbeing and liveability of every community.  ALGA President, Mayor Matt Burnett, said that there’s an urgent need for more investment in community infrastructure, with many ageing facilities requiring significan…

Group spokespersons: Katrin Lögering and Christoph Neumann are facing the need to renovate the Nordbad. Photo: Xenia Libert for Nordstadtblogger.de Countries and municipalities are expected to receive 100 billion euros after the federal attack on the new special fund for infrastructure. In Dortmund, the mayor Thomas Westphal (SPD) expects a grant of 300 million euros over the next twelve years. The Green Council Group has now presented a plan fo…

SUMA calls for federal infrastructure program – Clark's Crossing Gazette

The organization representing Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities is calling on all political parties to commit to a federal infrastructure program. In a news release issued April 9, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) said funding from senior levels of government is needed to allow municipalities to accommodate growth and replace aging infrastructure. Municipalities have the greatest responsibility for public infrastructure…

Communities need infrastructure support and councils stand ready to deliver – Australian Local Government Association

A new $500 million community infrastructure annual fund for all Australian councils is needed to revitalise local assets, including libraries, playgrounds, bike paths, recreation centres and sporting fields. As part of the Put Our Communities First campaign, ALGA is calling for the next Australian Government to deliver a new formula-based fund to help local governments build, maintain and upgrade local facilities which are vital to the wellbeing…