Western Australian Local Government Association

Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is a non-profit organisation of local government bodies in Western Australia. It aims to represent and support the works and interests of Western Australian government sectors.[1]

It commenced in 2001, as a successor to the Western Australian Municipal Association, Country Shire Councils' Association,[2] and the Local Government Association.[3] It has lobbied for increased funding for local government at different stages.[4][verification needed]

  1. ^ West Australian Local Government Association (7 November 2023). "About WALGA".
  2. ^ Country Shire Councils' Association of W.A (1995), Councils in the west, Australympus Pub, retrieved 15 December 2019
  3. ^ Western Australian Municipal Association; Country Shire Councils' Association of W.A; Local Government Association of Western Australia. Executive Committee (1900), Minutes of executive meetings, The Associations, retrieved 15 December 2019
  4. ^ Cheesman, Bruce (15 September 2004), "Councils seek slice of WA surplus.(Western Australian Local Government Association)(Brief Article)", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc, ISSN 1320-6680