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Full membership is open to all women either elected to, employed in or interested in Local Government.
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PO Box 4388
Dubbo NSW 2830
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Local Government Women's Association
Welcome to the ALGWA New South Wales Website.
The NSW branch of the Australian Local Government Women's association founded at Canberra, 1951.
ALGWA (NSW) is the state's peak representative body for women who are in any way involved or interested in local goverment.
ALGWA NSW Executive Members
Aims and Objectives
The National Board
1. To assist in furthering women's knowledge and understanding of the function of local government 2. To protect and enhance the interests and rights of women in local government. 3. To take action in relation to any subject or activity of particular interest to women affecting local governing bodies and/or local government legislation. 4. To act in an advisory capacity to intending women candidates for local government elections. 5. To encourage women into professional careers in local government.
State Branches are federated through a common National Constitution with the National Board. The National Board represents the association at the National level. All State Branches are autonomous and operate within their own constitutions. Membership is of an individual basis. Read More
Our Success
ALGWA measures its success by the number of women encouraged to join Local Government. In 1951, when ALGWA was first organised, only 54 women had been elected. By December 1974 a total of 877 women had been elected in Australia, of whom 460 were then sitting members. Read More
2010 Year of Women Ambassadors Program
Nominations are now open for 2010 Year of Women in Local Government Ambassadors
Do you know someone who would make a great ambassador for Women in Local Government?
Perhaps a female officer or manager, a councillor or a CEO - male or female who actively promotes the advancement of women in Local Government.
Simply download the criteria and nomination form, complete all details, include a 200 word story of the nominee's journey and send it to
national@lgma.org.au before 31 August 2009.
For further information please phone: 03 9682 9222
New ALGWA National President Elected
At the 2009 Australian Local Government Women's Association (ALGWA) Biennial Conference and
Annual General Meeting held in Adelaide, ALGWA NSW Branch Delegate Darriea Turley, was elected
as the new National President.
Ms Turley is a former Councillor and Deputy Mayor on the Broken Hill City
Council, current Chair of the National Rural Women's Coalition Alliance and has
been a member of the ALGWA National Executive since 2004.
Ms Turley has served as State President of the ALGWA NSW Branch, is a member
of the NSW Premier's Council for Women, and the ALGWA National Steering
Committee implementing the National Framework for Women in Local Government - The Way
Forward. Elected to local government in 1995, Ms Turley has served on numerous local and state
government boards.
In 2008, she was nominated as New South Wales Woman of the Year in 2008 and named Broken Hill
Executive Woman of the Year in the same year.
ALGWA Conference 2011 Successful Bidders Blacktown City Council wins bid to host ALGWA 2011 Conference.
Biennial National Conference "Taking Up The Challenge"
15-17 April 2009
Adelaide Pavillion, Veale Gardens, corner South Terrace & Peacock Road, Adelaide, South Australia
State Branches are federated through a common National Constitution with the National Board. The National Board represents the association at the National level. All State Branches are autonomous and operate within their own constitutions. Membership is of an individual basis.
Nominations are now open for 2010 Year of Women in Local Government Ambassadors
At the 2009 Australian Local Government Women's Association (ALGWA) Biennial Conference and
Annual General Meeting held in Adelaide, ALGWA NSW Branch Delegate Darriea Turley, was elected
as the new National President.
