Local governments

Local governments across Australia play a significant role in supporting community sport. This includes facilitating a range of business development resources, providing funding to clubs and individuals, building and maintaining sports related infrastructure, and sponsoring the hosting of sports events.

Building a close working relationship with local government is an important step for all sport and active recreation organisations, especially when planning for new facilities and services.

New South Wales

• Office of Local Government (OLG), opens in a new tab. The OLG is the NSW Government agency responsible for strengthening the sustainability, performance, integrity, transparency and accountability of the local government sector. OLG has a policy, legislative, investigative and program focus in regulating the State’s 128 local councils.

Northern Territory

• Find your council, opens in a new tab, Northern Territory Government. Regional councils provide local government services to communities in remote areas, whereas municipal and shire councils provide services to communities in more populated areas of the NT.

Queensland

• State Department and Infrastructure, opens in a new tab. Local government plays an important role in community governance for Queensland's 77 local governments.

South Australia

• Local Councils, opens in a new tab. South Australia consists of 68 councils across the state and its remote communities.

Tasmania

• Local Government Association Tasmania, opens in a new tab. Tasmania is made up of 29 municipalities or local government areas (LGAs).

Victoria

• Know your council, opens in a new tab, Victoria Government. Find information about Victoria's 79 councils.
• Regional Sport Victoria, opens in a new tab (RSV). The peak body which supports nine independent organisations across regional Victoria. These nine organisations are classed as Regional Sports Assemblies (RSAs) and are charged with supporting the sport and recreation sector within their regional catchment. RSV and the nine RSAs work directly with 48 local government authorities in Victoria. RSV covers a population of over 1.45 million rural and regional Victorians and has a network of over 8,500 community based sport and recreation clubs.

Western Australia

• MyCouncil, opens in a new tab, Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety. The State is divided into districts, each with its own local government. Currently, there are 137 local governments in Western Australia.
• Working with local government, opens in a new tab, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport. Your local government authority is a key stakeholder for your club.