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NEWS RELEASE14 May 2024 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor Glenn Wilson was elected the new chair of the Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA) with Broken Hill City Council’s Deputy Mayor Cr Jim Hickey elected as his Deputy, at last week’s board meeting.The election was required due to the recent resignations of former

Gavin Cator commences his role as Executive Officer for AMCA on 1 July 2023. His extensive background leading local governments over many years stands him in good stead to provide support and direction for the Alliance. Gavin served as CEO of local governments in Victoria and New South Wales including

The Chair, Deputy Chair and Directors of the Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA), visited Canberra last week and met with the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia and the Hon Kristy McBain MP,

The Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA), a collaboration of local governments from around Australia, applauds the Commonwealth Government’s proposed National Net Zero Authority announced recently. The Chair of AMCA, Phil Barwick (Deputy Mayor of Mount Isa City Council) said today; “We have been advocating for the establishment of a Transformation

AMCA acknowledges the Commonwealth Government’s proposed Housing Australia Future Fund and has reviewed the Exposure Drafts of the Bills released recently. The Chair of AMCA, Phil Barwick (Deputy Mayor of Mount Isa City Council) said today; “We appreciate the provisions in the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill for grants aiming

The Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA) applauds the Commonwealth Government on its initiative to establish the $1.9b ‘Powering the Regions Fund’ as announced in the October 2022 Budget. Chair of AMCA Phil Barwick said today; “We look forward to seeing the development of this important initiative and in particular we

The Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA), a collaboration of local governments from around Australia, has supported key concepts encompassed in the National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022. “While we prefer it to be a transformation rather than a transition, we are pleased to see Parliament is considering the task of

The Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA), a collaboration of local governments from around Australia, commended Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP and his Government on the recent announcement of their commitment to establish a new Critical Minerals Strategy. AMCA Deputy Chair Anne Baker (Mayor of Isaac Regional Council) particularly