Today Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) released its response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee’s Interim Report on its inquiry into the “future role and contribution of regional capitals to Australia” at its annual RCA Networking Breakfast. RCA Chair, Mayor Shane Van...
Media Release Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) today welcomed the announcement of the Coalition Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) that will focus solely on funding projects in regional and rural areas. Mayor Shane Van Styn, Chair of Regional Capitals Australia said that the alliance had been...
The Regional Universities Network (RUN) and Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aiming to highlight the need for improved academic and career pathways for young people and residents living in regional Australia. The Chair of RUN, Professor Jan Thomas, says,...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has welcomed the announcement that Townsville – a regional capital city and RCA member – has been prioritised in Australia’s first-ever City Deal. RCA Chair, Mayor Shane Van Styn said he was pleased that the role of regional capital cities has...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) tonight has welcomed the Turnbull Government’s 2016-17 budget that signified their commitment to connect regional capital cities to each other and metropolitan cities, through both rail and roads funding. RCA Chair, Mayor Shane Van Styn said the $594 million commitment to...
Today, Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) Chair Mayor Shane Van Styn joined Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and other leaders and experts in cities policy at the Smart Cities Summit, hosted by The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation. The summit is...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) today welcomed discussions by both major political parties on a high-speed rail project connecting regional capital cities to Melbourne and Sydney. RCA Chair, Mayor Shane Van Styn said this once in a generation project is exactly the sort of investment needed...
Regional Capitals Australia is calling on the major political parties to commit to the recommendations of a major federal government report for the infrastructure needs of the nation as they pertain to Australia’s regional capital cities. The report by Infrastructure Australia, the statutory authority tasked...
