The federal election and the swearing in for a second term of the Albanese Ministry has provided a natural opportunity for Regional Capitals Australia to review and reset our engagement with the Federal Government. On-going government investment into regional aviation and airports remains among our...
Regional Capitals Australia members met with their colleagues at Regional Cities New South Wales at a joint dinner in Canberra. With 1300 local government representatives in the nation’s capital for the Australian Local Government Association’s 2025 National General Assembly at the end of June, this...
Regional Capitals Australia board members headed to Canberra ahead of the Federal Budget and the election for face-to-face meetings with key government and shadow ministers, ministerial offices and departmental officials. Our delegation to Parliament House in February met with: The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister...
Port Lincoln Mayor Diana Mislov was a special guest at the Migration Institute of Australia’s Regional Migration Conference held in Adelaide. Our South Australian board representative, Mayor Mislov was part of a panel discussing approaches to encourage regional settlement, including how to attract and retain...
Regional capitals have never been more relevant or important to the fabric of our nation. More and more city people are discovering what we have known for a long time: regional capitals offer an attractive, relaxed lifestyle that our state and territory capitals cannot. The...
All RCA members are invited to attend the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Tuesday December 10 from 4-5pm AEDT. The meeting will be held virtually. We will share our work and achievements over the past 12 months and an election of...
RCA Chair Cr Kylie King (above, second from the right) was among the key speakers at the Regional Australia Institute’s 2024 National Summit held in Canberra in August. The two-day Summit, held at the National Convention Centre, brought together 420 delegates from Government, industry and...
Diana Mislov was elected Mayor of the City of Port Lincoln in 2022. A Port Lincoln local, Diana is also an accountant and business consultant and has served in voluntary roles on community, multicultural and other committees and boards for more than 30 years. Diana...
Regional Capitals Australia is delighted to welcome a new member, the City of Port Lincoln in South Australia. The City of Port Lincoln sits on the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula, around 650 kilometres west of Adelaide. The municipality is home to more than...
Regional Capitals Australia has put its case to the Federal Government to make changes to regional visas to re-balance the spread of skilled migrants across Australia. The Federal Government’s immigration program allowed businesses and employers in regional capital cities to address growing skills gaps by...
