Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) welcomes today’s announcement from Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation Bridget McKenzie and Telstra CEO Andy Penn, which outlines that landline reliability will be increased in regional Australia through a program of work. The work will be undertaken...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) today joined the Australian Airports Association (AAA) in calling for a Regional Airports Infrastructure Fund to be included in the upcoming Budget. Regional Capitals Australia Chair and City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Samantha McIntosh said that funding was needed to ensure...
Prior to being elected in 2012 as a councillor for Fraser Coast Regional Council, Cr George Seymour ran the region’s youth homelessness shelter. This compassionate nature has extended into his new role as Mayor, in which George works hard to help solve youth unemployment and...
This week The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) CEO, Jack Archer has bid his farewell from the institute he helped to establish in 2011. During his time with the integral think tank, Jack has been a champion for regional cities all around the country. Moving the...
We know that population growth is an important topic that is on the minds of many RCA Members, so for our first political interview of the year, we have chosen to interview Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Alan Tudge. Before entering politics, Minister...
Coffs Harbour City Council General Manager Steve McGrath had been working in GM roles from 1991 before serving as President of Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) and delivering capacity building projects with local government clients at Morrison Law Consultants. Steve spent a number of years...
It has been a big year for Regional Capitals Australia (RCA). With our new Chair, Mayor Cr Samantha McIntosh on deck, a refreshed board and three new members; Fraser Coast Regional Council, Alice Springs Town Council, and the City of Busselton we are ready for...
Regional connectivity has been identified by all our members as a key priority, with high-performing regional airports identified as a key aspect of strong regional capital cities. During our member survey on this issue, it has been shown that regional airports provide different roles; acting...
On November 27 and 28, a delegation of Regional Capitals Australia members went to Canberra to meet with a number of federal ministers and members of parliament to discuss a number of Regional Capitals Australia policy positions. We are near the end of the sitting...
In this edition of the RCA Newsletter, we are featuring the Federal Member for Whitlam, Mr Stephen Jones MP, the Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories, Local Government and Regional Communications. Prior to entering politics Jones held a number of roles, including roles as a...
