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 was an ideal time to gather our Regional Capitals and Regional Cities leaders in one room.
RCA Chair Mayor Peter Carter and Regional Cities NSW Chair Cr Steve Krieg took the opportunity to reflect on their successes over the past 12 months and outline the goals they will be working toward over the coming year.
That work included issues of equal importance to RCA and Regional Cities NSW, such as a long-term investment strategy to support regional aviation, overcoming housing supply challenges, and changes to regional migration settings to fill skills gaps and help our Regional Capitals and Regional Cities to grow and prosper.
Around the dining tables, old connections were renewed and new connections made. Most importantly, this was a chance to increase our understanding of the challenges our municipalities are working through.
This mutual understanding will allow RCA and Regional Cities NSW to advocate more strongly to government about the issues that impact us all.
