Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) and the Australian Airports Association (AAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets out an agreement to work together to advocate for fairer airfares, stronger connectivity and more sustainable airports across regional Australia. With a Productivity Commission inquiry and...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has welcomed an announcement that creditors have voted in support of Air T’s bid to acquire Regional Express. RCA Acting Chair Cr Kevin Mack said the vote was a positive outcome for regional communities around Australia. “Regional capitals and the communities...
The Federal Government’s Aviation White Paper: Towards 2050 was released at the end of August as Regional Express, or Rex, entered voluntary administration. At its September meeting, the Secretariat presented the RCA board with a summary of the White Paper and its implications for our...
Pictured above at Parliament House are (from left to right) Mayor of City of Karratha Mayor Daniel Scott, Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong Cr Trent Sullivan, Mayor of the City of Albury and RCA Chair Cr Kylie King, Shadow Minister for Immigration and...
Regional Capitals Australia is today renewing our calls for the Federal Government to formally recognise the vulnerability of regional aviation and act to ensure regional routes operated by Rex Airlines continue.Today’s call comes in the face of news that Rex Airlines has appointed voluntary administrators and...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) is calling on the Federal Government to urgently release $100 million allocated to the Regional Airports Program to begin to address recommendations contained in a Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport report released this week. The Senate Standing...
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...
