After a number of years spent as Mayor of Gwydir Shire Council, Minister Mark Coulton decided to use his knowledge of regional communities to run for the seat of Parkes in New South Wales. Over ten years later, the Hon Mark Coulton MP is now...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) today offers its congratulations to the new Morrison Government after their successful campaign, resulting in an election win on 18 May. Prior to the campaign, RCA advocated for additional investment into regional capital cities and we were pleased to secure the investments...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has today welcomed the release of Australia’s first national population plan released by Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison, Minister for Cities and Population the Hon Alan Tudge and Minister for Immigration the Hon David Coleman along with the initiatives to...
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...
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...
We recently saw a significant step forward in recognition of regional capital cities and the important role they play in assisting with the growing Australian population, when Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Michael McCormack announced the Hinkler Regional Deal for Queensland regional capital cities Hervey...