Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has warned large pockets of inequity will grow between metropolitan centres and the regions if regional municipalities do not receive funding to provide much-needed community infrastructure and services. RCA Chair Mayor Peter Carter said regional capitals were the heart of regional...
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...
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...
The start of spring signalled an end to a busy period for the board and Regional Capitals Australia members. In August, we had a successful delegation to meet Federal Government Ministers and Shadow Ministers in Canberra. I had the opportunity to take our message to...
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...
In the wake of the news that Bonza has moved to voluntary administration, Regional Capitals Australia is renewing our calls for the federal government to recognise the vulnerability of regional aviation and heed the warning of ongoing challenges to the viability of regional airports. The...
Ahead of the 2022 Federal Election Regional Capitals Australia is calling for growing investment to support growing regional communities. Cr Daniel Moloney, Chair of Regional Capitals Australia said as the country moved toward COVID recovery, planning for a network of strong regional capitals is now...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has called on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to remain focused on regional growth ahead of a new National Population and Planning Framework set to be tabled later this year. The call comes after the Federal Government released its updated policy,...
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...