Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) today welcomes the strong call to grow Australia’s regional cities by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities in their Building Up & Moving Out report. Deputy Chair of RCA, Cr Col Murray said that the report was...
Regional Capitals Australia welcomed the initiatives within the Federal Budget 2018. The following is a summary of 2018/19 key budget investment areas. The new initiatives included in the 2018/19 Budget were: Five rural and regional medical schools: as part of an $83 million Strong Rural Health...
We welcome Senator Bridget McKensie’s announcement of an additional $25 million allocated to the Mobile Black Spot Program. The latest round of funding will be used to improve phone coverage in regional and rural communities, along transport routes and in popular seasonal tourism destinations. These...
A recent Senate Estimates inquiry into the Australian Government’s Smart Cities plan has confirmed the growing importance of regional capital cities like Tamworth, which are now eligible for a regional city deal. The news came when Senators asked officials from the Department of Infrastructure, Regional...
Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has welcomed initiatives within the Federal Budget 2018. RCA Chair, Mayor Shane Van Styn stated the budget included important big-ticket items such as significant road investments across regional Australia and new health initiatives. A new initiative to connect key freight corridors was announced in the Budget....
The new Infrastructure Australia 2018 Priority List was released this month with $55 billion worth of ‘nation shaping’ projects. Of these, 6 are listed as High Priority Projects, 6 are Priority Projects, 24 High Priority Initiatives, and 60 Priority Initiatives. 4 were for projects that...
Today, the Hon Dr John McVeigh MP, Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government, released guidelines and opened applications for the $272.2 million Regional Growth Fund. Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) Chairman, Mayor Shane Van Styn welcomed today’s announcement, stating the fund will ensure regional...