Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) has called on the Federal Government to invest in regional airports, advocating for funding for important programs to continue so regional airports are able to fly. Regional Capitals Australia Chair and current Mayor of the City of Albury Cr Kylie King recently led...
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...
The Hon Catherine King MP started her political career after being elected in 2001 to the Federal seat of Ballarat. After six years of serving as Labor’s Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare, Catherine moved to the key economic portfolio of Shadow Minister for Infrastructure,...
Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure the Hon Alan Tudge MP this week, launched an update to the Planning for Australia’s Future Population plan at the Sydney Morning Herald’s Population Summit. As part of the update the Minister advised, after consultation with the States, he will...
With the Federal Election fast approaching, we have chosen to interview Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development, Anthony Albanese MP. It seems that a political career was always in the cards, with a young Anthony joining the Australian Labor Party at fifteen...
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...
Regional connectivity has been identified by all our members as a key priority, with high-performing regional airports identified as a key aspect of strong regional capital cities. During our member survey on this issue, it has been shown that regional airports provide different roles; acting...
The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation‘s final report, Regions at the Ready: Investing in Australia’s Future was handed down on the 28th of June this year. The Select Committee, which was Chaired by the Nationals’ MP Damien Drum included representatives from all sides of politics, including Shadow Minister for...
After a successful term as alderman of Mackay City Council in the 1980s and overseeing the amalgamation of the city and shire councils, Mayor of Mackay Regional Council Cr Greg Williamson left to pursue a career in corporate business. This time serving on boards provided a wealth of...
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...