Regional Development Processes

Recent debates in Australia, largely led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island academics over the past 5 or so years, have focused on the need for non-Indigenous educators to understand how their practices not only demonstrate lack of understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, but even deny their presence. This debate has seri ....

The 35th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI) was held at The Brassey in Canberra from 6th to 9th December, 2011. A broad range of papers from academics, policy advisors and practitioners was presented to the conference. This publication contains the refereed proceedings of those ....

Whilst steps have been taken by the Federal Government to address the needs of regional Australia, the Final Report of the Regional Summit Steering Committee shows that the regional agenda is far from complete. Much more remains to be done. It is also clear from the Report that, of the remaining priorities, investment and enterprise growth are th ....

Regional development and local government often exist in a state of tension, especially where efforts to foster regional development are channelled through proposals to consolidate existing local councils into larger 'regional councils', and where this follows from the view that larger government authorities are more efficient than ....

The action plan targets specific regional cities and towns across Queensland and focuses on the issues and concerns raised through consultation with stakeholders and the local Regional and Resource Towns Action Plan 2 councils, as well as feedback received during a series of 11 facilitated workshops held in August and September 2012. Workshops w ....

This document calls upon the federal government to respond to the new economic context for regional Australia with a responsible framework for regional development, arguing that the forces of economic change, evidenced by persistent and localised disadvantage within many regional communities, necessitate a renewed commitment to reg ....

The Regional Centres Development Plan (SuperTowns) is a Royalties for Regions initiative to encourage regional communities in the southern half of the state to plan and prepare for the future so they can take advantage of opportunities created by WA’s population growth to 2050. WA’s population is predicted to more than double over the next 40 ....

This framework provides guidance for those involved in implementing Regional Centres Development Plans (SuperTowns). It details: • the background and rationale to SuperTowns policy • linkages to the statutory land use planning, regional development framework and approval processes • a local and community focus • the wider sub-regional, ....

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NSW and Victorian data indicating some links between crime and regional development - crime trends in regional Australia - regions with stable populations, low unemployment, and robust economic structure display less criminal activity than regions without such advantages. Report Locationhttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4uhgb ....

Regional Development Austrlaia Barossa is a partnership between the Australian Government, South Australian Government and local government to develop and strengthen the Barossa regional community, working with all sectors of the community, including people from a variety of demographics and cultural backgrounds.   Report Locationhttp://ww ....

Integral to the social and economic growth of all regional communities is its infrastructure. Regional South Australia is confronted with challenges with regard to the maintenance of its existing infrastructure and also gaining the necessary private/ government investment into large scale infrastructure improvements and new infrastructure initia ....

The authors were responsible for leading the preparation of the Canterbury Regional Economic Development Strategy (CREDS) in September 2009, twelve months before a series of three devastating earthquakes destroyed large parts of the central business district of the region's largest city, Christchurch. The authors were commissioned ....

Need for a strategic policy framework to guide development of the southern Tasmanian council to tackle diverse needs of the authority and assist in decision-making - should include a whole of government approach with clear roles, responsibilities and co-ordination between different levels of government - federal, state and local go ....