RDA Wheatbelt ENewsletter July 2021
Please download the July 2021 edition of the RDA Wheatbelt newsletter.
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Wheatbelt Aviation & Aerospace
Regional Development Australia Wheatbelt (RDAW) is undertaking a project to better understand issues and opportunities within the aviation and aerospace sector in the region. RDAW is a not-for-profit committee that aims to advocate for the region and drivers of positive change in order to foster development in the Wheatbelt.
For more information or if you have interests in these sectors you are welcome to contact the administration office on 08 9575 1888 or admin@rdawheatbelt.com.au
WBN Releases Jobs Position Paper
One of the most pressing challenges that Wheatbelt Business Network (WBN) members are telling us about on almost a daily basis is attracting and retaining staff.
Over the past 12 months the WBN team has worked with members on their business structure…
Promote Your Small Regional Town for Free
RDA Wheatbelt is pleased to be able to share a free online tool to help you promote your town to attract additional residents and workforce. Download the ‘Community Finder’ YouTube demonstration of how users would use the site.
The Com…
Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network Update
Staging Plan to Progress Regional Road Freight Strategy
Individual freight routes being upgraded under a regional strategy to improve road freight safety and productivity have been announced with the release of the Wheatbelt Secondary Freigh…
BBRF Round 5 - Documents
Round 5 BBRF is now closed to applications. The below is for information only.
12th Feb update - BBRF Round 5 Power point.
11th Feb update - Wheatbelt tourism economic briefing paper.
10th Feb update - (BBRF) Round 5 Workshop recording now avail…
RDA Wheatbelt Annual Report 2020
Regional Development Australia (RDA) Wheatbelt’s Annual Report for 2019-20.
RDA Wheatbelt has been actively involved in a number of initiatives during this period including:
• A wheatbelt tourism stocktake
• Collaborative GrantGuru fundin…
RDA Funding and Grants Hub Official Launch
Funded by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Midwest Gascoyne (RDAMWG) in conjunction with RDA Wheatbelt (RDAW) the new centralised Funding and Grants Hub will take the stress out of the process and empower local businesses, community groups,…
Regional Activators Alliance Campaign
RDA Wheatbelt Represents Region in National Program
Regional Australia Institute (RAI), Australia’s independent think tank solely focused on better outcomes for regional Australia, has commenced a national awareness campaign to help drive a societ…
RDA Support for the Charter for Aviation Skills
RDA Wheatbelt is privileged to be able to share an opportunity to advance the Charter for Aviation Skills in Australia with its counterparts in the RDA network, industry and associations across the country.
RDAs in WAs Wheatbelt, ACT, Goldfields Espe…
Wheatbelt Strategic Planning Documents
The Wheatbelt Development Commission has a number of strategy documents available to download.
Perth’s Northern Growth Corridor Outlook 2050 Executive Summary, the Northern Growth Alliance Investment Prospectus and the sub-regions Economic Development and Implementation Strategies can be found on the Wheatbelt Development Commission’s website
For more information contact the Commission.
The Need for Reform - Aged Care Submission
RDA Wheatbelt - The Need for Reform: Aged Care in the Wheatbelt Region. Download the full report
Since 2012, the Wheatbelt region in Western Australia has been working to develop innovative models that enable older people to remain in their communiti…
Ever wonder how RDA Wheatbelt can help you?
Connecting people with people, opportunities with solutions, ideas with implementation.
The Wheatbelt, in all its diversified faces,…
Noongar Enterprise Development Support Projects
The Ballardong Moorditj Yaakiny and Yued Ngala Wele Karla projects are officially "Open for Business"
For more on the RDA Wheatbelt NEDS initiatives please go to http://www.rdawheatbelt.com.au/initiatives/noongar-enterprise-development-support
For the project websites please follow the links - Ballardong Moorditj Yaakiny (Standing Strong) and - Yued Ngala Wele Karla (Our Dream on Fire)
RDA Wheatbelt Telecommunications Submission - Aug 2018
RDA Wheatbelt’s research articulates the indisputable importance reliable digital telecommunications has for the Wheatbelt’s ongoing economic development and supporting population growth in the region.
The RDAW 2017 survey responses could be seen as…
Read more: RDA Wheatbelt Telecommunications Submission - Aug 2018
Wheatbelt Digital Action Plan - 2017 Revision
The results of the RDA Wheatbelt 2017 survey illustrated, people’s utilisation of digital technology has become more gradually nuanced and sophisticated as specialised technologies have become available or more user friendly. An indication of this is…
RDAW Submission Regional Rural Remote Education Inquiry
Download the final RDA Wheatbelt Submission to the Regional, Rural, Remote Education Inquiry.
The Commonwealth Minister for Education and Training has called for a review into regional, rural and remote education with a view to consideri…
Read more: RDAW Submission Regional Rural Remote Education Inquiry
RDA Wheatbelt Telecommunications PC Presentation
RDA Wheatbelt Executive Officer, Juliet Grist, presented at the Productivity Commission Telecommunications USO public hearing on the 14th February.
The full speech can be read here.
Comments include -
"Regional Development Australia Wheatbelt, a…
RDAW Second Response to PC Telecommunications Draft
RDA Wheatbelt has made a second submission as a stakeholder, and on behalf of the rural, remote and outer remote locations of the WA Wheatbelt.
RDA Wheatbelt has reviewed the Productivity Commission’s Telecommunications Draft Report…
Read more: RDAW Second Response to PC Telecommunications Draft
RDA Wheatbelt Telecommunications Submission
RDA Wheatbelt recently prepared a submission to the Productivity Commission for the Issues Paper on the ‘Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation’. RDA Wheatbelt submitted a number of recommendations including, that the scope and objectives of the Universal Service Obligation should be extended to include internet and mobile phone services and that there is a need for continued Government intervention in wholesale pricing and subsidisation of services to the disadvantage sectors of the Wheatbelt population and the business sector. Download the RDA Wheatbelt Telecommunications Submission.