Community members who wish to make a difference in their region are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) to join their local Regional Development Australia (RDA) committee in the Australian Capital Territory or Northern Territory by the end of this week.

Volunteers with vision and drive, who have community, industry or government experience and who are able to represent the broad interests of their region, understand local challenges and achieve results are invited to consider membership of the RDA committee in their region.

You will use your experience, skills and community knowledge to build partnerships with governments, regional development bodies, the private sector and community organisations.

RDA committees are representative of the diversity of each particular region. EoIs from people of all backgrounds are welcome. Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities and people from across every age group are encouraged to submit an EoI.

All EoIs will be considered against the skills and expertise needed by RDA committees.

Applications for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory are encouraged by Friday 24 February 2012.

For more information or to submit an EoI visit the Working with RDA page on RDA.gov.au