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Toowoomba’s water wins regional taste test

20th April 2012

The water flowing from taps in Toowoomba has been judged the best tasting water in South West Queensland. In one of the Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test regional finals Toowoomba was deemed the winner at a conference held at the...

Switchover assistance - applications closing soon!

19th April 2012

The Australian Government’s Satellite Subsidy Scheme and Household Assistance Scheme are closing soon for some households across remote New South Wales and South Australia. If eligible people don’t apply before 30 April 2012 in remote...

Map of the area where analog TV will be switched off on 5 June 2012.

Countdown is on for Southern and Central NSW, the ACT and MIA

19th April 2012

Analog TV signals are being switched off for good across the Southern and Central NSW, ACT and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area switchover region on 5 June 2012. That’s less than two months from now. From 5 June 2012 all free-to-air TV will be...

Photo of Uluru by Joanna Penn. License Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

Applications now open for Indigenous Heritage Program grants

18th April 2012

Applications are now open for the next round of funding to assist in the identification, conservation, and protection of Indigenous heritage through the Indigenous Heritage Program. The program is open to traditional owners, community groups and...

One of CSIRO's ASKAP antennas at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, WA. Photo courtesy WA Department of Commerce.

Science working group set up to aid SKA site decision

17th April 2012

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, which will be the largest and most capable radio telescope ever constructed, is moving forward with the establishment of a science working group to explore a range of SKA siting options. The site at...

Berry farm near Swansea. Funding is now available for a soft fruit processing plant in the Derwent Valley. ©Eli Duke,

IGA rollout delivers more jobs for Tasmania

13th April 2012

Funding of $2.3 million has been announced for three innovative projects that will deliver jobs through the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). Regional Development Minister Simon Crean, Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings and Minister...

Photo of Coffs Harbour fishing fleet. The Mid North Coast region has a number of well established cooperatives, including a fishing instdustry cooperative based at Coffs Harbour. © 814 carthage. CC BY-NC 2.0

Cooperatives national conference announced

12th April 2012

One of the major events on the co‐operative industry’s 2012 calendar will be hosted by Regional Development Australia - Mid North Coast in collaboration with the International Year of Co‐operatives 2012 Steering Committee. 2012 has been...

Photo of Balgowan Caravan Park on the clifftop overlooking the ocean. ©emuegg47.

Caravan and Camping's popularity continues

11th April 2012

Australians still vastly outnumber international tourists when it comes to camping and caravanning in Australia, according to a new snapshot by Tourism Research Australia (TRA). The figures reveal that Australians accounted for 91 per cent of all...

RDA ACT Chair, Craig Sloan, UC student Michael Cusack and RDA ACT Deputy Chair, Professor Barbara Norman.

Essay prize awarded to UC student

10th April 2012

Michael Cusack has won the 2011 Regional Development Australia (RDA) ACT Student Essay Competition Prize with an essay titled Sustainable Canberra 2030. In its second year, the prize is awarded by the convenor of the University of Canberra’s...

Wagga Wagga airport. ©Bidgee.

Increasing Security at Wagga Wagga Airport

5th April 2012

One of Australia's busiest regional airports will receive $650,000 to boost security for passengers. Funding for the Wagga Wagga airport, which handled more than 207,000 passengers in 2011, will support the purchase of: • two explosive...

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