Northern Regional Development Australia Alliance - Northern Alliance

10/07/2025

16/05/2019

Are you involved with Aquaculture in Northern Australia?

A new survey has been launched seeking input from aquaculture industry stakeholders across northern Australia.

This survey, which should take no more than 20 minutes of your time, will ask you about your involvement (or potential involvement) in aquaculture and your perceptions of challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

Follow this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRCNAAqSitAnalysis2019

10/03/2019

BBRF ROUND 3 RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Michael McCormack MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development has announced the projects to be funded under Round Three of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). A total of 166 projects to the value of $197.4 million have been approved for funding under the Infrastructure Projects Stream and 164 projects to the value of $6.9 million have been approved for funding under the Community Investments Stream. Round Three was highly competitive with 915 applications received under both streams.

A complete list of successful projects is available at www.business.gov.au/bbrf.

Provides organisations with grants for projects that provide economic and social benefits to regional and remote areas. There are two streams of funding available under the program. The Infrastructure Projects Stream provides grants of $20,000 to $10 million to support projects which involve the con...

20/12/2018

iMOVE Australia is leading a new study which will be used to help drive efficiency improvements and cost reductions in the national freight and logistics supply chain. The Australian Government appointed iMOVE Australia to conduct the analysis which will identify the data needed to improve operation...

19/12/2018

Business Growth Grants are one of the services of the Entrepreneurs’ Programme. You can use a Business Growth Grant to engage external expertise to help your businesses implement improvements through a: • business evaluation • supply chain facilitation • growth service • tourism partnershi...

30/11/2018

Strong energy targets for buildings could deliver emissions
and power savings in Australia’s Top End: New report

The Northern RDA Alliance has supported the development of the report that shows:

Building Code improvements from 2022 onwards could save Queenslanders $6 billion in energy bills between now and 2050, $430 million for the Northern Territory and $4 billion in Western Australia. These benefits outweigh the upfront costs of the improvements.

Updating the Building Code from 2022 could reduce emissions by 19 million tonnes for Queensland, 2 million tonnes in the Northern Territory and 10 million tonnes in Western Australia.

See the report here https://www.asbec.asn.au/research-items/built-to-perform-northern-aus/

13/11/2018

Provides organisations with grants of between $20,000 to $10 million to support projects which involve the construction of new infrastructure, or the upgrade or extension of existing infrastructure that provide economic and social benefits to regional and remote areas.

12/11/2018

Inquiry into Austrade's role in attracting investment in Australia

The Trade and Investment Growth Committee has commenced an inquiry into the role that the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has in attracting investment to Australian businesses and how they can help those businesses to attract investment themselves.

The Committee will inquire into and report on:

• What role Austrade has in attracting investment to Australian businesses;
• What the benefits have been from investment in Australian businesses; and
• How Austrade might better help Australian businesses to attract investment.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Trade_and_Investment_Growth/AusTradeandinvestment

26/10/2018

  The AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural industries, businesses and communities. The Award provides a platform to inspire and support Australian women to use and develop their skills to benefit thei...

25/10/2018

Time is running out to enter the Young Innovator Competition

Someones great idea may win up to $1500.

Entries Close 5 November

See full terms and conditions and entry form at www.rdamwg.com.au

22/10/2018

Transformational infrastructure projects set to grow our regions announced

A range of transformational regional infrastructure projects are a step closer to becoming a reality with applicants asked to submit full business cases for approval under the Australian Government’s highly anticipated $272.2 million Regional Growth Fund.

read the media release from Minister McCormack http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/mccormack/releases/2018/october/mm196_2018.aspx

See the project list here

http://regional.gov.au/regional/programs/regional-growth-fund.aspx

A range of transformational regional infrastructure projects are a step closer to becoming a reality with applicants asked to submit full business cases for approval under the Australian Government's highly anticipated $272.2 million Regional Growth Fund.

17/10/2018

Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan delivered the 2018 Annual Statement to Parliament on the developing northern Australia agenda.

Read the statement here
https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/canavan/speeches/2018-annual-statement-developing-northern-australia

The 2018 Implementation Report provides a update on the progress of the Our North, Our Future: White Paper on Developing Northern Australia initiatives.

The white paper sets out a 20-year implementation schedule that involves 51 measures, backed by government investment of over $6 billion. At the time of this report’s release, 38 of the white paper’s 51 measures were delivered and the remaining were well underway.

A strong and prosperous north is critical to Australia’s economic future. North Australia is a great place to live and do business and it is getting even better.

see more here
https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/our-north-our-future-developing-northern-australia-2018-implementation-report