Regional Development Australia Riverina is excited to announce that Dianna Somerville has been appointed as it’s Chair by Federal Minister Nola Marino for the next 4 ½ years. Dianna will take up the position after former Chair Richard Allsopp’s term ended in December 2020.

GROW – “Generating Regional Outstanding Women” is a professional development program for Women in agricultural industries who manage or would like to manage a business – a farm or otherwise.

The 2020 National NAIDOC Awards were cancelled. Nominations have been extended to include both 2020 and 2021 at the 2021 National NAIDOC Awards.

A draft of the NSW Water Strategy is on public exhibition from Monday 15 February until Sunday 28 March 2021.

The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program in partnership with the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health and the University of Newcastle, are conducting a Mental Health and Wellbeing in Rural Communities Survey.

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is seeking your feedback on proposed policy amendments to simplify the planning process and approval pathways for low-impact agricultural development and small tourism activities, including farm stays and farm events, on NSW farms.

New research released on Monday by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) shows one-in-five city residents are looking to move to the regions, with more than half wanting to make the jump within the next 12 months.

ABC Heywire celebrates 35 young regional Australians in its 2021 storytelling competition.

NEDC is a unique opportunity to position your city or region as a leader in economic development and drive the discussion regarding job creation, economic recovery and resilience, investment attraction, industry development and regional competitiveness.

AgSkilled provides fully funded accredited training to meet industry training needs across four key training pillars: Production, Technology, Business and Safety.

The Australian Government has passed legislation that will see penalties significantly increase for travellers who fail to declare high-risk biosecurity goods at the Australian border. Powers to cancel the visas of people bringing in these dangerous goods will also be expanded.

The Department of Home Affairs has announced new eligibility requirements for student and graduate applicants for the Global Talent Visa Program.

On 5 January 2021, a joint media release of additional measures were announced to enable temporary workers in Australia to continue to support the agricultural sector, which already included other critical skills such as food processing, health care, disability care or child care.

From 2021, Temporary Graduate visa (TGV) holders (post-study work stream) who have graduated from a regional educational institution and have lived in regional Australia on their first TGV will be eligible for a second TGV.

Tackle today’s uncertainty by learning the skills you need to build your own side hustle in the background (while you work your usual job).

THE Rural Woman is for any rural woman who wants to THRIVE in her rural location and has the desire to be part of a supportive community of like-minded women to connect and collaborate with, learn from and be supported by! Launched in 2014, THE Rural Woman is now a leading online community of rural women passionate about changing the world, right from their rural location.

The Building Better Regions Funding Round 5 closes on 5th March, with applicants urged to engage with their local RDA before submitting an application.

nbn has achieved a world record for long-range 5G transmission using mmWave as it develops new options to further optimise the performance and customer experience of the nbn™ Fixed Wireless network.

We are seeking a highly-motivated leader with vision, drive and passion for regional development to volunteer to our Chair Regional Development Australia (RDA) Riverina committee.

To help boost the support offered to communities and emergency services personnel during times of disaster, nbn co is rolling out a range of important connectivity support measures including nbn™ Disaster Satellite Services, additional Road Muster Trucks, and more Portable Satellite Kits.