The NSW Government has designed the $110 million Regional Investment Activation Fund to unlock private sector investment through two targeted funding streams.

The Australian Government has today announced the appointment of Dr Kerry Schott AO to lead an independent review into the Inland Rail project.

The Grow Our Own Steering Committee has grown again! Industry Liaison Officer, Marg Couch welcomed new members Country Universities Centre Western Riverina , Intersales, ICI Industries Pty Ltd, Cater & Blumer Legal, Tocal College, Kurrajong and Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod to the table at Whitton Malt House.

The Australian Government has launched a new website, drones.gov.au, to provide clear, accessible information on drone rules and regulations in one location.

The Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) is interested to hear from those businesses who see themselves as part of the circular economy and are happy to provide information (via the attached survey) that will help identify the depth and breadth of the circular economy and businesses to work together across the Riverina Murray Region.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has recently launched a new public information campaign focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in flood-prone areas.

Thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program, 130 projects across remote, rural and regional Australia will share in $1,663,531 in grants.

MADEC Harvest Trail Services are specialists in assisting Horticulture Growers to locate willing, suitable workers to fill harvest vacancies. You can now register with MADEC Harvest Trail Services via the app available for ios and Android.

A new initiative has been launched, designed to help not-for-profit leaders cut greenhouse gas emissions and respond to climate change.

Transgrid has welcomed the NSW Government’s final environmental approval for the eastern section of the nation’s biggest transmission project EnergyConnect, as works in the western section accelerate.

Wine Tourism Ready is a self-paced online course that teaches you how to attract more international travellers and develop a profitable tourism trade.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has launched a new online Export Service. The service makes it quicker and easier for export businesses to do their work.

NSW is further expanding free access to Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine to Murrumbidgee residents to protect those most at risk

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has set a target of 11 million people living prosperously outside the capital cities by 2032, a key goal announced as part the Regionalisation Ambition 2032 launched at its National Summit in Canberra today (13 September 2022).

Regional Development Australia - Riverina staff and Board members extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family, following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who has passed away at the age of 96.

The 2026 Road Safety Action Plan features new targets to halve deaths and reduce serious injuries by 30% on NSW roads by 2030.

Charles Sturt University has partnered with transmission network leader Transgrid to develop the new Transgrid Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund.

AgSkilledTM is a vocational training program for the cotton, grains, rice, viticulture and production horticulture industries, funded by the NSW Government with industry partners.

My First Speech competition aims to raise awareness of the federal Parliament amongst young Australians. The competition is open to school students in years 10, 11 and 12, giving them an opportunity to voice their opinions as if they were making a first speech in the House of Representatives.

Revised guidelines to make the assessment of large-scale solar energy projects clearer have been released today by the NSW Government.