The Albanese Government is delivering $22 million towards a nation-leading Heavy Vehicle Training and Experimentation Precinct in Wodonga, Victoria - as part of its $80 million investment in the Albury Wodonga Regional Projects (AWRP).
The innovative facility at Wodonga TAFE Logical Innovation Precinct will transform how heavy vehicle operators are trained, improving safe driving practices and better equipping them for the rapidly evolving transport and logistics industry.
Read MoreMore eligible families across Australia will have the opportunity to benefit from 12 months free NBN following an extension to the nomination period, under the Albanese Government’s School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI).
Funded through the October 2022-23 Budget to narrow the digital divide and promote greater inclusion for disadvantaged families, the SSBI identifies eligible families through third-party nominating organisations who work with vulnerable communities.
Read MoreWagga Wagga City Council is urging residents to have their say on its Draft Community Net Zero Emissions (NZE) 2050 Roadmap which is now on public exhibition.
The Draft Community Roadmap was endorsed by Council at its Ordinary Meeting on Monday and went on exhibition Friday 11 August 2023.
Members of the public will have 42 days to make a submission.
Read MoreThe Albanese Government’s new $50 million Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI) program will accelerate the development and deployment of new and innovative solutions to address communications issues during natural disasters. Applications are now open for projects that improve the resilience of telecommunications network during natural disasters, particularly in rural, regional, remote and First Nations communities.
Transport operators are facing smoother and safer journeys with the official opening of the Griffith Southern Industrial Link (GSIL).
The project has been rolled out in stages since 2017 and is around 11.7 kilometres long connecting Thorne and Bromley Roads southwest of Griffith, around the town centre to Kidman Way and Irrigation Way.
The GSIL, which was officially opened by NSW Premier Chris Minns on Monday 7 August, now provides a direct link for transport operators to access key local freight networks of Kidman Way, Irrigation Way and Burley Griffin Way and while bypassing the Griffith CBD.
Read MoreEpisode 5 of the Food Agility CRC AgTech Finder Podcast is out now! This week host Olivia Calver delves into precision agriculture, an area of agtech that has been around for 30 years but is continuing to grow in accuracy, affordability, and applicability.
Read MoreDr Joe McGirr MP has partnered with GrantGuru to provide the ‘Wagga Wagga Electorate Funding Finder’ to all community groups, businesses and not-for-profits. This site provides a comprehensive list of grant and funding opportunities available to you.
Read MoreMotherland is thrilled to announce the launch of the Motherland Village Scholarship Fund, which will enable rural mothers who are experiencing financial hardship to access the charity’s mother’s group program. Motherland Village is a six-week personalised program delivered entirely online that matches rural mums to their own small support group. The initiative mobilises mothers from across the country and enables them to form meaningful connections and friendships.
Read MoreThe NSW Government is working towards the State’s first Arts, Culture & Creative Industries Policy, and they want to hear from you.
NSW needs an inclusive, sustainable and ambitious approach to arts and culture. The NSW Government are calling on artists, creative industry practitioners, musicians, organisations and community members to contribute their insights.
Read MoreThe EMDG refocus survey closes this Friday!
To have your say, complete our online survey by Friday 11 August 2023, 5:00 pm AEST.
The findings from this consultation and previous reviews to inform advice to the government on the EMDG program. Thank you - we greatly appreciate your time and input.
Read MoreState and territory governments are invited to apply for funding for new and upgraded railway crossings under the Australian Government’s Regional Level Crossing Upgrade Fund (RLCUF).
The Australian Government has committed $40 million annually over four years ($160 million total) for infrastructure projects under the RLCUF, to improve railway crossing safety in regional areas across the nation.
This funding will help make railway crossings safer by investing in safer protections such as making passive controls active (meaning drivers are actively warned of an approaching train), improving line markings, speed humps, speed reductions and increasing sight distances around railway crossings.
Read MoreTraining fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by Australian berry growers to boost labour efficiency.
Read MoreThe $20 million Peri-Urban Mobile Program Round 2 (PUMP) targets longstanding mobile coverage and connectivity issues for impacted peri-urban communities by co-investing with mobile network operators on local projects.
Peri-urban fringes – where the bush meets the edges of the suburbs – create significant challenges for communications infrastructure and natural disaster risks for those living and working in those communities
Read MoreProjected high industry growth, an appetite for expanded trade and increasing sustainability priorities have driven the new Hort Innovation strategy 2024-2026.
The Strategy was informed by feedback from growers across the nation through farm visits, surveys and advice garnered through industry advisory panels and meetings. The Strategy also considers the strategic investment plans of 37 levy-paying industries and growth projections for the $16 billion horticulture sector.
Read MoreThe Australian Government's Regional Investment Framework (RIF) sets out a new approach to supporting strong and sustainable regions.
This framework supports a joined-up and cohesive approach to delivering regional investment, coordinating across governments to make investment work better for regions and placing regions and their people at the centre of decision making
Read MoreThe Future Made in Australia Office, within the Department of Finance, has refined the Selling to Government website. It now has updated information for businesses and suppliers on how to participate in Australian Government procurement and contracting opportunities.
Read MoreThe ASESS program is an $11.65 million initiative to assist asylum seekers to find employment. This program aims to break down barriers to employment by providing practical support and assistance to help get a job and securing a brighter future for temporary humanitarian visa holders in NSW and their families. The ASESS program will offer a range of initiatives to help participants develop suitable career paths and provide them with the tools required to gain sustainable and skilled employment.
Read MoreNominations for the Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals and Honour Roll are now open! This awards program honours significant achievements across diverse sectors including community service, youth, business, not for profit, local government, arts and culture, regional community service, sport, language services and human rights.
If you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to our society, don’t miss out on your chance to nominate them!
Public consultation is now open on the draft program guidelines for the Albanese Government’s new $30 million On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) funded in the October 2022 Budget.
This innovative $30 million program will enable primary producers to extend connectivity to boost productivity, improve health and safety and support sustainable resource management.
Rebates of up to $30,000 will be available for a wide range of technologies, including external antennas, boosters and repeaters to extend coverage, and a range of devices to optimise and automate such as soil moisture probes, plant growth monitors, valve and irrigation controllers, and livestock monitoring systems.
Applications are now open under the first two focus areas of the Australian Government’s new National Road Safety Action Grants Program.
The grant program, announced in the 2023-24 Budget, will provide vital funding to non-infrastructure road safety projects and programs across the country. The launch of the program comes at a time where more Australians are being killed on our roads than in years before, with the road toll sitting at 3.2 per cent higher than this time last year
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