$1 million in grants is now open for Aboriginal Community Organisations to apply to stage events and activities that celebrate and promote traditional and contemporary expressions of Aboriginal culture. Grants from $500 to $20,000 are on offer over two rounds.
The grants program is just one of the key initiatives funded in the first Minns Labor Budget with $131.4 million over the next four years to support the continued implementation of the co-developed Closing the Gap initiatives.
Read MoreThe NSW Government has agreed with all industry and government partners that the potential to eradicate is no longer possible and that we now need to work collaboratively to manage and minimise the impact of varroa.
Despite the comprehensive $101 million spend and effort to eradicate the mite, the transition from an ‘eradication’ program to a ‘management’ program was concluded because of the many factors working against a possible eradication in Australia.
One thousand new apprentices and trainees will soon have jobs as the Minns Labor government commits $93.5 million to building a pipeline of skilled workers for NSW.
This initiative is part of the NSW Government’s plan to tackle skills gaps in the state’s economy in priority industries, including in critical services of transport, electricity, water, IT and cyber security.
Read MoreMore young Australians will be supported to pursue artistic endeavours with the Australian Government announcing a further funding boost for youth arts.
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $450,000 in Creative Australia to support its delivery of programs that increase young people’s participation in arts and theatre.
This will provide more opportunities for young people to realise their creative potential and discover new and exciting avenues for cultural expression.
Read MoreThe Minister for Communications has welcomed the eSafety Commissioner’s registration of a new industry code of practice to tackle seriously harmful online content.
The new Search Engine Services Code includes mandatory requirements to reduce the risk that illegal online content such as terrorism or child abuse material will be returned to Australians via search results. The new Code will apply to search engines including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo.
Read MoreSeptember is Rural Road Safety Month, which promotes awareness of the increased risks of travelling on and around our regional roads, such as increased speeds, road conditions, and emergency response and retrieval times. All road users must consider how they can uphold road safety.
Road safety matters are complex and don’t have quick solutions, which is why the Albanese Government is working with states and territories on a number of road safety commitments to halve road deaths by 2030, on the path to zero by 2050.
Read MoreWagga Wagga City Council is placing the DRAFT – Tolland Concept Masterplan on public exhibition for a period of 42 days from 11 September to 24 October 2023 and is inviting public submissions until 24 October 2023 on the draft document. The aim of the DRAFT Tolland Renewal Masterplan is to renew social, affordable and private homes, and deliver enhanced open spaces and community infrastructure.
Read MoreThe Black Spot Program improves safety at locations where crashes are occurring, or are risk of occurring, by funding treatments such as pedestrian crossings, guardrails and roundabouts.
Black Spot treatments help reduce serious injuries and deaths on our roads, and get people home safely.
Read MoreThe Regional Australia Institute (RAI) is backing a proposal to see regional, rural and remote Australia assured an equitable distribution of the Federal Government’s $10 billion housing fund, and local governments better supported in new development projects.
Read MoreThe NSW Government has created a Bus Industry Taskforce to make recommendations to improve the reliability, quality and effectiveness of bus services across NSW. Bus services connect people to jobs, education, family and essential services and play a crucial role in supporting the broader transport network.
Read MoreFlood-impacted medium-size businesses across the central west and southern NSW can now apply for up to $200,000 in support through a jointly-funded Albanese and Minns Government grant program, delivered by Service NSW.
The Medium Business Support Grant is available to business and non-profit organisations with more than 20 and less than 200 full-time equivalent employees who were directly impacted by storms and floods from August to September 2022.
Read MoreExciting News ! RDA Riverina is a Finalist in the Outstanding Community Organisation category in the 2023 Business NSW Riverina Murray Regional Business Awards!
The Outstanding Community Organisation Award recognises an organisation that works to improve the social, cultural or environmental well-being of the community.
Read MoreHeather Prider, a Flinders University Master’s student, is conducting a research project titled: “Regional women’s motivations and experiences of establishing and managing online businesses”. This project (project number 5654) has been approved by Flinders University Human Research Ethics Committee.
Read MoreI welcome the release by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts of the request for tender (RFT) to conduct a National Audit of Mobile Coverage.
This is a key milestone towards the Government’s efforts to audit mobile coverage across the country.
The aim of the Audit is to better identify mobile coverage black spots to help target future investment, and to assess the accuracy of carrier coverage maps.
Read MoreMore Australians around the country will be able to experience exhibitions at their local galleries and museums thanks to $1 million in funding from the Albanese Labor Government.
Making sure there’s a place for every story and a story for every place, the funding will support 12 exhibitions from Australia’s major cultural institutions to tour to remote, regional and metropolitan locations around the country.
Read MoreApplications opened Tuesday September 5, 2023 for the ABC's 2024 Trailblazers program. Trailblazers is an exciting initiative from ABC Heywire to support young regional changemakers.
The ABC's Trailblazers program celebrates and supports regional Australia’s brightest new leaders. A cohort of young changemakers is selected each year, based on the work they are doing to strengthen their communities.
Read MoreThe future sustainability of local agriculture and farming in the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT) has been boosted, with the success of three exciting horticultural projects supported by the Albanese Labor Government’s Innovative Agricultural Trials grants program.
The program, which delivered almost $450,000 to the projects in September 2022, is supporting economic diversification, sustainability and reduced dependency on imported produce for communities of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Read MoreThe Australian Government’s ongoing rollout of the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) has connected around 3,000 families with school students across the country to 12 months of free NBN.
As families face ongoing cost of living pressures, the initiative is helping to narrow the digital divide, promote greater inclusion for disadvantaged families and support the education of children – regardless of their circumstances.
Funded through the October 2022-23 Budget, the SSBI identifies eligible families through partnering with nominating organisations who work with vulnerable communities.
Read MoreThe Australian Government has launched the new regional Precincts and Partnerships Program with applications now open and the Grant Opportunity Guidelines available. The rPPP is a grants program that will provide funding through two grant streams to support both the design and development of precincts, and delivery of construction-ready precinct projects. The program is open to state, territory and local government agencies or bodies, regional universities (which may be for-profit), and incorporated not-for-profit organisations. Applications can be accepted at any time throughout the year (i.e. always open).
Read MoreApplications are now open for Round 2 of the Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP) to strengthen the resilience of mobile services across regional, rural and remote Australia.
Up to $15 million is available to help mitigate the impact of natural disasters on mobile services in our regions – including for remote and First Nations communities.
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