Griffith has been named among the TOP TEN places to visit in Australia, ranking number seven in the Wotif 2024 Aussie Town of the Year Awards.
Now in its seventh year, the Wotif Aussie Town of the Year Awards recognise 10 deserving locations across the country for their contribution to Australian tourism. Designed to celebrate the many Australian cities, towns and regions worthy of the spotlight, the awards provide travellers with inspiration on where to travel in Australia in 2024.
A group of Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) graduates from the NSW- Victorian border is taking on a complex issue which threatens their community’s wellbeing.
Through the Bridge the Digital Divide Between Country and City project, the Rivers to the Plains LARC cohort is focusing on digital connectivity, aiming to ensure projects impacting the region allow for access limitations while addressing the region’s expanding digital economy. A group of Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) graduates from the NSW- Victorian border is taking on a complex issue which threatens their community’s wellbeing.
Read MoreThe Albanese Government is delivering more cars that are cheaper to run, giving motorists choice by introducing a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for Australia. The Albanese Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard will push car makers to give Australian motorists more choices of new cars, utes and vans that use less fuel and that have until now only been available to buyers in overseas markets.
Read MoreYanco Creek and Tributaries Advisory Council Inc. (YACTAC) are excited to announce a CHICKS IN THE STICKS event is landing in Jerilderie on Sunday 17th March 2024. This project is supported by Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). Key elements of the day will be a casual pre-gathering on the banks of Lake Jerilderie, before heading to the networking luncheon in the Civic Centre.
Read MoreRegional Development Australia Riverina is delighted to share that our Board Director and Chair Dianna Somerville has been selected as a member of the NSW Government Regional Development Advisory Council. This Council has been tasked to provide independent advice to the NSW Government and Minister on regional investment and economic development. Dianna has been nominated as a suitable appointee by the Australian Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, the Hon Kristy McBain MP.
Read MoreCommunities across the country will be able to enjoy unique Australian art and storytelling as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s Visions of Australia program.
More than $1.3 million in funding will be shared amongst nine projects to support the development and touring of exhibitions, with a particular focus on venues in regional and remote Australia.
Read MoreThe Communities in Control autumn season will present a range of leaders from the community sector and beyond to discuss the future of leadership. We’ll consider the way we work and live, how we might think differently to avoid burnout, what Gen Z looks like in the workforce (and how we can work with them – and they with us – to achieve the best results), and how we can break out of the echo chamber and spread our message far and wide.
Read MoreCouncil is facilitating the development of a new Community Strategic Plan (CSP) which is the highest-level plan that a Council will prepare. Our CSP will be known as “Wagga Wagga 2050”. All of our community are being asked to share their views, thoughts, aspirations, and visions for the future of the City of Wagga Wagga and its surrounding villages.
Read MoreSupport for landowners, their families, tenants, and directly affected parties impacted by property access and acquisition.
The property acquisition process can be emotional and stressful. EnergyCo takes the wellbeing and mental health of landowners and affected parties seriously.
Read MoreTelstra will be upgrading its mobile base station located at Galore Hill by adding additional infrastructure to bring better 4G & 5G services to the surrounding community, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage.
Read MoreAre you a local community group, school, sporting club or First Nations group? Do you want a grant of up to $1,000 to support your projects and plans? Apply now for our 2024 CUP Grant Program!
Grants are available in all Charles Sturt University regional communities, including Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie, Wangaratta, Wagga Wagga and surrounds.
Read MoreThe Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities that strengthen local people, places and climate solutions.
Read MoreLocalise You, a pioneering community integration service, has captured the attention and support of industry and government organisations alike, with endorsements from prominent players such as the SunRice Group in Leeton. This innovative platform is dedicated to connecting professionals from diverse backgrounds and regions, fostering a stronger sense of community awareness and inclusion.
Read MoreIf you are looking to have more time for yourself and your family or just want to escape the hustle bustle of the city, there’s never been a better time to make the move to regional NSW.
Read MoreTelstra will be upgrading one of its mobile base stations in Bomen Park by adding additional infrastructure to bring 5G services to the area, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage. The Bomen Park site provides mobile coverage to the industrial park and north along the Olympic Highway.
Read MoreTelstra will be upgrading its mobile base station on Barellan Road by adding additional infrastructure to bring better 4G services to the area. The work will also prepare the network for 5G coverage to be provided once the 3G network closes as planned in June 2024, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage.
Read MoreThe Australian Government has welcomed transport ministers’ in-principle agreement to an improved, nationally-consistent approach to the training and licence progression of heavy vehicle drivers. Endorsed by Australian transport ministers through the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers Meeting (ITMM), the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework Decision Regulation Impact Statement (Decision RIS) proposes a series of reforms to improve road safety and productivity.
Read MoreThe Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Strengthening Rural Communities program provides grants of up to $10,000 to support local organisations to uplift their communities following significant disruption from COVID-19.
Grants could be for initiatives such as workshops, education programs or improving facilities and community equipment.
Read MoreCommunities on the fringes of major urban centres in bushfire prone areas are set to share in $20 million in Commonwealth investment to upgrade mobile coverage, with Round 2 of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) now open for applications.
Read MoreTwo additional renewable energy generation projects and 3 long-duration storage projects have been successful in the latest tender round of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, cementing the state’s position at the leading edge of investment in the national energy transition. The projects will be built in Twelve Mile, Culcairn, Broken Hill, Merriwa and Myrtle Creek.
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