Activities and Projects
Current Focus
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Regional Growth Plans |
Honest broker to ensure key stakeholders are engaged in the process |
| NBN | Advocacy and facilitation of business case for region to have accelerated roll out |
| Major Infrastructure Development | Identify, assess and advise government on key infrastructure priorities Support business case development / strengthening and regional collaboration |
| Water | Understand impacts and views of region and advise government. Advocate for and facilitate projects that help the region to adjust and/or adapt to changes in water policy |
| Education / Workforce Planning | Identify key regional projects to improve higher participation and provide advice to government. Engage regional stakeholders in the development of a Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Plan |
| Small Towns Service Delivery and enhancing the sustainability of dryland farming based communities | To research and facilitate initiatives to improve service delivery of small towns. To facilitate research into significant change projects to improve the sustainability and well being of dryland farming based communities |
| Tourism Investment | Research potential tourism development and infrastructure projects, assist to make ‘project ready’ and advise government on priorities |
| Cross Border Collaboration | Scope cross border issues, focussing on emergency management and essential services, and work with Department of Premier and Cabinet, regional stakeholders and other RDA’s to address issues. |
| Renewable Energy Investment | Monitor activity in the region, advise government as appropriate, consider actions to help LGA’s to become ‘solar investment ready’. |
| Boosting Leadership Capacity | Facilitate greater participation and ownership of the RSP’s and their priorities. Boost the capacity of organisations in the region to deliver leadership programs and initiatives |
| Indigenous Development | Identification of a key project/s and facilitation of business case development and funding applications to boost indigenous employment outcomes |
| Communication | Website enhancement, communications strategy development and implementation |
| Download a summary of key activities & achievements by the Loddon Mallee RDA from July-Dec 2011 (PDF 4.2 MB) | |
National Broadband Network Roll-out
The roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been identified as a priority in the Northern and Southern Loddon Mallee Regional Strategic Plans.
The NBN aims to transform Australia into one of the world’s leading digital economies by providing affordable, high-speed internet access across 93 per cent of the country. Economic modeling has shown regional areas to benefit more than metropolitan areas from increased internet connectivity through the NBN. On average, a 10 per cent increase in connectivity is predicted to raise regional output by 0.53 per cent compared with 0.38 per cent in metropolitan areas.
For more information on the National Broadband Network visit the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Murray Darling Basin Plan
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) released the proposed plan on Monday 28 November 2011. The Hume, Loddon Mallee and the Grampians Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees commissioned consultants to examine the impacts of the proposed plan on their communities and agricultural industries. A copy of the report is available below.
Download the Murray Darling Basin Authority Map (PDF 910.2 KB)
The RDA Committees are working with key local government, community and industry organisations to ensure concerns and pertinent information are effectively represented and communicated to the Murray Darling Basin Authority. For more information please visit the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
Floods
Victoria experienced heavy rainfall and flash flooding during the later half of 2010 and beginning of 2011. Flooding resulted in extensive damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure.
Assistance has been made available in 27 Local Government Areas including nine shires in the Loddon Mallee Region: Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Gunnawarra, Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mildura and Mount Aexander.
The following hardship and distress is available in all areas:
- Emergency Grants of up to $1,067 to provide assistance to meet immediate basic needs.
- Temporary living expense grants of up to $8,650 to assist households with the cost of temporary accommodation and living expenses.
- Re-establishment grants of up to $8.650 for repairs to structural damage to a residence and $8,650 to replace essential household contents such as furnishings and electrical goods.
For more information regarding NDRRA visit Emergency Management Australia.
