RDA Hume plays a proactive role in progressing the economic outcomes for the region. The below resources have been created to advocate for and inform positive regional development in the Hume region, while supporting the overarching plan for the region, the Hume Strategy for Sustainable Communities.
RDA Hume Business Plan 2025-2026
RDA Hume’s strategic focus areas aim to diversify and strengthen Hume’s economic position by leveraging the region’s natural assets, established and emerging industries and comparative advantages.
Our business activities support the achievement of these outcomes through facilitation, engagement and seeking sustainable solutions for long-term regional benefit.
For 2025-26 these include:
- Water: Work in partnership with Regional Partnerships to support water access and security.
- Infrastructure to unlock regional growth: Identify and advocate for funding of critical enabling infrastructure that strengthens the Hume region’s competitive advantage and attracts investment.
- Energy security and transition: Support the Hume region’s energy security, reliability and transition to net zero by identifying opportunities, threats and key areas of investment while backing the energy transition of key industries.
- Workforce and skills development: Strengthen the Hume regional economy through the development of a localised workforce strategy that supports transformative change through capacity building and leveraging the region’s strengths across all sectors.
- Housing: Advocate and support the development of diverse, fit for purpose accommodation solutions that meet the needs of the Hume region.
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