NOW OPEN – BUILDING BETTER REGIONS FUND ROUND 4 FOR DROUGHT AFFECTED AREAS

The $841.6 million Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) supports the Australian Government’s commitment to: create jobs drive economic growth build stronger regional communities into the future For Round 4 there is a total of $200 million available The Community Investments Stream will fund new or expanded local events, strategic regional plans, or leadership and capability […]
SAVE THE DATE – RDA Hunter’s 2020 Regional Development Summit

RDA Hunter is pleased to announce its highly anticipated annual conference The 2020 Regional Development Summit will be held as follows: Friday 28th February 2020 10.30am – 3.30pm (Coffee and registration at 10am) Noah’s on the Beach Cnr Shortland Esplanade and Zaara Street, Newcastle We are delighted that seasoned journalist & respected news current affairs […]
HUNTER DEFENCE NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR ITS NEXT SEMINAR ON 2 DEC: DEFENCE TENDERING 101

The Australian Industry and Defence Network Incorporated (AIDN) NSW, Hunter Defence and Goal Group have teamed to deliver a seminar for businesses that are seeking opportunities in the Defence market. The seminar, Defence Tendering 101, will be delivered by an exceptionally experienced presenter with over two decades of front-line Defence tendering and project implementation experience […]
INDUSTRY TRAINER SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION EVENING

Fully Government Subsidised ‘Industry Trainer Scholarship’ Information Evening – ‘Trades to Training’ Supported Trainer & Assessor Career Change Program Thu Oct 17, 2019 6pm – 7:30pm Wests Mayfield, 32 Industrial Dr, Mayfield NSW 2304, Australia To register you interest please email [email protected] or call 4922 0122 Hunter people with trades-based or health and community qualifications […]
THE COWORK SPACE CESSNOCK

Coworking is a chance to work as an individual or team within a professional shared office space. It is a pooling of resources, expertise and industry under one roof. Sometimes that roof is over a multi-storey building, and sometimes it is a single floor, set up and fit out to suit a specific niche market. […]
RDA HUNTER JOINS JUDGING PANEL FOR NSW REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENT & COMMUNITY AWARDS

RDA Hunter was pleased to contribute to the executive judging of the NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards in Sydney recently. Director, Special Projects, Kate O’Mara joined the panel of judges from across NSW that voted on finalists and winners in eight categories: – Awards Australia Connecting Communities Award – Department of Planning, Industry and […]
RDA HUNTER COLLABORATES TO HOST INDONESIAN DELEGATION

RDA Hunter was fortunate to work with Monash University and in collaboration with the University of Newcastle recently to host a delegation from Indonesia. The group of 30 government representatives was studying the financial inclusion of Indonesian Women using Australia as a case study. The delegation also visited Melbourne and Sydney as part of the […]
LEARNING HITS NEW HEIGHTS – The Inaugural Altitude Accord Scholarship Tour 2019

“You’re a capability,” was Dr Tony Lindsay’s insightful takeaway message for the first-ever winners of the Altitude Accord Scholarship Tour recently. Dr Lindsay is the Director of Lockheed Martin’s (LM) STELaRLab. He was addressing students during their visit to the company’s impressive R&D lab – LM’s only such facility outside of the U.S. “You’re young […]
NSW GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF HUNTER DEFENCE STEM PROGRAM INTO SHOALHAVEN

The Shoalhaven region is set to benefit from a NSW Government program that upskills and prepares school leavers for technical apprenticeships and traineeships in the region’s defence industry. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee today announced the expansion to the Shoalhaven of the STEMship program that has been operating successfully in the Hunter […]
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS STATE BOUNDARIES

NSW and Queensland collaborate to help boost workforce development in Australia’s regions. Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices in Hunter and Townsville recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to develop the workforce of Queensland’s North and North West region. RDA Townsville & North West Queensland will share the expertise RDA Hunter has […]