RDA Hunter is a not-for-profit incorporated association. We work with all levels of government, regional businesses and the wider community to implement the Government’s Regional Investment Framework (RIF) and support economic growth in the Hunter region.

As representatives of our local communities, we:

• Focus activities and strategy on delivery of the RIF, including investment in people, places, services, and industries and local economies
• Support regional stakeholders, including local government and the not-for-profit-sector, to seek grant opportunities that advance strategic regional priorities
• Support decarbonisation efforts and the transformation to a net zero economy and enable regional linkages between sectors to achieve these aims
• Build the evidence for economic development, including innovation and diversification strategies
• Facilitate meaningful engagement across the three levels of government to ensure investments deliver better outcomes for regions, and
• Contribute relevant data and local intelligence to support the evidence base to inform regional development strategies, program design and policy responses.