Government Consultations
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Benefit to Australia Bill) 2020 The Parliament of Australia invites comment on the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (benefit to Australia) Bill 2020, which looks to ensure that all...AusFAC 2021 Wrap Up
RDA Northern Rivers was a leading partner and committee member for the recent AusFAC 2021 agripreneurs challenge, held in the Byron region on 19 and 20 April 2021. Six of the most innovative Aussie agripreneurs came to Byron Bay for our event. We kicked off with a...Honouring our local heroes a win for Paris from Yamba
RDA Northern Rivers congratulates our local 2021 Heywire Storytelling Competition winner, Paris from Yamba. Paris’ story recounts the experience of the bushfires that swept through Angourie, Yuraygir National Park and Sharks Creek near Yamba in 2019. “It was a time...Government Consultations
Stage 2 Renewable Energy Zones The COAG Energy Council invites comment on a consultation paper on Renewable Energy Zones (REZs). The Stage 2 consultation paper sets out options for how REZs could be implemented in the near term. It addresses the questions of how to...Building Better Regions Fund Round Five now open
Round Five of the Building Better Regions Fund – Infrastructure Projects Stream and Community Investments Stream are now open and will close on 5 March 2021. The Round Five Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) will invest $200 million into regional Australia with...Local supply chains a focus for RDA Northern Rivers Chair
The Hon Don Page has been reappointed to chair the RDA Northern Rivers Committee and has wasted no time setting an RDA Northern Rivers focus to encourage Northern Rivers businesses to go local and reduce our reliance on Chinese imports and exports. Mr Page recently...Take your agri-innovation to the world
The Northern Rivers is set to host the best of Australian agricultural innovation with AusFAC2021 coming to the region on 19 – 20 March 2021. AusFAC is the Australian arm of the Global Future Agro Challenge (FAC). Each year six Australian agripreneurs are...Government Consultations
Medicinal Cannabis Permit Reform The Therapeutic Goods Administration invites comment on the structure, design and administrative processes for medicinal cannabis related permits. Submissions close Friday 18 December 2020. Consistency of Food Regulatory Approaches The...nbn Business Fibre Zones come to the Northern Rivers
Superfast business internet is coming to Lismore and Ballina through nbn Business Fibre Zones with speeds close to 1Gbps
