RDA Northern Rivers supporting communities during COVID-19
RDA Northern Rivers has been commended by the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories and Federal Member for Forrest, The Hon Nola Marino MP for our outstanding work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local supply chains a focus for RDA Northern Rivers Chair
The Hon Don Page has been reappointed to chair the RDA Northern Rivers Board 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 spoke...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...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...Seeking local SMEs with an interest in hydrogen technology
RDA Northern Rivers is currently preparing an expression of interest (EOI) for the National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) Regional Hydrogen Technology Clusters seed funding program. From the NERA website: “NERA’s Hydrogen Seed Funding Program supports the...North Coast NSW Employment Strategy and Action Plan
The North Coast NSW Employment Strategy and Action Plan was launched simultaneously in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast by the federal members of parliament for each region, the Hon Kevin Hogan, MP, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister and member for...My Future Workforce connects local employers and jobseekers
The My Future Workforce Platform provides a career-focused approach to job seeking and recruitment, and it’s free to use for all
North Coast Employment Strategy – The future of work in the North Coast of NSW – 2020-2025
Regional Development Australia Northern Rivers (RDANR) and Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) have launched their joint discussion paper, survey and call for submissions to help inform the North Coast Employment Strategy 2020-2025. The project is...North Coast Skills Snapshot
In 2019 RDA Northern Rivers and RDA Mid North Coast collaborated to gather information from North Coast businesses to better understand skills shortages in the North Coast region and develop policies and programs to address them. The data collected through this...Changes to Regional Visas: What it Means for Northern Rivers visa applicants
RDA Northern Rivers is the Regional Certifying Body for the Department of Home Affair’s Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) and we also provide assessments on behalf of the NSW Government for regional sponsorship for the 489 visa sub-class. Recently, the...Submission to the Draft North Coast Regional Plan
The RDA Northern Rivers’ submission to the NSW Government’s Draft North Coast Regional Plan is now available through the submissions page on our website
