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Reforming remote and regional road funding in Australia
The latest publication from Austroads examines the current funding and financing arrangements for regional and remote roads in Australia and considers the implications of road funding reforms.
Demystifying drones workshop for filmmakers
Screenworks is hosting a workshop for local filmmakers and drone operators in Lennox Head on Friday 16 September 2016
On the Frontline: Climate Change and Rural Communities report
This new report from the Climate Council assesses the impact on rural communities of climatic change revealing both the challenges and opportunities for regional Australia.
Venture capital and Agri-food innovation
The Agfunder News article ‘Australia’s Venture Capital Industry Needs to Catch Up with Local Agri-Food Innovation’ reviews the buzz in the Agri-food startup scene while identifying what government and big multinationals can do to support its growth.
The latest approach to farming is vertical
‘Worlds largest vertical farm grows without soil, sunlight or water in Newark’, featured in The Guardian, takes a look at vertical farming projects being implemented in disused factories and buildings in US cities as a new type of urban farming.
University of Canberra Regional Wellbeing Survey
The first report from the University of Canberra 2015 Regional Wellbeing Survey focuses on wellbeing, liveability, and resilience in regional Australia.
Reimagining New South Wales: how the care economy could help unclog our cities
The Conversation has released a series of articles under the title Reimagining New South Wales, to envisage new ways to tackle old problems and identify emerging trends across the state
Farming Co-operatives first National Forum
The first National Forum of the Farm Co-operatives and Collaboration Pilot Program will be held on 29 and 30 of August 2016
New tax incentives to boost start-ups
Two new tax incentives designed to make investing in Australian start-ups more attractive started on 1 July 2016
NSW Treasury Intergenerational Report 2016
The NSW Department of Treasury Intergenerational Report 2016 was released in May 2016 and provides an insight into what NSW might look like in the next 40 years. Published every five years, it projects demographic, workforce and housing trends across NSW over the next four decades. It also provides a long-term projection of the State’s economic and fiscal position.
