Northern Regional Development Australia Alliance - Northern Alliance

Who We Are

The Northern RDA Alliance comprises eight RDAs whose regions make up Northern Australia.  This network, representing the Gascoyne in Western Australia to Gladstone in Central Queensland, has been meeting to explore common interests and issues.  Our aim is to support policies and to prioritise investment opportunities to ensure the sustainable development of Northern Australia.

Further information can be accessed here:

Northern Australia Whitepaper

Northern RDA Alliance Communique

Northern RDA Alliance Outline

Northern RDA Alliance Communique 16

Key Points

Key points about Regional Development Australia offices in the Northern Alliance:

• All independent not for profit organisations

• Recognised as government entities for GST purposes

• Willing to facilitate activities across government boundaries and portfolios

• Flexible, adaptive, efficient and effective at delivering new initiatives

• Staff and members are comprehensively regionally based and have local connections to community across the whole north

• Have contributed to regional planning in partnership with our communities since inception
  
• Broad stakeholder base and knowledge of local communities and conditions