OUR work

The committee of RDA Goldfields Esperance is comprised of volunteer members drawn from community, business, government and not-for-profit organisations across the region. The Chairperson is appointed by the Minister for Regional Development. Our committee members have a broad and diverse skills base and bring leadership and experiences from a variety of backgrounds.

An Australian government initiative

Regional Development Australia (RDA) is an Australian Government Initiative which brings together all three levels of government and is funded by the Australian Government (and by state, territory and local governments in some jurisdictions).

The RDA program is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

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THE RDA NETWORK

Our network is made up of local leaders who work across government, business and community groups all with the goal to improve their local region. This is achieved by supporting economic and workforce development, local procurement, strategic regional planning and informing government programs and infrastructure investments.

There are 9 RDA Committees in WA covering all areas of the state, including one RDA committee for metropolitan Perth.

Under the RDA charter, WA RDA Committees are responsible for:

providing independent advice to all three levels of government on critical issues affecting their regions
collaborating with relevant stakeholders to identify economic opportunities and leverage private and public sector investment to their regions
connecting regional businesses, councils and industry sectors with international trade partners, financial markets and potential investors
working closely with community leaders to identify funding sources and develop project proposals to support economic growth
providing assistance to local communities to develop project proposals to support economic growth
promoting awareness of government programs in the RDA community