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THE REGION RDA-South West

Welcome

Welcome to the latest

update about the work

being done by

Regional Development

Australia in the South

West.

The Australian

Government tasks

RDAs to report on

activities in relation to

the RDA Charter and

agreed working

agenda which is

endorsed both by local

representatives and by

the Commonwealth.

RDA Board 2018-19

Led by Chairman,

Duncan Anderson, the

RDA Board comprises:

Scott Robinson

(Deputy)

Bernice Butlion

(Treasurer)

Posy Barnes

Dr Jack Carlsen

Kevin Haylock

Dr Robyn Morris

Claire Savage

Charles Jenkinson (ex-officio)

BBRF successes hit $20m mark

The South West enjoyed more success

with the Building Better Regions Fund,

adding another $8.6m funding to the

account.

Capecare’s Dunsborough Village has been

awarded $7.1m in Federal funding from round

3 of BBRF.

The project will include 21 independent living

apartments as well as an 80-bed residential

care facility that will provide dementia and

palliative care for people in the region.

The Village will also provide other

infrastructure including a community centre,

Country Women’s Association facilities,

wellness services and lifestyle/social

activities.

Capecare CEO Stephen Carmody has been

working on the project for some time and

engaged RDASW to run a REMPLAN

economic analysis of the project.

The Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup also

engaged RDA economic modelling capacity

to make the case for upgrading the Apple Fun

Park.

WA’s best free fun park was awarded $1.5m

to upgrade and renovate the park, making the

tourist attraction even bigger and better. The

allocation was part of the Commonwealth’s

$70m tourism investment this round.

Overall, the South West has secured $20.4m

in Infrastructure Stream funding for a total

project value of $66.8m. Projects have been

spread over a dozen projects.

The smaller scale Community Stream saw

success for the Nature Conservation

Margaret River Region Inc which plans to

deliver leadership workshops and develop

action plans.

Regional Community Stream investment is

almost $86,000 funding for six projects.

this issue

SW timber hub P2

Influencing science P3

Make a date P4

I S S U E

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Most people don’t know that Australian

produced timber has accreditation for

environmental sustainability.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest

Certification (PEFC) cover most operations

and meet Australian Standards.

PEFC operates under the Responsible Wood

scheme and includes a full chain of custody

from forest to outlet.

The next time you buy wood for a job around

the home, buy Australian as it will be compliant

with sustainable practices and responsible

forestry management.

The South West is among a

handful of pilot forestry hubs

planned to boost the industry.

The Commonwealth has

announced plans to boost the

forestry industry by launching

nine regional forestry hubs

across the country. Pilot hubs will

be established in the initial

phases.

Four pilot hubs will be set up in

Dardanup in Western Australia

plus Tasmania, NSW, and across

the South Australia and Victoria

border.

Another five hubs will be brought

… AND ACTION

Visit stuns Chinese moviemakers

RDASW partnered with a

host of interests to

showcase the South West

to a party of influential

Chinese filmmakers and

investors.

Leading Chinese film

industry players visited

Perth and Fremantle before

seeing the best of potential

locations across the South

West.

Locations included

Bunbury, Busselton,

Margaret River and a bevvy

of hotspots from caves to

beaches and wineries to

the forests.

Legend Media Group

organised the event with

the local support of

businesses, the South

West Development

Commission, Creative

Corner and RDASW.

A ‘Creative Forum’ exposed

the delegation to members

of the region’s creative

industries sector looking to

be involved with projects

that are in the pipeline.

Following the visit,

delegates undertook

location recces in Broome,

Karajini and mining towns.

ACCC priorities

In addition to an ongoing

focus on ensuring small

businesses protection under

the Competition and

Consumer Act, ACCC

priorities for 2019 include a

watch on franchising,

removing unfair contract

terms, and anti-competitive

conduct in commercial

construction markets.

on line in 2020 following the

initial $12.5m investment.

Demand for sustainable timber

is expected to quadruple by

2050 and the aim is to grow a

billion more trees by 2030.

That target translates to an

additional 400,000ha of new

forests which translate to about

18 million tonnes of carbon

storage.

Picture: Nola Marino MP with

Patrick Warrand, Shane

Schwarz, Matt Granger, Geoff

Brookes, Ian Telfer and Mick

Bennett.

Growing trees means

growing jobs and

locking up carbon

Accreditation – seeing the wood from the trees

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS …

Lomax Media was engaged to film the whole Bunbury

presentation which can be seen online. Just get in touch with

us to get the password access. The presentation is limited

access only. Email admin@rdasouthwest.com.au or buy the

book ‘Stop talking: Start influencing

Influence it’s all

just neuroscience

CCTV focus

Safer Communities

Fund success

The Federal Government

will provide the City of

Busselton with $300,000

for its Community Safety

Project.

Grant funds became

available from Round 3 of

the Commonwealth's

$30m Safer Communities

Fund.

The money will be used to

increase surveillance

throughout the region

including the Busselton

Foreshore, and in

Dunsborough the

Naturaliste Community

Centre and the John

Edwards Pavilion.

The City of Busselton

notes that funding will help

extend surveillance

capacity at these key

locations which have

experienced repeated

incidents of vandalism and

anti-social behaviour

which has disappointed

residents and proved

costly.

As well as local factors, a

stated aim of the project is

to ensure that visiting

families feel safe and

experience the great

community facilities that

City of Busselton residents

enjoy year round.

You have a lot of brains

apparently – not just the

one according to Dr Jared

Horvath – and the knack is

knowing how to get the best

out of them.

As part of a leadership boost

and linking in with the Creative

Corner’s Emergence Projects

week, Dr Horvath was

engaged to deliver two

presentations on what makes

your brain tick and how you

can exploit natural inclinations

to show regional leadership by

influencing others.

All our collective little brains

are competing for your

attention and want to dominate

your ‘coder’, aka the control

centre in your frontal lobe

which decides what is

important and takes priority. All

that clever stuff simply means

that when you are trying to

influence, you need to know

what’s going on in everyone’s

head so that you can corner the

market on someone’s attention

and therefore lead them down

the path of your choice without

having your message diluted by

other distractions.

Dr Horvath’s top tips are:

■ You are the crux of

information and since people

have one focus – it needs to be

on you

■ Audiences have a 15-minute

attention span

■ Present information in blocks

■ Keep it simple

■ Engage your target with

questions to get them thinking

■ Don’t mix written words with

spoken

Special guest Dr Jared Horvath with RDASW Director of Regional Development, Charles Jenkinson and SWDC

A/Assistant Director Industry & Business, Mat Lewis who combined to pull the event together.

And if you missed the show …

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Lotterywest Grants Clinics

Are you planning a project or event that may require grant support? Or

are you just keen to find out a bit more information about Lotterywest’s

grants program?

Book an appointment via email ( grants@lotterywest.wa.gov.au )with

one of the visiting team who will be available at council chambers in:

■ Nannup - May 29, 1.30-3.30pm

■ Margaret River - May 30, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

■ Augusta - May 31, 10.30am–10pm

EC DEV 101

Regional centres

are key

Questions of equity

regularly feature in

economic development

debate but the reality is

that every small town

doesn’t get metro level

facilities. However, the

key is to boost regional

centres and like ripples

from a pebble thrown in

a pond, the benefits will

flow to all the smaller

towns. For the South

West, Bunbury and

Busselton are the

population centres

attracting services.

Tech Times Issue 00 Month

WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Events/presentations

Chinese film delegation

Creative Forum

Mumpreneurs

South West Sports Star Awards

Westports Progress Update

Consultancies/feedback

Regional development policy

Bunbury Outer Ring Road Economic Advisory Group

Engagement

AusIndustry

Austrade

Bunbury Business & Industry Liaison Group

Bunbury Development Committee

Bunbury-Geographe Growth Plan

Bunbury-Geographe Economic Alliance

Busselton-Margaret River Airport

City of Busselton Economic Development Taskforce

Department of Employment

Don Punch MLA

Forest Industries Federation of WA

Jiaxing Business Office

ECONOMIC

MODELLING

RDA-South West has

advanced its economic

modelling capacity by

engaging an officer to run

analyses of projects and to

provide regional data to

support public and private

sector projects.

Anyone who wants to fully

understand their community,

run impact scenarios should

contact the RDA office on

9721-1111 for a discussion.

RDASW can be contracted

for in-depth economic and

community data, but some of

the software can be

accessed publicly and for

free. Just visit

www.rdasouthwest.com.au

and follow the REMPLAN

links

Your RDA touching bases

Go Geo

Main Roads

Nola Marino MHR

RDA National Forum

Recfishwest

Local Government – Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Dardanup, Donnybrook, Harvey

Mick Murray MLA

South West Academy of Sport

South West Angels

South West Development Commission

South West Infrastructure Group

Dr Steve Thomas MLC

www.rdasouthwest.com.au