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Start me up: powering the engines to drive forward regional Australia

25/06/2024

Change. For some, change is exciting. It unsettles, and that sense of nervous anticipation for what’s ahead can serve as an incredible motivator. For others it’s hard.

Potato power – how a Tasmanian factory is creating a cleaner, greener future

24/06/2024

The fertile lands surrounding Ulverstone in north-west Tasmania have made it a hub for agriculture and food manufacturing.

World-first study to examine regional Australia’s worker need and skilled refugee employment

18/06/2024

A pioneering new research project is set to shape win-win solutions that help address regional Australia’s chronic skill shortages and ensure skilled refugees find employment.

Metro to regional movers multiply, with millennials leading the march

31/05/2024

The number of city-dwellers choosing a life in the regions has hit a 12-month high, with the latest Regional Movers Index (RMI) showing metro to regional relocations have surged in the first quarter of the year.

Rebalance the Nation is a vision for more Australians to be living prosperously in the region.

At the heart of Rebalance the Nation, is the Regionalisation Ambition 2032, a framework to direct the actions of government, industry and the community to support more Australians living in our regions.

Based on 10 years of RAI research, it is a set of 20 targets across five important pillars to improve life in regional Australia so that more Australians can call the regions home.

Here we showcase the work RAI together with communities, leading Australian organisations, industry and government is doing to achieve the 2032 ambition.

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Pledge Tally

Pledges are a way organisations can show support of the Regionalisation Ambition 2032.

Organisations show support by making a pledge that aligns to a pillar and will contribute to one of the Ambition’s targets. Listen here to some of the fantastic pledges that organisations across Australia have already made.

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Population

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Jobs and Skills

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Liveability

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Productivity and Innovation

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Resilience and Sustainability

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Interested in making a pledge?

Pledges are a way organisations can show support of the National Regionalisation Ambition 2032.

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Our Supporters

Regional Activators Alliance

The Regional Activators’ Alliance (RAA) is a powerful coalition of regional stakeholders who work with the RAI to change the narrative and show the rest of the country the opportunities available to live, work and invest in regional Australia.
Advance Cairns
Albury City Council
Banana Shire Council
Bathurst Regional Council
Broken Hill City Council
Central Highlands Development Corporation
Central NSW Joint Organisation
City of Ballarat
City of Mount Gambier
Committee for Greater Shepparton
Cradle Coast Authority
District Council of Streaky Bay
Dubbo Regional Council
Glen Innes Severn Council
Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Hay Shire Council
Heritage Bank
Latrobe City Council
Mid-Western Regional Council
Mildura Rural City Council
Moree Plains Shire Council
Neon Logic
Orange City Council
Parkes Shire Council
RDA Goldfields Esperance
RDA Mid West Gascoyne (RDAMWG)
RDA Murray
RDA Orana
RDA Riverina
RDA Southern Inland
RDA Tasmania
RDA Wide Bay Burnett
Regional Development Australia - Central West
Regional Development South Australia Adelaide
Regional Development South Australia Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island
Regional Development South Australia Barossa, Gawler, Light, Adelaide Plains
Regional Development South Australia Eyre Peninsula
Regional Development South Australia Far North
Regional Development South Australia Limestone Coast
Regional Development South Australia Murraylands & Riverland
Regional Development South Australia Yorke & Mid North
South Gippsland Shire Council
Tamworth Regional Council
Tatiara District Council
Temora Shire Council
Think Regional
Tilma Group
Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise
Western Downs Regional Council
Wimmera Southern Mallee Development
Work+Stay SSI

Regional Australia Council

The Regional Australia Council (RAC) was established in 2020 by the RAI to convene some of Australia’s most forward thinking and influential organisations who are committed to elevating and prioritising regional Australia.
Aurizon
Australia Post
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Commonwealth Bank
Downer Group
Elders
Essential Energy
KPMG
NBN Co
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Optus
Telstra
Transgrid
Woolworths

The National Alliance for Regionalisation

The National Alliance for Regionalisation (the Alliance) will provide knowledge sharing and national leadership to ensure the targets and aspirations set out in the Regionalisation Ambition 2032 remain relevant and central to decision-making for regional Australia over the next decade. 
ACCAN
AHURi
Ai Group
Australian Local Government Association
Australian Medical Association
Australian Regional Tourism
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation
Business Council of Australia
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia
Country Education Partnership
Engineers Australia
Independent Schools Australia
Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia
Insurance Council of Australia
Migration Institute of Australia
Minerals Council of Australia
National Catholic Education Commission
National Farmers Federation
National Rural Health Alliance
National Rural Womens Coalition
Planning Institute Australia
Real Estate Institute of Australia
Regional Arts Australia
Regional Aviation Association of Australia
Regional Capitals Australia
Regional Universities Network
Royal Far West
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Rural Councils Victoria
Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Welcoming Australia