Reports to the Region

Message from the Chair

GaryHardgrave This Supplementary Report is released further to the Quarterly Report (Summit Edition) released on 13 October 2022. While planning and conducting the inaugural ‘To 2042 and Beyond: Investing in SEQ’ Summit formed a significant body of work for the RDA Logan and Redlands this year, we have been committed to maintaining the RDA’s ongoing commitment to extensive consultations with key regional stakeholders and broader research to capture information and data to inform the revised Strategic Regional Plan.

In October 2020 the RDA released Logan and Redlands: The Centre of Economic and Employment Growth for Queensland which captured key issues and areas of focus. A key activity for the RDA throughout 2022 has been to review this document to reflect current and emerging opportunities with the intention of challenging the thinking around planning for the Region.

The Plan will be released in the coming months and will be substantially enriched as a result of the Summit, reflecting the need for cohesive, co-ordinated and long-term strategic regional planning.

If you wish to be part of this development work, please contact our Director Steve McDonald at drd@rdaloganandredlands.org.au for further information.

For further information on the RDA, go to https://rdaloganandredlands.org.au/. Information on Board members is available at https://rdaloganandredlands.org.au/about-us/board.

The Hon. Gary Hardgrave

Chair

Regional Development Australia Logan & Redlands Inc

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Building Partnerships

The Regional Development Australia Charter includes RDAs having an active and facilitative role in their communities with a clear focus on growing strong and confident regional economies that harness their competitive advantages, seize economic opportunities and attract investment.

Collaborating with other RDA Committees, all levels of government, and the private sector, RDAs will:

Facilitate regional economic development outcomes, investment, local procurement and jobs.
Promote greater regional awareness of and engagement with Australian Government policies, grant programs and research.
Improve Commonwealth regional policy making by providing intelligence and evidence based advice to the Australian Government on regional development issues.
Co-ordinate the development of a strategic regional plan, or work with suitable existing regional plans that will align with the Commonwealth’s regional priorities.

The work and objectives of RDA Logan & Redlands directly reflects this Charter.

Specifically, over the period July to September 2022, the RDA:

held discussions with Griffith University on closer relations;
held discussions with the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in relation to proposed Investment Summit;
met with officials from Redland City Council
held several meetings with relevant South East Queensland Regional Development Australia Committees as part of planning for the September 2022 SEQ Investment Summit;
participated at Suburban Futures event;
participated at Redlands Connected Breakfast event;
met with Griffith University regarding engagement with RDA Logan & Redlands;
contributed to the Hon Kristy McBain MP briefing for the Jobs and Skills Summit;
met with local Federal Members;
participated in meeting with visiting international transport specialist;
participated in meeting between RDA Logan & Redlands and Commonwealth officials;
participated in Rankin Jobs and Skills Summit;
met with various businesses in relation to speaking at and/or attending the September 2022 SEQ Investment Summit;
met with Employment Facilitators from across SEQ;
participated at ESG - Driving Future Investment in Queensland event;
participated as a member of the Redlands Job Committee Meeting;
met with Walker Corporation (Toondah Harbour);
met with and visited Western Sydney under auspices of Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd (WSROC); and
hosted the SEQ Investment Summit opened by the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP and attended by SEQ RDAs, Regional Chambers of Commerce, Council representatives, Members of the Queensland Parliament, skilling institutions, businesses, community organisations, Australian Government representatives, Queensland Government representatives, think tanks and research organisations.

If you wish to connect with the RDA, please contact its Director Steve McDonald at drd@rdaloganandredlands.org.au. For further information on the RDA, go to https://rdaloganandredlands.org.au.

Joint South East Queensland Regional Development Australia Activity

Funding Opportunities

Invitation to Action

Report to the Region

July - September 2022

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Grants Finder [Qld Govt]

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Austrade Export Grants

Advance Queensland

Logan City Council

Redland City Council