The Building Better Regions Fund provides funding for infrastructure and community investment projects that will create jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger regional communities into the future. Find out more at the information session on January 30

CEO, Todd Williams joined national and international speakers to discuss regions in transition and strategies for economic transformation at the Transition and Transformation Working Conference held in Victoria's Latrobe Valley this week

Regional Development Australia Hunter Chairman, Mr Michael Slater won the prestigious NSW Business Chamber’s Business Leader of the Year award 2016 at a ceremony in Sydney

Rural, regional and remote Australia can apply for funding to build better regions under a new fund announced by Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash

In her address to the Rural Press Club of Victoria, Minister for Regional Development, Senator the Hon Fiona Nash identified the Hunter as an exemplar of a community that showed initiative, aimed to shape our own future, and had strong local leadership

According to CEO, Todd Williams, Inland Rail is an important economic infrastructure project that will transform the transport of commodities and maximise the Port of Newcastle

RDA Hunter’s ME Program and students from its partner schools across the region recently attended the Greater Hunter Makers Festival where their STEM skills were showcased to Hunter industry and advanced manufacturers

RDA Hunter’s ME Program is running an iSTEM Workshop to help prepare schools to introduce iSTEM into their curriculum

NSW Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business, John Barilaro recently launched the Jobs for NSW Regional Jobs Now package - designed to support job growth among regional businesses across NSW

RDA Hunter invites you to an end of year event on Thursday 15th December to reflect on the success of the past six years and look forward to the future

CEO Todd Williams has been invited by University of Technology Sydney to join its Future of Manufacturing Forum which will explore the future of manufacturing in global markets and value chains

According to Todd Williams, Perhaps the greatest challenge for a family, a business, a region or a nation is the ability to attract investment that stimulates growth

“My job has been done, the things that I have been asked to do have been done well, there is money in the [RDA] bank and new projects ahead," Mr Williams said when announcing his resignation after close to seven years in the role

The inaugural Greater Hunter Makers Festival will bring people and ideas together, showcasing the Hunter Region’s world-class engineering and manufacturing capabilities

According to Chairman, Michael Slater, in his six years with RDA Hunter departing CEO Todd Williams has improved the Hunter’s national and international standing as a go-ahead region that is in charge of its own destiny

RDA Hunter’s ME Program and HVCCC recently helped students from Hamilton South Public School learn how Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology skills are applied in the workplace

ME Program Partner School, St Marys Gateshead last week won the national final of the 2016 Science and Engineering Challenge in Hobart, Tasmania

During her address at the National Conference of the Regional Development Australia network and SEGRA in Albany WA last week Federal Minister for Regional Development, The Hon Fiona Nash, said that regions play a major role in the national economy and are an important focus for the government

Join RDA Hunter for our Hunter Horizon event featuring James O'Loghlin on December 15th at Newcastle Museum

NSW is committed to make it simple and easy for talented migrant entrepreneurs to settle in Sydney and NSW and has recently announced nomination criteria for its Entrepreneur Visa

RDA Hunter welcomes the announcement of detailed plans to maintain and improve 300kms of the Golden Highway which was identified as a key regional priority in the organisation's Hunter Economic Infrastructure Plan

As RDA Hunter’ ME Program continues its work to encourage students to study STEM subjects, the region’s economic development organisation welcomes the release of the NSW’s Government’s Education and Learning Report 2016, which presents indicators of girl’s and women’s education and learning experiences

RDA Hunter invites Hunter high school representatives to attend an information session about ME Program High School STEM Grants 2016-2017

Jobs for NSW is a private sector-led, NSW Government-backed initiative focused on delivering the Premier’s number one priority of creating jobs by supporting high potential start-ups, SMEs and high impact export sectors in NSW