Interim Report on regional development and decentralisation tabled

THE Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation today tabled its Interim Report.

The Committee Chair, Dr John McVeigh MP, said: “this report provides an update on the work the Committee has undertaken to date, and the work it intends to complete in coming months.

“The Committee is encouraged by the response to its inquiry so far, with over 180 written submissions received, and 115 people appearing at public hearings held in regional and rural locations across the country.  In particular, the Committee is encouraged by the cross section of people from regional and rural communities who have shared their experiences and insights regarding best practice approaches to regional development, including ways to better support the social and economic future of their communities. There is however, more work to be done.

The Committee plans to hold further public hearings in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in early 2018, before tabling a final report later in the year.

The Committee’s Resolution of Appointment requires an Interim Report be tabled no later than 31 December 2017.  It follows the tabling of an Issues Paper by the Committee in August 2017.

The Interim Report and the Issues Paper can be found on the Committee’s website.

Interested members of the public may wish to track the committee via the website. 

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