Regional Cooperation & Development Forum

REGIONS ARE DYNAMIC, MOVING THROUGH BOOM AND BUST CYCLES AND TIMES OF GROWTH AND DECLINE.

WITH CASE STUDIES AND FACILITATED HYPOTHETICAL SESSIONS AND Q&A PANELS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS, THIS YEAR’S FORUM FOCUSES ON 2 MAIN THEMES:

BOOM OR BUST: THE REGIONAL YO-YO DIET
The rising pressures of rapidly growing regions, and those in decline, who are the winners and losers and how it relates to housing, youth, immigration and social cohesion, the impact of drought, funding and resilience.

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
Digital readiness, the importance of social connectivity in a digital world, transport linkages and the challenges of digital demography with large, geographically-dispersed communities.

 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

 

SUNDAY 16 JUNE 2019
8.00am	Registration Opens
9.30am	Welcome to Country Wally Bell
9.40am	ALGA President's Opening
9.50am	Keynote Address: Gretel Killeen — Personal experiences in our regions, setting the scene and hypothetical introduction
10.05am	Hypothetical: Boom or Bust: the Regional Yo-Yo Diet Examining regional growth and decline related to social cohesion, settlement, impacts of drought and funding
11.15am	MORNING TEA
11.45am	Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government Address
12.00pm	Q&A Panel How regional leaders are tackling real problems in our rural and regional communities
12.45pm	State of the Regions Report Launch
1.15pm	LUNCH
2.15pm	Connected Communities Exploring digital readiness telecommunications, transport, youth projects and successful Local Government initiatives
3.30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
4:00pm	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
4:15pm	Closing remarks