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Regional Roadmap Summary 2016 - 2020 - Page 1
Regional Roadmap Summary2016 - 2020
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Message from the Chair
Regional Development Australia (RDA) is a federally funded network of 55 committees across Australia, charged with supporting the growth and development of their regional communities.
Part of RDA’s role is to develop and maintain a Regional Plan or ‘Roadmap’ that provides an overview of each of the regions, including a description of the region, its strengths, challenges, opportunities and critical issues.
This Roadmap serves as a document that outlines key messages that are relevant across the whole DDSW region and designed to help promote the regions comparative and competitive advantages and drive its economic performance.
The DDSW region consists of the 10 Local Government areas of; Balonne, Bulloo, Goondiwindi, Maranoa, Murweh, Paroo Quilpie, Southern Downs, Toowoomba and Western Downs. The region is recognised for its strong agricultural industry, education and health service sectors and developing transport and logistics industries. However, like all regions, we have our challenges, and the implementation of this 2016-2020 Roadmap in collaboration with other key stakeholders will assist to mitigate these.
RDA’s are established to advise and deliver to the Federal Government on five clear actions:
1. Maintain and keep current a three to five year regional plan (Roadmap) that focuses on economic development of their region
2. Provide advice on priority activities that will drive economic development and take advantage of comparative advantages, based on consultation with key stakeholders
3. Assist local community stakeholders to develop project proposals and help shepherd them to appropriate public and/or private funding sources
4. Providing advice to the Government on critical issues affecting the region5. Increasing Awareness of Government Programs
The committee of RDA DDSW has identified the following six regional priorities that will help deliver our charter by identifying actions within this summary to achieve these goals. We will monitor our performance in working with stakeholders on these activities to continuously improve RDA DDSW’s effectiveness within the region.
1. Nation-building Infrastructure2. Connectivity – Road, Rail, Air and Telecommunications3. Innovation4. Diversifying regional economies5. Collaboration6. Community Vitality
Cr Vic Pennisi GAICD
Chair – RDA Darling Downs & South West Qld
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Pe
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nts
Go
al 1
: D
eve
lop
an
d u
pd
ate
a r
eg
ion
al
roa
dm
ap
as
a k
ey d
oc
um
en
t to
fo
cu
s RD
A
ac
tion
on
reg
ion
al p
riorit
ies
1.
Pro
du
ce
a ro
ad
ma
p
do
cu
me
nt w
ith
ap
pro
pria
te e
ng
ag
em
en
t a
nd
co
nsi
de
ratio
n
of p
riorit
y is
sue
s
A ro
ad
ma
p th
at r
efle
cts
a
nd
ad
dre
sse
s ke
y re
gio
na
l iss
ue
s a
nd
p
riorit
ies
• Th
e p
rod
uc
tion
of
a q
ua
lity
roa
dm
ap
d
oc
um
en
t in
lin
e w
ith
fed
era
l go
vern
me
nt
prio
ritie
s, p
lan
s a
nd
po
licie
s
• D
eta
iled
revi
ew
an
nu
ally
2.
Co
nd
uc
t a d
eta
iled
revi
ew
of t
he
roa
dm
ap
on
ce
p
er y
ea
r an
d d
eve
lop
a
n a
nn
ua
l ac
tion
pla
n
ea
ch
ye
ar b
ase
d o
n th
e
up
da
ted
roa
dm
ap
.
Gu
idin
g R
DA
ac
tion
s a
nd
me
asu
ring
the
p
erfo
rma
nc
e o
f RD
A in
the
re
gio
n
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
the
roa
dm
ap
is
inc
orp
ora
ted
into
d
ay
to d
ay
RDA
d
ec
isio
n-m
aki
ng
.
• Th
e c
on
du
ct o
f an
a
nn
ua
l rev
iew
of t
he
su
mm
ary
of t
he
roa
d
ma
p a
nd
pro
du
ctio
n
of a
revi
sed
ve
rsio
n b
y Ju
ne
30
ea
ch
ye
ar
3.
Rep
ort
to re
gio
na
l st
ake
ho
lde
rs o
n R
DA
a
ctiv
itie
s b
y u
pd
atin
g
info
rma
tion
on
the
RD
A
we
bsi
te a
nd
by
co
nvey
ing
in
form
atio
n in
lin
e w
ith th
e
co
mm
un
ica
tion
pla
n.
Info
rme
d s
take
ho
lde
rs
with
op
po
rtu
niti
es
to
co
llab
ora
te w
ith R
DA
• Th
e le
vel o
f re
po
rtin
g
to s
take
ho
lde
rs v
ia
the
we
bsi
te a
nd
by
ac
tiviti
es
ou
tlin
ed
in th
e
co
mm
un
ica
tion
pla
n.
1.
Ma
inta
in a
nd
ke
ep
cu
rre
nt a
thre
e to
five
ye
ar r
eg
ion
al p
lan
(Ro
ad
ma
p)
tha
t fo
cu
ses
on
e
co
no
mic
d
eve
lop
me
nt
of
the
ir re
gio
n,
taki
ng
in
to
ac
co
un
t C
om
mo
nw
ea
lth, S
tate
, Te
rrito
ry a
nd
Lo
ca
l Gov
ern
me
nt
pla
ns
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Go
al 1
: Es
tab
lish
an
effe
ctiv
e d
ata
-hu
b.
1.
Dev
elo
p a
da
ta-h
ub
of
info
rma
tion
tha
t ma
ps
cu
rren
t in
frast
ruc
ture
in
the
reg
ion
. En
sure
th
at t
he
hu
b m
ake
s d
ata
ap
pro
pria
te a
nd
a
cc
ess
ible
to s
take
ho
lde
rs.
Pro
vid
e m
ea
nin
gfu
l an
d
ac
ce
ssib
le d
ata
to th
e
fed
era
l go
vern
me
nt a
nd
re
gio
na
l sta
keh
old
ers
to
sup
po
rt p
lan
nin
g, p
olic
y a
nd
de
cis
ion
-ma
kin
g
• D
esc
ribe
the
na
ture
o
f a d
ata
-hu
b, i
ts
ch
ara
cte
ristic
s a
nd
th
e p
roc
ess
for
est
ab
lish
ing
it.
• Th
e u
se a
nd
e
ffec
tive
ne
ss o
f a d
ata
-h
ub
for s
take
ho
lde
rs
invo
lve
d in
infra
stru
ctu
re
dev
elo
pm
en
t.
2.
Dev
elo
p a
ma
pp
ing
too
l to
ass
ess
the
vita
lity
of
co
mm
un
itie
s. M
ake
this
a
vaila
ble
to c
om
mu
niti
es
to a
sse
ss v
italit
y a
nd
RD
A’s
co
ntr
ibu
tion
to
co
mm
un
itie
s
• D
esi
gn
an
d d
eve
lop
a
n a
pp
rop
riate
da
ta
pla
tform
, in
clu
din
g
a m
ap
pin
g to
ol.
• Th
e p
rod
uc
tion
of m
ap
s o
f cu
rren
t in
frast
ruc
ture
a
s re
qu
ired
.
3.
Dev
elo
p a
ma
pp
ing
too
l to
ass
ess
the
vita
lity
of
co
mm
un
itie
s. M
ake
this
a
vaila
ble
to c
om
mu
niti
es
to a
sse
ss v
italit
y a
nd
RD
A’s
co
ntr
ibu
tion
to
co
mm
un
itie
s
• Th
e u
se o
f th
e d
ata
-h
ub
in id
en
tifyi
ng
g
ap
s th
at c
ou
ld b
e
ad
dre
sse
d to
imp
rove
c
om
mu
nity
vita
lity
an
d
ec
on
om
ic g
row
th.
2.
Eco
no
mic
D
eve
lop
me
nt
an
d
Co
mm
un
ity
Vita
lity
– Pr
ovid
e
ad
vic
e
on
prio
rity
ac
tiviti
es
tha
t w
ill d
rive
ec
on
om
ic d
eve
lop
me
nt
an
d t
ake
a
dva
nta
ge
of
co
mp
ara
tive
ad
van
tag
es,
ba
sed
on
co
nsu
ltatio
n a
nd
e
ng
ag
em
en
t w
ith c
om
mu
nity
lea
de
rs.
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Perfo
rma
nc
e
Ind
ica
tors
Co
mm
en
ts o
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ieve
me
nts
Go
al 2
: N
atio
n-b
uild
ing
Infra
stru
ctu
re –
To d
eve
lop
an
d m
ain
tain
hig
h q
ua
lity
infra
stru
ctu
re
tha
t en
ab
les
ec
on
om
ic d
eve
lop
me
nt.
1.
Co
ntr
ibu
te to
exi
stin
g
foru
ms
an
d g
rou
ps
to h
elp
co
ord
ina
te
ad
voc
ac
y a
nd
pla
nn
ing
fo
r on
-go
ing
inve
stm
en
t a
nd
dev
elo
pm
en
t of
infra
stru
ctu
re a
cro
ss th
e
reg
ion
. Th
is in
clu
de
s ro
ad
s, ra
il, te
lec
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
an
d w
ate
r.
Pro
vid
e o
ng
oin
g
info
rma
tion
to fe
de
ral
go
vern
me
nt t
o in
form
d
ec
isio
n-m
aki
ng
an
d
po
licie
s re
leva
nt t
o th
e
reg
ion
an
d m
axi
mis
e
the
be
ne
fits
of f
un
din
g
inve
stm
en
t an
d s
erv
ice
s.
• Th
e c
on
trib
utio
n o
f RD
A to
infra
stru
ctu
re
ad
voc
ac
y, p
lan
nin
g
an
d d
eve
lop
me
nt.
2.
Wo
rk w
ith s
take
ho
lde
rs
to in
form
infra
stru
ctu
re
pro
vid
ers
of k
ey lo
ca
tion
s (m
ap
pin
g)
for i
mp
rove
d
tele
co
mm
un
ica
tion
s c
on
ne
ctiv
ity
• Th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of i
nfo
rma
tion
o
f lo
ca
tion
s fo
r im
pro
ved
co
nn
ec
tivity
in
clu
din
g m
ap
pin
g o
f te
lec
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
bla
ck
spo
ts
3.
Fac
ilita
te o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fro
m p
riva
te p
rovi
de
rs
to b
ring
forw
ard
a
cc
ess
to im
pro
ved
te
lec
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
serv
ice
s
• Th
e e
xte
nt o
f e
ng
ag
em
en
t an
d
ad
voc
ac
y w
ith p
riva
te
pro
vid
ers
to im
pro
ve
ac
ce
ss to
se
rvic
es
• Im
pro
vem
en
ts to
te
lec
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
in
the
reg
ion
as
a re
sult
of R
DA
s a
dvo
ca
cy
4.
Ad
vise
go
vern
me
nt o
n
the
so
cia
l an
d e
co
no
mic
im
pa
cts
of p
olic
y d
ec
isio
ns
suc
h a
s th
e M
urra
y D
arli
ng
Ba
sin
Pla
n
Co
nvey
info
rma
tion
ab
ou
t th
e M
DBP
imp
ac
ts a
nd
su
pp
ort
so
lutio
ns
for
imp
rove
me
nts
to w
ate
r a
cc
ess
ibili
ty a
nd
sto
rag
e.
• Th
e e
xte
nt o
f in
form
atio
n a
nd
a
dvo
ca
cy
an
d
sup
po
rt fo
r im
pro
ved
w
ate
r re
sou
rce
s a
nd
in
frast
ruc
ture
by
RDA
• Im
pro
vem
en
ts to
wa
ter
reso
urc
es,
ava
ilab
ility
a
nd
infra
stru
ctu
re in
th
e re
gio
n a
s a
resu
lt o
f RD
As
ad
voc
ac
y su
ch
as
ac
ce
ss to
new
w
ate
r an
d in
no
vativ
e
use
of w
ate
r.
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Go
al 3
: In
no
vatio
n –
To
en
ha
nc
e i
nn
ova
tion
an
d e
ntr
ep
ren
eu
rsh
ip t
o u
nd
erp
in n
ew
op
po
rtu
niti
es
an
d e
co
no
mic
tra
nsi
tion
1.
Sho
wc
ase
inn
ova
tive
te
ch
no
log
ies,
suc
h a
s th
e R
EX d
ata
pla
tform
a
nd
the
use
of U
AV’s
Furt
he
r dev
elo
p D
DSW
as
an
inn
ova
tive
reg
ion
with
a
cu
lture
of i
nn
ova
tion
a
nd
exp
ert
ise
in in
no
vativ
e
tec
hn
olo
gie
s
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
spa
tial i
nd
ust
ry
pra
ctic
es
are
pro
mo
ted
a
nd
su
pp
ort
ed
by
RDA
2.
Inc
rea
se e
xpo
sure
to o
ur
reg
ion
al c
om
mu
niti
es
to
pro
gra
ms
suc
h a
s C
od
er
Do
-jo, a
nd
Qu
ee
nsl
an
d
Sta
te L
ibra
ry C
od
ing
a
nd
Ro
bo
tics
Pro
gra
m
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
inn
ova
tive
pro
gra
ms
are
dev
elo
pe
d a
nd
su
pp
ort
ed
by
RDA
3.
Fac
ilita
te n
etw
ork
s a
nd
co
llab
ora
tion
b
etw
ee
n in
no
vato
rs
an
d e
ntre
pre
ne
urs
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
RDA
ac
ts to
fac
ilita
te
ne
two
rks
be
twe
en
in
no
vato
rs in
the
reg
ion
4.
Fac
ilita
te n
ew in
du
strie
s a
nd
bu
sin
ess
es
tha
t are
b
ase
d o
n in
no
vativ
e
tec
hn
olo
gie
s to
div
ers
ify
the
ec
on
om
y, a
lign
ing
w
ith s
tate
an
d fe
de
ral
go
vern
me
nt p
rog
ram
s.
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
RDA
fac
ilita
tes
the
e
sta
blis
hm
en
t of n
ew
bu
sin
ess
es,
an
d th
e
exp
an
sio
n o
f exi
stin
g
bu
sin
ess
es,
ba
sed
on
in
no
vatio
n a
nd
the
d
igita
l ec
on
om
y.
• RD
A’s
ab
ility
to p
rom
ote
fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
niti
es
to th
e re
gio
n.
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Go
al 4
: D
ive
rsifi
ca
tion
– D
ive
rsify
ing
the
reg
ion
al e
co
no
my
1.
Co
llab
ora
te w
ith
sta
keh
old
ers
to
ide
ntif
y o
pp
ort
un
itie
s fo
r div
ers
ific
atio
n
Div
ers
ify th
e re
gio
n’s
e
co
no
my
by
ac
tive
ly
dev
elo
pin
g n
ew s
ec
tors
w
hile
als
o fo
ste
ring
d
ive
rsifi
ca
tion
with
in
exis
ting
se
cto
rs s
uc
h
as;
ag
ricu
lture
an
d
ag
ricu
ltura
l se
rvic
es,
reso
urc
e d
eve
lop
me
nt,
he
alth
an
d e
du
ca
tion
.
• RD
A’s
en
ga
ge
me
nt
of s
take
ho
lde
rs a
nd
c
on
trib
utio
n to
the
id
en
tific
atio
n o
f ba
rrie
rs
an
d o
pp
ort
un
itie
s to
div
ers
ific
atio
n
2.
Co
ntr
ibu
te to
reg
ion
al
ind
ust
ry-s
pe
cifi
c p
lan
s th
at
giv
e a
reg
ion
al v
iew
in th
e
dev
elo
pm
en
t of s
pe
cifi
c
sec
tors
, su
ch
as
tou
rism
.
• RD
A’s
co
ntr
ibu
tion
to
the
dev
elo
pm
en
t of
ind
ust
ry s
pe
cifi
c p
lan
s fo
r th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt
of s
pe
cifi
c s
ec
tors
3.
Co
ntr
ibu
te to
the
d
eve
lop
me
nt o
f to
uris
m a
s a
lon
g te
rm m
ajo
r in
du
stry
th
at p
rovi
de
s c
on
tinu
ity o
f e
co
no
mic
ac
tivity
rath
er
tha
n a
s a
su
pp
lem
en
t to
oth
er i
nd
ust
ries
• RD
A’s
co
ntr
ibu
tion
to
the
dev
elo
pm
en
t o
f to
uris
m
4.
Sup
po
rt in
du
stry
d
eve
lop
me
nt i
niti
ativ
es
suc
h a
s th
e re
-d
eve
lop
me
nt t
he
wo
ol
ind
ust
ry, a
nd
dev
elo
pm
en
t o
f th
e m
ac
rop
od
ind
ust
ry
• RD
A’s
co
ntr
ibu
tion
to
the
re-e
sta
blis
hm
en
t of
the
wo
ol i
nd
ust
ry a
nd
th
e m
ac
rop
od
ind
ust
ry
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tion
Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
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Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
r A
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 5
: C
olla
bo
ratio
n –
Fa
cili
tate
co
llab
ora
tion
be
twe
en
sta
keh
old
ers
in th
e re
gio
n1.
En
ga
ge
reg
ula
rly w
ith
org
an
isa
tion
s a
nd
st
ake
ho
lde
rs to
op
en
ly
sha
re in
form
atio
n a
nd
is
sue
s re
leva
nt t
o th
e
fed
era
l go
vern
me
nt
• Fa
cili
tatin
g
co
llab
ora
tion
be
twe
en
st
ake
ho
lde
rs in
the
re
gio
n b
y e
nc
ou
rag
ing
d
ialo
gu
e a
nd
a
cu
lture
of o
pe
n
co
mm
un
ica
tion
.
• Fo
ste
ring
a re
gio
n
of c
olla
bo
rativ
e
be
st p
rac
tice
• Th
e n
um
be
r of
en
ga
ge
me
nt c
on
tac
ts
ma
de
by
RDA
an
d
ac
tiviti
es
for i
nfo
rma
tion
sh
arin
g th
at R
DA
h
as
fac
ilita
ted
• Th
e e
ffec
tive
ne
ss o
f in
form
atio
n s
ha
ring
fa
cili
tate
d b
y RD
A
2.
Reg
ula
rly e
ng
ag
e w
ith
all
leve
ls o
f go
vern
me
nt
on
RD
A D
DSW
ac
tiviti
es
an
d p
riorit
ies
• Th
e e
xte
nt o
f e
ng
ag
em
en
t be
twe
en
RD
A a
nd
sta
te a
nd
lo
ca
l go
vern
me
nt
• Th
e in
form
atio
n
an
d e
ng
ag
em
en
t b
etw
ee
n R
DA
an
d
fed
era
l go
vern
me
nt
3.
Part
ne
r with
sta
keh
old
ers
a
t fo
rum
s a
nd
eve
nts
, a
nd
su
pp
ort
the
ev
en
ts a
nd
foru
ms
of
oth
er o
rga
nis
atio
ns
• Th
e n
um
be
r an
d
effe
ctiv
en
ess
of
co
llab
ora
tive
eve
nts
th
at R
DA
su
pp
ort
s a
nd
is in
volv
ed
in.
4.
Fac
ilita
te jo
int a
dvo
ca
cy
by
the
ten
loc
al
go
vern
me
nts
in th
e re
gio
n
to h
ave
a “o
ne
vie
w”
ap
pro
ac
h to
ad
voc
ac
y
• In
sta
nc
es
of j
oin
t a
dvo
ca
cy
tha
t RD
A
ha
s c
on
trib
ute
d to
.
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Ac
tion
Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
RDA
Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
r A
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 6
: C
on
trib
utin
g to
the
dev
elo
pm
en
t of v
ibra
nt c
om
mu
niti
es
1.
Dev
elo
p w
ays
to m
ea
sure
a
nd
mo
nito
r th
e fu
ll so
cia
l be
ne
fits
of p
ub
lic
inve
stm
en
t an
d in
form
g
ove
rnm
en
t ab
ou
t th
e
full
imp
lica
tion
s o
f po
licy
(usi
ng
da
ta a
nd
rese
arc
h)
Enh
an
cin
g re
gio
na
l an
d
rem
ote
co
mm
un
itie
s w
ith
inc
rea
sin
g p
op
ula
tion
, e
mp
loym
en
t op
po
rtu
niti
es,
serv
ice
s, so
cia
l co
he
sio
n,
lea
de
rsh
ip a
nd
wh
ere
all
citi
zen
s a
re v
alu
ed
an
d
sup
po
rte
d.
• Th
e e
sta
blis
hm
en
t of
me
tho
ds
an
d to
ols
to
me
asu
re a
nd
mo
nito
r th
e fu
ll so
cia
l be
ne
fits
of p
ub
lic in
vest
me
nt
• Th
e u
se o
f me
tho
ds
to in
form
go
vern
me
nt
of t
he
full
imp
lica
tion
s o
f po
licy
2.
Pro
vid
e in
form
atio
n to
the
fe
de
ral g
ove
rnm
en
t on
e
du
ca
tion
an
d tr
ain
ing
p
rog
ram
s to
ass
ist
form
ula
te p
olic
y to
su
pp
ort
n
ew h
um
an
ca
pita
l ski
lls.
• Th
e p
rovi
sio
n o
f in
form
atio
n to
the
fe
de
ral g
ove
rnm
en
t re
the
dev
elo
pm
en
t o
f new
ec
on
om
y sk
ills
in th
e re
gio
n
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Ac
tion
Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
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Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
r A
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 1
: To
ha
ve s
take
ho
lde
rs w
ith a
hig
h le
vel o
f aw
are
ne
ss o
f fu
nd
ing
pro
gra
ms
1.
Co
nd
uc
t ac
tiviti
es
to
ma
ke a
ll st
ake
ho
lde
rs
an
d p
ote
ntia
l pro
po
ne
nts
a
wa
re o
f fu
nd
ing
pro
gra
ms
an
d o
pp
ort
un
itie
s
Imp
rove
ac
ce
ss to
Fe
de
ral
an
d S
tate
Go
vern
me
nt
fun
din
g p
rog
ram
s
• Th
e e
xte
nt t
o w
hic
h
RDA
pro
vid
es
info
rma
tion
ab
ou
t fu
nd
ing
op
po
rtu
niti
es
• Th
e le
vel o
f aw
are
ne
ss
in th
e re
gio
n o
f fe
de
ral
fun
din
g o
pp
ort
un
itie
s
Go
al 2
:
To h
ave
hig
h q
ua
lity
fun
din
g a
pp
lica
tion
s w
ith e
ffec
tive
bu
sin
ess
ca
ses
1.
He
lp p
rop
on
en
ts to
a
cc
ess
da
ta to
ide
ntif
y g
ap
s a
nd
prio
ritie
s fo
r th
e
dev
elo
pm
en
t of p
roje
cts
. Th
is in
clu
de
s h
avi
ng
a
cc
ess
to a
da
ta s
ou
rce
su
ch
as
ID P
rofil
e to
info
rm
pro
po
ne
nts
of t
he
sta
te o
f th
e re
gio
n (
an
d id
en
tify
ga
ps
for I
D P
rofil
e to
fill)
Ass
ist r
eg
ion
al s
take
ho
lde
rs
to d
eve
lop
hig
h q
ua
lity
sub
mis
sio
ns
an
d a
lign
th
eir
pro
jec
t to
ap
pro
pria
te
fun
din
g p
rog
ram
s
• Th
e n
um
be
r o
f pro
po
ne
nts
a
cc
ess
ing
da
ta in
th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt o
f p
roje
ct p
rop
osa
ls.
2.
Fac
ilita
te w
ork
sho
ps
to
inc
rea
se a
pp
lica
tion
q
ua
lity
an
d th
e c
ap
ac
ity
of p
rop
on
en
ts to
dev
elo
p
hig
h q
ua
lity
pro
po
sals
.
• Th
e n
um
be
r of
wo
rksh
op
s a
nd
oth
er
ac
tiviti
es
co
nd
uc
ted
to
ass
ist p
rop
on
en
ts
3.
Pro
vid
e a
tem
pla
te fo
r th
e
dev
elo
pm
en
t of b
usi
ne
ss
ca
ses
by
pro
po
ne
nts
. Fa
cili
tate
wo
rksh
op
s th
at a
ssis
t pro
po
ne
nts
to
dev
elo
p e
ffec
tive
bu
sin
ess
c
ase
s fo
r fu
nd
ab
le p
roje
cts
• Th
e q
ua
lity
of
ap
plic
atio
ns
for
fun
din
g, p
art
icu
larly
the
b
usi
ne
ss c
ase
pro
vid
ed
.
3.
Ass
ist
loc
al
co
mm
un
ity s
take
ho
lde
rs t
o d
eve
lop
pro
jec
t p
rop
osa
ls a
nd
h
elp
sh
ep
he
rd
the
m
to
ap
pro
pria
te
pu
blic
a
nd
/or
priv
ate
fu
nd
ing
so
urc
es
Regional Roadmap Summary 2016 - 2020 - Page 11
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Ac
tion
Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
RDA
Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
rA
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 3
: To
ad
voc
ate
for i
mp
rove
me
nts
to fu
nd
ing
arr
an
ge
me
nts
to im
pro
ve e
ffec
tive
ne
ss
1.
Co
nd
uc
t sta
keh
old
er
foru
ms
in c
on
jun
ctio
n
with
oth
er o
rga
nis
atio
ns
(su
ch
as
DSD
an
d U
SQ)
to id
en
tify
op
tion
s to
im
pro
ve c
olla
bo
rativ
e
fun
din
g a
rran
ge
me
nts
Gre
ate
r co
ord
ina
tion
of
reg
ion
al f
un
din
g p
rog
ram
s, c
hie
fly to
lim
it d
up
lica
tion
• Th
e n
um
be
r an
d
effe
ctiv
en
ess
of f
oru
ms
co
nd
uc
ted
by
RDA
with
re
gio
na
l sta
keh
old
ers
2.
Pro
vid
e fe
ed
ba
ck
to
go
vern
me
nt o
n th
e
effe
ctiv
en
ess
of f
un
din
g
pro
gra
ms
an
d a
dvo
ca
te
for s
uc
ce
ssfu
l pro
gra
ms
• Th
e p
rovi
sio
n
of f
ee
db
ac
k o
n
fun
din
g p
rog
ram
s
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Reg
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efit
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Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
rA
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 1
: To
pro
vid
e ti
me
ly a
dvi
ce
to g
ove
rnm
en
t ab
ou
t crit
ica
l iss
ue
s
1.
Dev
elo
p a
nd
imp
lem
en
t a
co
mm
un
ica
tion
pla
n
an
d u
se it
to m
ain
tain
c
om
mu
nic
atio
n li
nks
w
ith k
ey C
om
mo
nw
ea
lth
ag
en
cie
s
The
est
ab
lish
me
nt o
f a
n e
ffec
tive
ne
two
rk
of c
on
tac
ts w
ithin
g
ove
rnm
en
t to
ass
ist w
ith
pro
vid
ing
info
rma
tion
on
is
sue
s a
nd
pro
jec
ts
• Th
e p
rod
uc
tion
of a
c
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
pla
n
• Th
e fr
eq
ue
nc
y o
f c
om
mu
nic
atio
n w
ith
Co
mm
on
we
alth
a
ge
nc
ies
2.
Pro
vid
e re
po
rts/
da
ta to
e
lec
ted
rep
rese
nta
tive
s a
nd
go
vern
me
nt
de
pa
rtm
en
ts o
n
crit
ica
l iss
ue
s ra
ise
d b
y st
ake
ho
lde
rs in
clu
din
g
the
resu
lts o
f fo
rum
s.
• Th
e n
um
be
r an
d
effe
ctiv
en
ess
of f
oru
ms
• Th
e e
xte
nt o
f re
po
rts
an
d d
ata
pro
vid
ed
Go
al 2
: To
en
ga
ge
with
reg
ion
al s
take
ho
lde
rs to
un
de
rsta
nd
an
d c
onv
ey c
ritic
al i
ssu
es
1.
Co
nd
uc
t an
Ele
cte
d
Offi
cia
ls F
oru
m to
ga
in
info
rma
tion
on
issu
es
an
d p
riorit
ies
from
lo
ca
l go
vern
me
nt
Co
ord
ina
ted
ad
voc
ac
y fo
r on
-go
ing
inve
stm
en
t to
im
pro
ve c
on
ne
ctiv
ity fo
r th
e re
gio
n.
• C
on
du
ct a
n a
nn
ua
l El
ec
ted
Offi
cia
ls F
oru
m
• C
olla
te a
nd
co
nvey
is
sue
s fro
m th
e fo
rum
.
2.
Co
mm
un
ica
te to
st
ake
ho
lde
rs th
e ro
le
of R
DA
in c
onv
eyin
g
sta
keh
old
er i
ssu
es
to g
ove
rnm
en
t
Clo
se e
ng
ag
em
en
t b
etw
ee
n s
take
ho
lde
rs,
inc
lud
ing
loc
al
go
vern
me
nt,
ac
ross
the
re
gio
n to
asc
ert
ain
an
d
co
nvey
em
erg
ing
or c
ritic
al
issu
es
• Th
e a
ctiv
itie
s u
nd
ert
ake
n to
c
om
mu
nic
ate
the
role
o
f RD
A in
co
nvey
ing
is
sue
s to
go
vern
me
nt
3.
Co
nd
uc
t me
etin
gs
with
e
ac
h o
f th
e te
n lo
ca
l g
ove
rnm
en
ts in
the
DD
SW
reg
ion
at l
ea
st o
nc
e a
ye
ar.
• Th
e n
um
be
r an
d
effe
ctiv
en
ess
of
me
etin
gs
be
twe
en
RD
A a
nd
the
ten
lo
ca
l go
vern
me
nts
4.
Prov
idin
g a
dvi
ce
to th
e G
ove
rnm
en
t on
crit
ica
l iss
ue
s a
ffec
ting
the
reg
ion
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Ac
tion
Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
RDA
Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
rA
ch
ieve
me
nts
4.
Dev
elo
p a
rela
tion
ship
with
e
ac
h re
gio
na
l Ec
on
om
ic
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Offi
ce
r in
e
ac
h o
f th
e te
n lo
ca
l g
ove
rnm
en
ts in
the
reg
ion
.
Clo
se e
ng
ag
em
en
t b
etw
ee
n s
take
ho
lde
rs,
inc
lud
ing
loc
al
go
vern
me
nt,
ac
ross
the
re
gio
n to
asc
ert
ain
an
d
co
nvey
em
erg
ing
or c
ritic
al
issu
es
for t
he
m
• A
ctiv
itie
s to
en
ga
ge
RD
A w
ith E
co
no
mic
D
eve
lop
me
nt O
ffic
ers
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Reg
ion
al B
en
efit
RDA
Pe
rform
an
ce
In
dic
ato
rs
Co
mm
en
ts o
rA
ch
ieve
me
nts
Go
al 1
: In
form
atio
n D
isse
min
atio
n -
To h
ave
sta
keh
old
ers
in t
he
re
gio
n w
ell
info
rme
d
of a
vaila
ble
go
vern
me
nt p
rog
ram
s1.
Pr
ovi
de
a m
ea
ns
of
dis
sem
ina
ting
da
ta
an
d in
form
atio
n th
at
inc
rea
ses
aw
are
ne
ss o
f g
ove
rnm
en
t stra
teg
ies
an
d
pro
gra
ms
in th
e re
gio
n.
Pro
mo
te a
wa
ren
ess
of
Sta
te a
nd
Co
mm
on
we
alth
g
ove
rnm
en
t pro
gra
ms
an
d p
olic
ies
tha
t dire
ctly
b
en
efit
the
ec
on
om
ic,
soc
ial a
nd
env
iron
me
nta
l p
erfo
rma
nc
e o
f th
e re
gio
n.
• Th
e e
sta
blis
hm
en
t o
f a m
ea
ns
for t
he
d
isse
min
atio
n o
f da
ta
an
d in
form
atio
n
• Th
e le
vel o
f c
om
mu
nity
aw
are
ne
ss
of g
ove
rnm
en
t p
rog
ram
s sh
ow
n b
y u
se o
f th
e p
ort
al
2.
Fac
ilita
te in
form
atio
n
sess
ion
s a
bo
ut
new
pro
gra
ms
an
d
fun
din
g o
pp
ort
un
itie
s p
art
icu
larly
to t
he
re
gio
na
l co
mm
un
itie
s
• Th
e n
um
be
r of
info
rma
tion
se
ssio
ns
fac
ilita
ted
Go
al 2
: Pr
ofil
e -
To
ha
ve a
hig
h p
rofil
e f
or
RDA
as
a k
ey s
ou
rce
of
info
rma
tion
ab
ou
t g
ove
rnm
en
t pro
gra
ms
1.
Dev
elo
p a
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Contact Details
Executive Officer: Bryan Gray
Address: Level 1, 516 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350
Postal Address: PO Box 2519, Toowoomba BC Qld 4350
Telephone: (07) 46 38 0089
Mobile: 0414 568 936
Email: Bryan.gray@rda-ddsw.org.au
Website: www.rda-ddsw.org.au