{"id":244659,"date":"2019-09-20T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T03:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=244659"},"modified":"2020-09-20T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T02:10:56","slug":"committee-to-focus-on-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/09\/20\/committee-to-focus-on-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee To Focus On Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_244669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244669\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tonypasin1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244669\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tonypasin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tonypasin1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tonypasin1-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-244669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Member for Barker Tony Pasin (Photo: LinkedIn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Select Committee launched on Friday by Federal Parliament will focus on the future of regional Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The Select Committee on Regional Australia will look at the contribution regional Australia makes to the nation\u2019s identity, economy and environment.<\/p>\n<p>South Australian MP Tony Pasin has been appointed chair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regional Australia is more than just our food bowl,&#8221; Mr Pasin said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our regions provide enormous opportunities for investment, contribute significantly to our economy and national identity, and provide a quality of life beyond the congestion of our major cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The committee is keen to examine how regional Australia can grow and prosper in a way that benefits everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Select Committee on Regional Australia has been appointed to inquire into and report on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The effectiveness of existing regional service delivery and development programs;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The contribution and role of regional Australia to our national identity, economy and environment;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The development of regional centres, cities, towns and districts including promoting master planning of regional communities;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Private investment in regional centres and regional infrastructure;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The key drivers for unlocking decentralisation opportunities for both the private and public sectors;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The competitive advantages of regional location for businesses;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigate the development of capital city size regional centres in strategic locations and the benefits this offers regional cities, capital cities, the Australian economy and lifestyle;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine the potential for new developments, towns and cities to be built in regional Australia;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine international examples of nations which have vast and productive regional areas, which are sparsely populated;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine ways urbanisation can be re-directed to achieve more balanced regional development;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the infrastructure requirements for reliable and affordable health, education, transport, telecommunications, clean energy, water and waste in a new settlement of reasonable size, located away from existing infrastructure; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider other measures to support the ongoing growth and sustainability of regional Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The committee will be accepting submissions to the inquiry until mid-November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These can be made via the committee&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aph.gov.au\/RegionalAustralia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Select Committee launched on Friday by Federal Parliament will focus on the future of regional Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":277278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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