Regional Development Council
- Latest News
- Next RDC Meeting: Date to be confirmed, Pt Lincoln, South Australia
- Communiqué: 5 August 2009
- Recent Meetings
- RDC - 5 August 2009, Bendigo, Victoria
- SCORD Teleconference - 7 July 2009
- Management Working Group Teleconference - 24 June 2009
Welcome to the Regional Development Council (RDC) website.
The RDC is the Ministerial Council responsible for regional development issues in Australia. It comprises federal, state, territory and New Zealand governments responsible for regional development, and a representative from the Australian Local Government Association.
The aim of the Regional Development Council is to facilitate more effective cooperation across all spheres of government in order to achieve sustainable economic, social and environmental outcomes for regional Australians.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed that the System of Ministerial Councils will be reformed from 30 June 2011. COAG announced at its meeting held on 13 February 2011 that under the new COAG Council system a new Standing Council on Regional Australia will be established. Please refer to www.coag.gov.au for further details.
Latest News
Ministers responsible for regional development and the Australian Local Government Association met on 5 August 2009 in Bendigo for the sixth meeting of the RDC.
Outcomes of the sixth meeting of RDC are contained in the communiqué, available here.
2010 RDC Meeting
The 2010 RDC meeting will be held at Port Lincoln, South Australia. The date for the meeting is to be confirmed.