Grants and Documents

It is RDA Tasmania’s priority to increase collaboration and efficiencies between federal, state and local government and to provide advice and knowledge on local and regional economic development.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

RDA Tasmania COVID 19 - Principles for Recovery

RDA Tasmania Documents & Reports

Councils as Place Makers
8 Ways to Fund a Project
RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2017 - 2019
RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2015 - 2016
RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2014 - 2015
RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2013 - 2014
RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2012 - 2013
Mapping Regional Capability for Economic Development
RDA Tasmania Economic Priorities Briefing Paper 2016
What Tasmania Needs From Education - A Regional Economic Perspective (October, 2014)
RDA DCCI Skills Audit of Job Seekers (2014)
RDA Tasmania Bass Strait Summary Paper (2013)
Regional Plan Stakeholder Plan Feedback (2013)
Regional Engagement Report (2008)
Regional & Community Infrastructure Fund Report (2008)
RDA Tasmania Infrastructure Priority Report (2008)
Bell Bay Precinct Technical Guide
Launceston Technopark Precinct Technical Guide
Valley Central Industrial Precinct Technical Guide
TRANSlink Industrial Precinct Technical Guide
Dairy Industry Critical Issues Paper
SERDA Economic Infrastructure Report 2015
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2015 - 2016
SERDA Regional Workforce Planning August 2017
Australian Masters Games Economic Viability Report
South Central Sub-Region Workforce Planning report 2017
AEC Kingborough Socio-Economic Profile & Opportunity Assessment Dec 2019
AEC Brighton Socio-Economic Profile & Opportunity Assessment Dec 2019
BBAMZ - Case Studies Brochure v3.0

Governance Documents

Annual Business Plan 2021 2022
Annual Business Plan 2020 2021
Annual Business Plan 2019 2020
Annual Business Plan 2022 2023

Grant Writing Tips

RDA Tas Grant Writing Presentation 2018
Key principles of a successful economic development project
Grant writing tips fundamentals
Consultants Register List April 2021 (updated December 2021)
Grant Data Sources and Evidence Dec 2020
Grant Information Summary 2018

Annual Reports

RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2014 - 2015
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2013 - 2014
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2011 - 2012
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2010 - 2011
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2015 - 2016
RDA Tasmania Annual Report 2018 2019

Population Symposium

Jack Archer
Ivan Neville
Lisa Denny
Daniela Cavalletti
Deanna Hutchinson
Anne Beach
Rhett Henkel
Bruce Williams
Daryl Connelly
Liza Fallon

RDA Tasmania Submissions

Smart Cities
Community Infrastructure Submission
Tasmanian Integrated Freight Strategy (February, 2016)
Global Financial Crisis
RDA Tasmania response: DEDTA Economic development Plan Discussion Paper
Draft Transport Access Strategy 9 Sept 2016
Coastal Shipping Reform Considerations for Tasmania
Australian Government's role in the development of cities
Regional Development & Decentralisation
RDA Tasmania response to Productivity Commission Remote Area Tax and Concessions review 2019
RDA Tasmania submission to Senate Select Committee - Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas

Grants

Building Better Regions Fund
Tasmanian Community Fund
Regional Employment Trials
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Export Hubs
Regional Jobs and Investment Package
National Stronger Regions Fund (NSRF) Round Three
Tasmania Jobs and Investment Fund (TJIF)
Government Grants Current and Recent (December 2016)
Regional Tasmania Jobs and Investment Package

Australian Government Websites

National RDA Network
Business.gov.au - an online resource for businesses
TradeStart
Austrade

Tasmanian Government Websites

Tasmanian Government Gateway
Department of State Growth
Department of Premier and Cabinet
TasTafe
Skills Tasmania

Local Government Websites

Local Government Association Tasmania
Local Government Professionals Australia (Tasmania)
Northern Tasmania Development
Cradle Coast Authority
Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority
Break O’Day
Brighton
Burnie
Central Coast
Central Highlands
Circular Head
Clarence
Derwent Valley
Devonport
Dorset
Flinders
George Town
Glamorgan – Spring Bay
Glenorchy
Hobart
Huon Valley
Kentish
King Island
Kingborough
Latrobe
Launceston
Meander Valley
Northern Midlands
Sorell
Southern Midlands
Tasman
Waratah-Wynyard
West Coast
West Tamar

Useful links

Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association
Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
University of Tasmania
Beacon Foundation
Launceston Chamber of Commerce
Tasmanian Government Coronavirus Support and Stimulus Package Fact Sheet (Version 1.0)

Presentations

RDA / TCCI Freight Forum (April 2016) Presentations
RDA Tasmania / TCCI Freight Forum Summary Report 2016

LG Economic Development Network

Presentation - Daryl Connelly Regional Futures Plan
Presentation - Tanya Denison Future Energy Hub
Presentation - EDA May 2020 Update
Minutes and Meeting Summary (26 May 2020)
Presentation - Sarah Bendeich Place Making
Minutes and Meeting Summary (28 Aug 2020)
6th November 2020 newsletter
NEDC 20 notes
Presentation - Michelle Gledhill Huon Valley Council
Huon Valley Regional Workforce Plan 2020
Meeting Notes Huonville 22 Apr 2021
2020 Kingborough - Kingston Place Strategy
2020 King Island - Economic Recovery Strategy
2020 Kentish - Economic Development Strategy 2020-25
2020 Glenorchy - Economic Development Strategy 2020-25
2020 Hobart - Covid-19 Economic Recovery Framework
2020 Brighton - Industrial Estate Place and Brand Strategy
2019 Northern Midlands Economic Development Framework
2019 Northern Midlands - Priority Projects
2019 Flinders Island - Study of Economics, Business and Social Structure
2019 Cradle Coast Futures Plan
2019 Brighton - Socio Economic Profile and Opportunity Assessment
2018 Hobart - Community Vision
2017 Northern Midlands - Priority Projects
2017 Launceston - Economic Development Strategy
2017 Latrobe (Revised 2020) - Economic Development Strategy
2016 Murchison - Sustainable Murchison 2040 Plan
2016 Clarence - Economic Development Plan
2015 SERDA - Economic Infrastructure Development Study
2015 Huon Valley - Economic Development Strategy
2014 Southern Midlands - Economic Development and Land Use Strategy
2014 Kentish - Economic Profile
2014 Central Coast - Economic Development Framework
2013 Break O Day - Economic Development Strategy
2011 Burnie Economic Development Plan
Meeting Notes Campbell Town 27 Feb 2020
Presentation - Peter Colacino Infrastructure Australia
Meeting Notes Riverside 22 June 2021
Why Economic Development Matters