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From the co-CEOs

co-CEOs Liz Ritchie & Kim Houghton

For many months, the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has been talking about the skills shortage we have in our towns and cities across the country. In May, new figures released by the Department of Jobs and Small Business show there are more than 44,600 vacancies.

With that in mind, it was with great pleasure that we were able to recently launch in Adelaide, Steps to Settlement Success – a toolkit for rural and regional communities.

This toolkit gives a step-by-step action plan for local leaders wanting to grow population and fill vacancies through migration. Already, the response to our toolkit has surpassed our expectations. But it’s the people who gave up their time and provided heartfelt responses to help build this toolkit who we must thank – as well as the Scanlon Foundation.

Without the generosity of the Scanlon Foundation, this resource could not have been possible.
For several months, our co-developer Emmanuel Musoni interviewed dozens of ‘community champions’ across the country, to find out the pitfalls, and the ‘must-haves’ for regional settlement. Their hard work, and the lessons they learned have been captured in this toolkit and is now available for others to use.

We must also thank South Australian Primary Industries Minister, The Hon. Tim Whetstone for launching Steps to Settlement Success, at our Regions Rising SA event. The toolkit is now available in our newsletter below.
 And finally, we are very pleased to announce a new member to our team, with the appointment of Shyla Vohra as our new Migration Director. Shyla Vohra will lead our migration roadshow which is aimed at partnering with up to eight regional communities to investigate  their own  regional settlement programs.

Next month, the RAI will be in Melbourne. We’ll be talking Regional Population Growth – Are you ready? Tickets are on sale now! Grab your seats today.

Liz Ritchie & Kim Houghton
co-CEOs, Regional Australia Institute

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Events & Notices

Regions Rising Victoria
Melbourne, VIC | 7 August 2019
The Regions Rising roadshow continues! The theme for Regions Rising VIC is Regional Population Growth. Minister for Regional Development, The Hon. Jaclyn Symes, will launch RAI’s national report Regional Population Growth - are you ready? 
Register now to secure your seat: events.humanitix.com.au/regions-rising-vic


Baptcare Disability Roundtable - Increasing social inclusion for people with a disability in rural and regional communities.
Huonville, TAS | 26 July 2019

The RAI’s Lead Researcher, Future of Regional Jobs, Dr Angela Lehmann will open this roundtable with a discussion about the challenges and opportunities for regional Australia under the NDIS. Angela will be joining a group of invited experts including people with a disability, NDIA decision makers, academics, service providers and government representatives. For further information visit www.baptcare.org.au


SEGRA 2019
Barooga, NSW | 20-22 August 2019
RAI co-CEO Liz Ritchie will be one of the keynote speakers at the SEGRA conference in Barooga, NSW. Liz Ritchie will address the conference on Day 2 – Local Solutions for Regional Development.
For more information go to segra.com.au


Regions Rising NT and QLD
Darwin, NT | September 2019
Brisbane, QLD | 9 October 2019

Save the date! The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) will host Regions Rising NT in Darwin at the start of September. A date for Regions Rising QLD has also been locked in, with the event to be held on 9 October. More details available shortly at www.regionalaustralia.org.au

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