The Central Coast region's economic future will be dependent on many factors, not least its proximity to Sydney, the impact of which is complex and varied. Until recently the Central Coast was not officially a region. While local inhabitants of the Gosford and Wyong local government areas popularly referred to their locality as the Central...

The objective of this survey was to explore the issues surrounding capacity building in rural‐remote and indigenous councils. This survey was distributed to the Chief Executive Officers of councils in Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia that have been identified as rural, remote, indigenous. This survey will inform the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local...

Thirty-two percent of Australians live in the non-metropolitan areas of Australia. This report looks at the development of community committees in rural and regional areas. The desire for rural and coastal lifestyles, advances in communications technology and positive market conditions for industries such as mining and agriculture mean that a regional renaissance is well underway...

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has released the revised Basin Plan to ministers as part of the next step in the process of developing a plan for the Murray–Darling Basin. The MDBA also released a report detailing the changes that have been made to the draft based on submissions received during the consultation period.

This paper describes the patient journey mapping tools and frameworks used in the Managing Two Worlds Together (MTWT) Project. We sought to explore the barriers and enablers, gaps and strategies in relation to country Aboriginal patient journeys from rural and remote locations to city hospitals and return, from the perspective of the patient/client, their carer/...