The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has undertaken a Stocktake of Regional Research project. One component of the project requires a literature review to be prepared for each of RAI's four themes, namely: Theme 1 - Position and Potential: potential for new growth and prosperity in each region; Theme 2 - Realising Opportunities: understand how opportunities...

The Stocktake of Regional Research project provides people involved in regional development with easier access to the latest knowledge. The project also supports researchers who want to see their work taken up and used for the benefit of regions to connect their insights to decision makers. The objective of seeking to determine the 50 most...

This paper examines Western Australia's population growth and what consequences this may have for rural towns across the state.

Three broad aims were identified for the study:

The project found that the way contracts for procurement are designed can play an important role in enhancing or creating positive social and economic outcomes (such as employment, education and community capacity building) as part of the construction process. By contrast, mainstream housing procurement contracts driven by economic imperatives (including minimising financial risk and maximising...