The Western Australian Regional Development Trust (Trust) is an independent statutory advisory body established under the Royalties for Regions Act (2009) that provides advice on the Royalties for Regions Fund to the Hon Brendon Grylls, MLA, Minister for Regional Development and Lands. The Trust plays an important role in providing independent and impartial advice and...

RDA commissioned this report to contribute to the successful development of renewable energy projects within the Goldfields Esperance region.

Climate change poses a potential range of threats and opportunities for mining regions around Australia. Recent studies have suggested that mine operations as well as the related infrastructure, businesses and communities associated with mining, may be affected by flooding, drought, bushfires, storms, and sea level rise. This case study sought to identify the implications of...

Plan was developed to help protect the quality of water in Hester Dam and safeguard it for drinking water supply. The important recomendations in this plan are to: amend the boundary of the Bridgetown Catchment Area and rename it the Hester Dam catchment area remove approximately 400 ha of state forest, all privately held land...

The purpose of the Living in the Regions 2013 survey was to ascertain what attracts people to the regions, to understand the barriers to living in the regions, to measure the quality of life in regional Western Australia, and to use that information to inform and direct regional development initiatives into the future.