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Two major streetscape projects in Somerset are progressing, with $1.66 million in funding supporting improvements to the Lowood and Kilcoy town centres. The Kilcoy Streetscape Revitalisation and Lowood Futures Strategy are being delivered with funding through the South East Queensland…

Regional Development Australia Ipswich & West Moreton (RDAIWM) and the Springfield Regional Jobs Committee (SRJC) have taken a closer look at the technology, innovation and industry-connected learning underway at the University of Southern Queensland’s Springfield campus. RDAIWM CEO Rees Banks…

RDA Ipswich & West Moreton CEO Adj. Prof. Rees Banks recently met with The Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Federal Member for Blair, in Canberra to share the organisation’s newly released Strategic Plan 2026–2030. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss…

Agricultural business owners and managers in the Scenic Rim will have a new opportunity to access free, nationally accredited Farm Business Management training in Boonah this October. Delivered through the Women in Agriculture project, an initiative of Regional Development Australia…

RDA Ipswich & West Moreton CEO Rees Banks and Deputy Chair Katey Banks joined regional leaders, policymakers and industry representatives at the Queensland Futures Institute (QFI) Annual Regions Summit 2026. The annual summit brings together voices from across Queensland to…

The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme (LVSWSS) has received another significant boost, with the project identified as a key South East Queensland regional action in the Queensland Government’s new Prosper 2050 Strategy. Prosper 2050 sets out a 25-year…

Regional Development Australia Ipswich & West Moreton has released its Strategic Plan 2026–2030, setting the direction for the organisation’s work across Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset over the next four years. RDAIWM CEO Rees Banks recently met with…

The University of Southern Queensland’s Springfield campus has celebrated an important milestone, marking 20 years of education, connection and growth within the Springfield community. RDA Ipswich & West Moreton CEO Rees Banks joined alumni, industry representatives, community members, staff, students…

With six years until the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, attention is already turning to the opportunities the Games could create for Ipswich and the wider region. Regional Development Australia Ipswich & West Moreton (RDAIWM) Chair and Ipswich Deputy…

Twenty women celebrated an important milestone yesterday as they graduated from the Farm Business Management Skillset (Digital) at the Foundation Building, UQ Gatton, marking the successful completion of a program designed to strengthen digital capability and support the future of…