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Disaster Assistance Loans are available to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. These concessional loans, up to $250,000 over 10 years, assist producers in: repairing or replacing damaged plant and equipment. repairing or replacing farm buildings. For more information please…

RDAIWM CEO Rees Banks as co-Chair of the Trade and Investment Queensland West Moreton Group recently caught up with Patrick Hafenstein – Trade and Investment Commissioner Taiwan, Justin McGowan CEO TIQ and Matthew Rigby Chief Operating Officer TIQ. The Trade Commission was…

Queensland’s Clean Energy Workforce Roadmap provides direction to further develop Queensland’s highly skilled workforce to support the continued growth of the state’s clean energy industry. Developed in consultation with over 90 stakeholder groups across Queensland, the Roadmap makes significant strides in…

More than $285 million will deliver great places and spaces for communities across Queensland’s booming south-east corner. The SEQ Liveability Fund is one of the key projects being delivered under the $1.8 billion SEQ City Deal, a partnership between the…

The latest Skills Priority List is now released by Jobs and Skills Australia, showing that 36% of occupations assessed are in shortage. Skills including technicians and trade workers, and professional occupations (health, engineering, information communication technology and science roles) have…

RDA Ipswich & West Moreton Chair Cr Janice Holstein attended the Lockyer Valley Local Disaster Management meeting recently. Chair Mayor Tanya Milligan, Deputy Chair Cr Janice Holstein and Council and QPS officers discussed the issues faced with infrastructure during a…

RDA Ipswich & West Moreton and the Springfield Regional Jobs Committee took the opportunity to catch up with Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Federal Member for Blair. We proudly presented Shayne with the recently updated Educate to Employ Report for 2023…

The Ignite Spark Program aims to support Queensland-based small to medium sized innovation driven enterprises  with high-growth potential to progress the development of an innovative product or service closer to market.  In particular, the program aims to support innovation driven…

The Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board (DDMRB) was pleased to meet with Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities, The Honourable Mark Furner MP at Parliament House on 12 September. DDMRB Chair, Cr Janice Holstein (Lockyer…

We are proud to release an updated Educate to Employ Report for 2023, with the primary focus of education and employment pathways in the Springfield area. This document includes updated data analysis on high school completers and school leaves from…