Comments Off ABARE ran regional conferences in Kununurra and the Northern Territory in 2009. Below are some presentations on economic future potential.
Alan Copeland Outlook for Mining & Pastoral Industries 2009 11
Max Foster Outlook for Current and Prospective Commodities Kununurra May 2009
Terry Sheales Economic Issues affecting Kununurra region May 2009
Comments Off Delegates to the ABARE-BRS Regional Conference in Mareeba on July 28 were delighted that the Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia, the Hon Gary Gray AO MP, took time out from a busy election schedule to present the opening address at the conference. Delighted, and not a little surprised, given that he had to fly from Perth to Cairns, then by road north to Mareeba and then return to Perth – in all, taking at least 21/2 to 3 days away from his electorate.
In his address, Gary highlighted the under-representation of northern Australia in the federal Parliament – of the 226 members of both Houses only a handful can claim to be from northern Australia. The Parliamentary Secretary established the Friends of Northern Australia in Parliament and, with LNP Queensland Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald, facilitates non political and open discussion on matters relating to northern Australia. Gary stated that this group will continue to function, regardless of which party wins the election as both he and Senator Macdonald are committed to its existence.
Other speakers at the Conference included representatives of ABARE-BRS, the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, James Cook University, the Queensland Resources Council, local indigenous representatives and local industry. Presentations from the Conference can be accessed here:
Paul Morris_Economic issues affecting Mareeba (1.01MB)
Peter Baddiley Changing Climate and Weather in northern Australia (3.15MB)
Jeff Sabburg Climate northern Australia (1.09MB)
Max Foster Outlook for Agriculture in northern Australia (2.06MB)
Rosemary Hill Understanding Sustainable development and inter-linkages in northern Australia (1.14MB)
Bruce Prideaux dynamics of tourism in northern Australia (68KB)
David Rynne Mining and the Community (1.06MB)
Nigel Kelly Strategic Water Planning (1.05MB)
ABARE-BRS, the newly merged Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Bureau of Rural Sciences, provides integrated economic and scientific research, analysis and advice to government and industry on the key policy challenges facing the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors. ABARE-BRS run regional conferences to provide local governments and industry with updates on commodity data, economic forecasts and research results tailored for the specific region. Programs can be viewed at http://www.abare.gov.au/regional/
Comments Off The 1st Global Conference on Tourism Clusters was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in April 2010. Clustering is seen as a way for individual tourism businesses, destinations and regions to gain economies of scale in marketing and production of collateral to increase customer awareness of their product. Clusters are characterised by collaboration and cooperation towards a commercial goal. Conference proceeds can be accessed here: http://competitividad.org.do/primera-conferencia-sobre-clusters-turisticos-competitivos-y-sostenibles-de-clase-mundial/
One presentation related to northern Australia’s Savannah Way: themed-adventure-drive-and-tourism-clusters-in-northern-australia (2.83MB)
Others relating to cluster formation, marketing and sustainability include:
Sustainability of Donor-Supported Tourism Clusters in Developing Economies, Prof David Hawkins (2.28MB)
Tourism Clusters market trends and competitiveness Michel Julian UNWTO
Comments Off An Energy Forum: Powering the Gulf was held in Burketown on May 25 2010 to discuss sustainable power options for the remote region of northern Australia. The meeting was addressed by Rob Macalister (GSD); Greg Nielsen (Queensland Office of Clean Energy); Lisa Chan (Centre for Appropriate Technology); Sasha Giffard (SMEC) and Rob Macalister on behalf of DP Energy.
The meeting endorsed the following as outcomes to be pursued by Gulf Savannah Development with support from Southern Gulf Catchments:
Comments Off | On June 22, the Federal Tourism Minister, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, addressed attendees to the Tourism Transport Leadership Summit in Canberra. The Minister’s address to the TTL Summit can be accessed here. The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP Tourism Transport Forum Leadership Summit, June 22 2010 |
Comments Off In 2009, JCU Vice Chancellor Professor Sandra Harding and Queensland Chief Scientist, Professor Peter Andrews hosted a small, international symposium on the subject of Life in the Torrid Zone. The think tank of 40 delegates considered opportunities and threats facing the tropical world and proposing a number of ways in which they might be addressed to achieve the best outcomes for Australia and our tropical neighbours.
The report on the symposium is in 4 sections:
2. Agriculture, Health, Environment Tropical Living
3. Educ, Foreign Aid, Philanthropy, Soc Entrepreneurship, Business Investment, Concl
Comments Off SEGRA 2009 in Kalgoorlie proved to be one of the best yet and of great value to for all regional development practitioners. The Regional Australia Summit which followed on from SEGRA came up with a number of proposals for rethinking the ways in which regional development, policy formulation and frameworks and implementation strategies are developed and delivered across regional Australia.
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People are invited to continue participation by way of online discussion on the Communique – to be a part of a working party; contribute ideas or to lead, or be a part of, a research project. You can contact SEGRA management at info@managementsolutions.net.au.
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