Western Australia (WA)

Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees in WA

Use the links provided in the table below to access individual RDA committees.

RDA Committee	Office
Goldfields Esperance	Kalgoorlie
Kimberley	Broome
Peel	Mandurah
South West	Bunbury
Perth	TBC
Great Southern	Albany
Mid West Gascoyne	Geraldton
Pilbara	Karratha
Wheatbelt	Gingin

• Contact details for RDA WA committees [PDF: 198 KB]
• View maps of RDA committee regions in WA
• Current RDA committee members for WA [PDF: 156 KB]
• Profile of Chairs and Deputy Chairs [PDF: 145 KB]

RDA WA press releases

• Media Statement - McKew Tells RDA WA To Go For Gold For Their Communities
• Joint Media Release - WA Local Leaders Appointed to Regional Development Australia
• Media Statement - Regional Development Australia Seeks Western Australian Community Champions
• Joint Media Statement - Regional Development Australia Providing a Stronger Voice for WA's Regions

To view the latest RDA news from WA, visit the RDA Newsroom.

RDA arrangements in WA

On 25 August 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) prescribing the operating arrangements for RDA in WA was signed by Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Maxine McKew MP and WA Minister for Regional Development, the Hon Brendan Grylls MLA.

The RDA network in WA operates in parallel with the WA Regional Development Commissions (RDCs). Cooperation and collaboration at the local level will be achieved through the development of written agreements between RDAs and RDCs about respective roles in each region.

In order to foster greater integration between RDAs and RDCs, their boundaries were aligned. The exception is the Mid West Gascoyne region, where one RDA committee covers two RDCs.

With the exception of Perth, all RDA committees in WA are incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1987 (WA).

The Perth region is represented by an advisory committee.  The Australian Government is currently negotiating a funding agreement with the Western Australia Local Government Association to provide support to the committee.

• Signed MoU between Australian and WA Governments [PDF: 151 KB]

RDA committee membership in WA

The key structural elements of RDA committees in WA, as agreed in the MoU, are:

• each committee will have ten to twelve members;
• each committee will include a Chair, Deputy Chair and at least two local government representatives;
• the Hon Brendon Grylls MLA, will nominate up to two RDC Board members to participate on each RDA Committee;
• Chairs and Deputy Chairs are to be leading members of the community with a strong understanding of the economic, social, and environmental opportunities and challenges facing their communities;
• committee appointments will be for periods of two or four years;
• committee members will be appointed by the Hon Maxine McKew MP;
• in making appointments, the Parliamentary Secretary will consider the composition of the committee in terms of gender, skills, demonstrated community leadership, and cross sectoral diversity; and
• committee members must reside within the region that the RDA Committee represents.

Committee members are committed volunteers drawn from the region who represent the community, business and local government. Interested members of the community can apply through Working with RDA.

Contact

For more information about RDA in WA please contact rda.wa@infrastructure.gov.au