The Role of RDA NT

The roles and responsibilities RDA NT include:

Advice, consultation and community engagement

• Provide a two-way conduit for information and advice between communities and government
• Engage with all levels of government, regional stakeholders and community organisations to identify regional development priorities and potential solutions, including funding opportunities.
• Research and identify common themes re regional development priority focus areas and produce a Regional Strategic Plan which encapsulates these local regional priorities and identifies local projects which can deliver outcomes for regional areas.

Regional planning

• Develop strategic regional plans in collaboration with Australian, State/territory, local governments and non-government organisations.
• Annual reporting against milestones/performance indicators

Whole of government activities

• First point of contact for agency consultations
• First-stop-shop for Australian government. services/programs
• Contribute to other national agendas from a regional perspective (eg. social inclusion, climate change)
• Administer third party contracts for other agencies as required

Promotion of Australian Government programs

• Provide information to regional stakeholders about government programs, particularly regionally relevant programs.
• Identify and assist in the development of regional projects
• Provide advice/assistance with leveraging additional funding towards regional projects
• Provide relevant advice on applications/applicants to assessors in the department (as required)

Community development

• Regional advocacy
• Network building and leadership development
• Solution brokers
• Partnership brokers

See here for a more comprehensive explanation of our roles and responsibilities.