What: Regional Capitals Australia is hosting a forum to bring together federal politicians, state government department representatives, local government mayors and CEOs, and key academics to discuss the creation of a policy mandate ‘national building through strong capitals and connected communities’. The ‘Regionalism 2.0’ forum is about a new era in regionalism. Sessions will focus on creating regional capitals that will [...]

City of Greater Geraldton Mayor, and Chairman of the WA Regional Cities Alliance, Ian Carpenter expressed concern at statements in Planning Minister John Day’s address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on Tuesday (Feb 14), on WA’s recent population growth projections. He said Minister Day’s comments reinforced the Alliance’s push for the decentralisation of Perth. “However the Alliance is [...]

Today saw another positive step forward for the WA Regional Cities Alliance with the signing of a Collaboration Agreement between the Alliance and the University of Western Australia. The agreement will fund a Professor of Regional Cities jointly between the Alliance and UWA to research on economic, social and infrastructure issues in the member cities. Adding strength to the Alliance is [...]

Western Australia’s cruise ship industry is expanding; and Geraldton is set to take advantage of the growth with more dates added to its 2012 cruise ship calendar. Seventeen cruise liners are booked to visit Geraldton next year – up from 11 in 2011 with the expectation of 40,000 visitors coming ashore to take a fresh look at the region. The City [...]

City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Ian Carpenter today welcomed the first QantasLink jet to land at Geraldton Airport on the new service's inaugural flight. "This is a very special day for Geraldton and the community," he said. "It reinforces the City's commitment and strategic investment in the multi-million dollar upgrade of Geraldton Airport. "This was done in partnership with the State [...]

Geraldton is changing, from a regional town often overlooked by outsiders, to a place on the world stage, aiming for a more sustainable future, powered by the people. Early this year, the City of Greater Geraldton achieved fifth placing – out of 123 projects from 36 countries – in the Reinhard Mohn 2011 Prize for “Vitalising Democracy Through Participation”, one of [...]

The formation of the WA Regional Cities Alliance (WARCA) is a first for regional Western Australia and on Thursday, April 14, the alliance will take a major step forward with the official launch of its new logo and its website. Mayors and CEOs from the four member cities will meet at the Geraldton Club in Geraldton on Thursday, April 14 for [...]

At Tuesday's (January 19) City of Geraldton-Greenough Council meeting, council endorsed the formation of the proposed Western Australian Regional Cities Alliance. This is on top of the approval earlier in the week by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the City of Albany. The City of Bunbury will be considering endorsement early in February. The alliance has been formed by the four [...]