More than 180 delegates including leaders from across Western Queensland and state and federal governments will gather in Richmond this week.
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From May 17-19 the town will host the 2021 Western Queensland Alliance of Councils Assembly.
Following the inaugural Assembly in Longreach last year, the WQAC will again unite in Richmond to tackle issues across the region, especially notably its priorities of funding for roads, digital connectivity and housing.
The three day program entitled 'Building Blocks for the Future' will include presentations and discussions with industry experts, as well as senior local, state and federal representatives. The agenda will also include the presentation on the first ever Western Queensland Housing Market Study commissioned by WQAC to be developed by the Regional Institute of Australia.
The 22 councils of Western Queensland united as the WQAC last year bringing together three representative bodies: North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (NWQROC); Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD); and the South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (SWQROC).
The 22 councils ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the New South Wales border, generate $9.35 billion of the State's Gross Product from 1.3 per cent of the Queensland's population.
This contribution, coming from the resources, agricultural, fishing and tourism sectors, is 2.2 times per capita above the Queensland average, demonstrating the value of the Western Queensland regions to the State and national economies.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
