Growth Area Projects on Infrastructure Priority List 2020
NGAA has been invited to submit a collated list of growth area projects to be considered for inclusion in the Infrastructure Priority List 2020. Submissions can be made at any time by individual councils, and inclusion in NGAA’s submission will help to strengthen the case for the project being of national significance.
NGAA Members discussed the project submission process in our April 2019 webinar where staff from Infrastructure Australia (IA) talked through the project submission process and outlined their assessment framework
The Priority List offers all levels of government and the private sector a prioritised list of national infrastructure challenges (or problems) and opportunities for the near, medium and longer term.
IA is seeking input in three ways:
"COVID-19 has shown Australia's prosperity depends heavily on our vast growth areas workforce, Ms Clark says." ABC News report on NGAA research - full story here.
Read moreThe NGAA is calling for a Minister for Growth Areas, says NGAA CEO, Bronwen Clark, in this article in The Mandarin.
Read moreThe Government and Opposition took part in the NGAA launch of Priorities for outer metropolitan growth areas - four priorities and two reasons for urgent action in growth areas.
Read moreTwo workshops hosted by Prof Nicholas Phelps, University of Melbourne and Dr Paul J Maginn, University of Western Australia, will examine Suburbs and Planning, Regeneration and Best Practice in Suburban Development.
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