Regional Development Strategy Discussion Paper
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85 Ellen Street Port Pirie SA 5540 6th August, 2019 P 1300 742 414 F (08) 8632 5724 E [email protected] Mr Mark Sutton, www.yorkeandmidnorth.com.au ABN: 68 705 101 048 Chair, Community Advisory Panel - Regional Development Strategy c/- Regions SA GPO Box 1671 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: [email protected] Dear Mark, Re: Regional Development Strategy - Discussion Paper Feedback Further to the information provided to the Regional Development Strategy on the 15 July we provide this written submission and thank you and Minister Whetstone for the ability to contribute to this important policy work. Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North (RDAYMN) is an incorporated organisation funded by Federal, State and local government. Our main goal is to promote and facilitate sustainable community and economic development within the regions of Yorke, Mid North and the Southern Flinders Ranges. During the past nine years RDAYMN has worked alongside a number of Councils, businesses, community and not-for- profit groups to increase economic activity and competitiveness and to enhance social and environmental outcomes for our region. Importantly our Board is a draw from civic leaders across the Yorke and Mid North region and includes representatives from local government (two elected members and two CEO’s), business representatives including Balco, Pringles Crouch, Nyrstar, Rosewarnes and Bowmans Rail. Collectively they drive the direction and civic leadership across the region on a largely volunteer basis and are pivotal to our success. In order to achieve this RDAYMN work collectively through Regional Development South Australia to achieve these outcomes. The unique South Australian tri-parte model allow the South Australian networks an ability achieve the best outcomes for Regional South Australia and work. Spanning 11 offices with over 80 staff on the ground, the team are passionate, active and well connected with their finger on the pulse of each region’s development needs. Led by skill-based boards, RDA work in collaboration with all levels of government, community and other agencies forming partnerships to support regional business and the investment ecosystem. Over the last 10 years alone the collective network has assisted over 12,641 businesses and facilitated investment to Regional South Australia in excess of $2.94 billion. Collectively, we have powerful email databases reaching approximately 30,000 stakeholders every month, and a social media following of 51,000+ connecting us with local, national and global audiences daily (plus, we partner with marketing and PR experts to continue expanding these). Local Government Partners Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council | Barunga West Council District Council of Mount Remarkable | Northern Areas Council District Council of Peterborough | Wakefield Regional Council Yorke Peninsula Council | Regional Council of Goyder Copper Coast Council | Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Collectively Regional Development South Australia has worked on projects including: Undertake leadership in RDSA Prioritization of Infrastructure Assets in 2013 and 2017 which was shared with all levels of government; Undertaking business cases for key projects; Publish best practice case studies from across Regional South Australia; Collate and provide to government a pipeline of investment opportunities (quarterly) which currently records a collective $19.95B of investment projects and a potential 9412 FTE jobs. RDAYMN’s is itself working on a pipeline of major projects totalling $4.93B with a potential to deliver 417 ongoing FTE’s. We have a database of 4061 businesses a total social media following of 8194 Total social media following across all mediums we manage including tourism sites. It is also worth noting that the RDAYMN also works to annual Key Performance Indicators in at the end of the last strategic three year period we worked with 944 businesses and facilitated $70.46M in investment to the Yorke and Mid North area. We have recently published our latest Regional Roadmap: Engineering Growth for Yorke and Mid North 2018- 2028 in which we invited the Natural Resource Management Board and Legatus to be partners and outlines the areas of strategic importance to this area. We would encourage the Regional Development Strategy to review the evidence based Strategic Plans and Roadmaps which have been developed by the RDA network in the State. They provide a strong base on which to build due to their local perspectives, community ownership and action orientation to create sustainable regional growth. We have attached a headline copy of our Regional Profile for your information which includes all of the specific priorities for our area. In relation to the specific questions raised by the Regional Development StrategyLocal Government paper Partners we provide the Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council | Barunga West Council following observations and recommendations. District Council of Mount Remarkable | Northern Areas Council District Council of Peterborough | Wakefield Regional Council Yorke Peninsula Council | Regional Council of Goyder Copper Coast Council | Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Theme 1: Service Provision Essential services & best delivery models RDA Yorke and Mid North has the unique of dispersal of population with over 30,000 of our total 76,843 population being located in areas with populations of less than 500 which exacerbates the supply and delivery model issues. It should also be noted that large parts of Yorke Peninsula shares remote classification with Far North and West areas of South Australia and is not necessarily identified in service delivery in the same manner. Like most regional communities the essential services required include: Health services Water supply Sport and Recreation Education Electricity services facilities Roads / Rail / Transport Internet and mobile Firefighting services networks phone services Police services Port Facilities Career Services Health services – not all areas in the region have access to emergency and allied health services. The Copper Coast for example is reliant upon a volunteer ambulance service, despite maintain a steady growth in population for approximately 7 years. Visiting specialist and allied health services are available in some parts of the region but access to all types of specialist services is not available and requires community members to attend Adelaide. Increased use of tele- health services, where appropriate would be of benefit to a large segment of our community. Additionally, we would recommend exploring co-operative models for health delivery such as the National Health Co-op model which has been successful in other States. Additionally we recommend looking at placed based solutions for areas of high need. For instance the Mid North Health Advisory Council which draws its membership from the communities of Booleroo Centre, Jamestown, Orroroo and Peterborough is exploring how it provides specialist services at each of its health services to essentially cluster and strengthen the region and each health service at the same time. We have also partnered with Health SA, our colleagues at RDA Far North and Whyalla and Eyre and the University of Adelaide to deliver a Health Atlas for the region, last published in 2015. We commend this initiative of Health SA which was focused on preventative health measures as well as treatment and encourage more of these initiatives across the Health Sector. RDA Yorke and Mid North also have a critically analyse the current model of service delivery in Peterborough, with a focus on Healthy Aging and Positive Wellbeing for the community and produce recommendations based on research to improve service delivery into the future. A review of current service delivery in Peterborough Exploration of services available, identification of gaps, duplication and availability modes (online, teleconference, face to face) Development of recommendations for future delivery of services in Peterborough Education – while the region has a number of well-established public and private schools, access to tertiary Local Government Partners Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council | Barunga West Council education and specific trades training requires students to attend Adelaide metropolitanDistrict Council of Mountfacilities. Remarkable Recently | Northern Areas Council District Council of Peterborough | Wakefield Regional Council the region through a number of Universities / collaboration have established the YorkeUpper Peninsula Spencer Council Gulf | Regional University Council of Goyder Copper Coast Council | Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Hub in Port Pirie. Currently there are 50 students undertaking their tertiary education through this model. Other areas in the region would benefit from the roll out of this model. Using the Regional Australian Institute InSight series of regional indicators the Yorke and Mid North Human Capital ranking of 53 out of 60 is due to the low educational attainment at university level for the majority of people in the Yorke and Mid North workforce, along with a reduced participation rate (when compared to the rest of the State). Increasing the participation rate, or the rate of those in the region earning or learning, will be critical for our future. Aged Care Services This ranking sits alongside the Demographic Ranking of 60 out of 60, which is mainly due to the high