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Apo-Nid125046.Pdf REGIONAL SCIENCE A S S O C I A r I () N M STRALIA \ M ZEALAND SECTION Published by: Regional Policy the Australian and and Practice New Zealand Regional Science Association, Inc. Vol. 2, No. 1, May 1993 Editorial Board: Contents Tony Sorensen, University of New England Editorial 2 Ann Hodgkinson, The Meenaar Industrial University of Park - a Cooperative Approach Wollongong by State Government and David Singe, the Avon Community. David Singe 3 Wheatbelt Development Facts and Figures #1 Derek Kemp 10 Commission, Northam The Amalgamation of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder Councils in Western Australia Ian Cowie 10 Please address all The Pilbara 21 Report: queries and corres¬ Another Pipe Dream? Stewart Houghton 12 pondence concern¬ ing this publication Facts and Figures #2 Derek Kemp 16 or the RSA to: Tony Sorensen, c/- Narrogin Enterprise Centre Carol Hardie 16 Department of Geo¬ graphy & Planning, Local Development Initiatives University of New in The Mid-Atlantic Regions England, Armidale, of the U.S.A. Ann Hodgkinson 17 2351. Tel: (067) 73 2880; Community Economic Analysis Rod Jensen and Fax: (067)71 1787. Ann Hodgkinson 21 Papers In Concluding Note 22 Regional Policy is a twice-yearly The Australian and New Zealand Regional publication aimed at Science Association Inc. is a non-profit the membership of the ANZRSA and organisation dedicated to the promotion others who are of efficient and effective regional interested in current regional develop¬ development strategies through ment practice. research, education and the discussion ISSN: of ideas. Regional Policy and Practice v2.1 1 EDITORIAL and participate in the economic and cultural benefits of moving into a global system. I he subject matter tor this editorial originally came in a tit of pique when it seemed the Moreover, it should not be forgotten that promised Minister for Regional Development globalisation has an intra-national as well as a had been lost in the election aftermath. supra-national regional dimension. It is at this Nevertheless it reappeared as part of the level that the inclusion of regional development Ministry of Industry, Technology and Regional with industry and technology makes sense. Development, the reworked DITAC, under MITI, which is increasingly becoming an Alan Griffith. On reflection this is probably not acceptable model for individual development in a bad idea. And at least it gets us into the inner Western nations, has a series of regional Cabinet! bureaus as well as sector divisions. While this might be explained in terms of the political Now we have regional development back on the influence of Japanese regions, it also reflects an political agenda let us hope they do something acknowledgement that economic growth has to worthwhile with it. According to the Australian be shared around and that small and regional Labour Party Policy Document 1993, a task- businesses need to be integrated into sector force under Hon. Laurie Brereton, M.P., had development. Regional development thus been established to develop a program for the ensures an efficiency element by not excluding then proposed Department of Regional potential global firms from industry Development. This policy document appears to development on the basis of location. focus in regional issues relating to adverse effects of individual restructuring on some The importance of regionalism in industry communities, the impact of Commonwealth development becomes explicit as global firms programs on "lagging" regions and impedi¬ move from being large integrated transnationals ments to adjustment in these regions. to being more frequently characterised by col¬ laborative alliances between independent firms. May we suggest that this an altogether too Existing regional organisations would be negative approach to regional development. As readily transformed into supportive offices to the articles in this and previous issues of assist local firms in this process if a well Regional Policy and Practice suggest, what is understood strategic direction for each sector happening on the ground in regional develop¬ existed. The concept of clusters of related ment agencies involves positive outcomes by industries which form input-output communities to build up their economies rather relationships and collaborative R & D ventures than simply reactions to macro forces beyond with each other is also a clearly regional aspect their control. This positive approach is reflected of this new approach to industrial development. in the recent emphasis by State Government on The development of successful industry clusters ‘self help’ regional policy and on local com¬ would clearly add to the local development parative advantage strategies which involve impart of global growth in regions such as the building on strengths. This appears in sharp Illawarra, Hunter and Latrobe Valley which contrast to the terms of reference of the current contain industries capable of competing in Industry Commission inquiry into Regional global markets. Industry Adjustment which focuses on impedi¬ ments to labour and capital mobility. The last The cynic is now crying that all this has been thing a "lagging" community needs is to lose to tried before. This is true. However, now it is better off regions more of those workforce and possible to add elements which were missing in entrepreneurial skills and capital it still has, the earlier experiments. For that is what they thereby serving to denude its ‘self help’ were — experiments. Now we need the options. Commonwealth Government to provide an overall strategic framework as to sector devel¬ Rather, what is required from the opment and internationalisation in which Commonwealth Government is a clearly articu¬ regional firms can confidently advise local firms lated statement of how regional commodities and develop regional plans. Then regional net¬ and regional industries fit into the overall devel¬ working and international regional alliances can opment strategy for the country. Equity consid¬ occur not in isolation as has occurred in the past erations are clearly important in ensuring all but as an integral part of future national Australians regardless of where they live have development. the opportunity to share any future prosperity 2 Regional Policy and Practice v2.1 Nevertheless, it must not be forgotten that THE MEENAAR INDUSTRIAL PARK regional development is not just industry devel¬ - A CO-OPERATIVE APPROACH BY opment. This destination has been lost in same STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE States while being well accepted in others. AVON COMMUNITY. Regional development also means community development as is illustrated in the U.S.A. David Singe, examples included in this issue. The community Department of State Development, WA. side involves employment issues, particularly training and placement services. It also involves [The views and opinions expressed in this paper are community enterprises and community self help those of the author and not necessarily those of either projects related to the provision of new facili¬ the Western Australian Government or the Department ties. Increasingly, it will also involve local of State Development.] responses to environmental and conservation issues. It is important this side of regional [Editor's Note: This is an edited version of a development does not get lost within a new paper presented to the 16th Annual Australian focus on industrial development. To solve this and New Zealand Regional Science Association problem perhaps the establishment of regional Conference, Ballarat, December, 1992. It is agencies capable of packaging and reconciling longer than our usual aticles because it is an ex¬ the different programs to meet specific local cellent account of creative regional development needs will be required. involving State and local interests.] So please excuse the overly political nature of Background this editorial. However, the 1993 elections while seeming to mean ‘back to business’ also The Avon Valley was the first area of inland contains within the new Ministry format the settlement in Western Australia, surveyed and opportunities for a new and vigorous settled in the early 1830s. The fertile soils of the redirection of policy. Nowhere is this more Valley contrast to the sandplains of the coast, needed than in regional development. Let us with the Darling Ranges separating the two. hope the opportunity is grasped by our policy Like much of inland Australia, transport devel¬ makers. And our practitioners, probably some opments, agriculture and commercial services of the hardest working grassroots toilers in were the driving force for the growth of the economic development are given some sign that area. Northam established its regional primacy the light in the hill still shines. when the decision to extend the railway to the Eastern Goldfields (Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie) On a more prosaic, but no less important, note saw it become a rail junction. The towns of this issue focuses on regional policy and prac¬ York and Toodyay remained smaller, local tice in Western Australia. We are fortunate to centres (see Map 1). The expansion of agricul¬ have contributions on an interesting cross sec¬ ture to the east during the twentieth century sub¬ tion of topics that reflect the diversity of the sequently created a string of small communities regional practitioner’s domain. Subject matter throughout the Wheatbelt as it is colloquially ranges from the development of an innovatory known. industrial estate and promotion of the remote North-West, to small
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