Performance and Progress Reporting 2019-2020 July 2019 – March 2020 Contents Strategies Index ................................................................................................ 1 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 4 1.1 Employment and Skills ............................................................................... 4 1.2 Indigenous Development .......................................................................... 17 1.3 Social and Community .............................................................................. 25 1.4 Education and Training ............................................................................ 27 1.5 Health ...................................................................................................... 30 ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 31 2.1 Infrastructure .......................................................................................... 31 2.2 Economic and Business Diversity ............................................................. 35 2.3 Visitor Economy ...................................................................................... 41 2.4 Water Resources ...................................................................................... 52 2.5 Energy .................................................................................................... 53 2.6 Mining and Resource Manufacturing ....................................................... 64 GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 67 3.1 Regional Leadership and Collaboration .................................................... 67 3.2 Grants and Investment ............................................................................ 73 Strategies Index Community and Social Development 1.1 Employment and Skills – Support labour force participation and workforce development. 1.1.1 Support industry-based networks. 1.1.2 Assist in identifying current and future workforce demand. 1.1.3 Support targeted skills and workforce development programs or initiatives through RDAWEP and partners. 1.1.4 Work with Skilling South Australia and other government programs to help people attain skills and qualifications to build careers and meet the workforce needs of industry. 1.1.5 Pursue opportunities to attract, retain and build a skilled and underutilised workforce, including skilled migration. 1.1.6 Develop human capital from within the region. 1.2 Indigenous Development - Implement proactive strategies to enhance Aboriginal well- being, labour force participation, and economic development. 1.2.1 Seek Government and other funding sources, and support initiatives and opportunities to develop Aboriginal business enterprises, community development, organisational development and governance. 1.3 Social and Community - Develop social and community infrastructure, services and amenity. 1.3.1 Assist groups to prepare business cases and grant applications for capex funding from government infrastructure programs. 1.3.2 Encourage the development of multi-purpose community facilities providing civic, recreation, information, tourism, arts and cultural heritage services. 1.3.3 Support partnerships to improve the functionality and amenity of regional towns. 1.3.4 Work with government and telecommunications providers to improve mobile and internet connectivity across the region. 1.4 Education and Training - Pursue opportunities to grow education facilities and expand course provision. 1.4.1 Liaise with universities and training providers about options to expand education facilities and course provision. 1.4.2 Collaborate with education and training providers to facilitate international student enrolment. 1.4.3 Liaise with training providers about opportunities to provide employment-related training in smaller regional towns. 1.4.4 Liaise with tertiary institutions about options to expand remote access to courses online. 1.4.5 Collaborate to form integrated industry led education pathways from high school through vocational training and university. 1.4.6 Support the establishment of an integrated education and innovation precinct in Whyalla. 1.5 Health – Maintain and grow equitable community health services. 1.5.1 Support targeted projects in health, aged care, child care and disability services. 1.5.2 Support the development, implementation and delivery of projects and plans to support health and community services. 1.5.3 Support the development of a regional health and ageing strategy that plans for change. 1.5.4 Collaborate for the development of new and innovative approaches in the delivery of health and community services. 1 Economic and Business Development 2.1 Infrastructure - Develop strategic infrastructure and foster sustainable business. 2.1.1 Support infrastructure investment and investment attraction with government agencies and private sector companies. 2.1.2 Collaborate with industry, community and governments to address current and future transport needs including rail, road, air and sea. 2.1.3 Support the development of a multi-user Cape-class port facility at Cape Hardy. 2.1.4 Support the connection of Eyre Peninsula to the national standard gauge rail network 2.1.5 Work with telecommunications providers and government to improve mobile and internet connectivity and enhance online business operations. 2.2 Economic and Business Diversity - Strengthen, foster and promote economic and business diversity and productivity. 2.2.1 Identify and pursue solutions to improve industry and business innovation, skills development and viability. 2.2.2 Identify and introduce new businesses and product diversity and reduce economic dependence on traditional key industries. 2.2.3 Support business, community and environmental value-adding initiatives. 2.2.4 Pursue niche market trade opportunities with business and industry sectors. 2.2.5 Facilitate and promote shared procurement initiatives to reduce recurrent operational costs and enhance competitiveness. 2.2.6 Strengthen whole-of-region branding to promote the region’s diversity and unique characteristics. 2.2.7 Attract and grow new high value industries. 2.2.8 Collaborate with all levels of government including investment attraction agencies to facilitate the development and attraction of new enterprises to the region. 2.3 Visitor Economy - Facilitate sustainable development of the visitor economy. 2.3.1 Increase promotion of and capitalise on the region’s competitive strengths and growth potential. 2.3.2 Improve, maintain and enhance visitor infrastructure including digital connectivity and visitor amenities. 2.3.3 Collaborate with the tourism industry, all levels of government, and regional partners to facilitate tourism industry capability and growth. Align this with the South Australian Regional Visitor Strategy. 2.3.4 Support the collaboration of regional visitor economy projects. 2.3.5 Establish and maintain the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Tourism Advisory Group. 2.3.6 Encourage and support the delivery of strategic community events and activities, particularly in areas with high levels of tourism attraction. 2.4 Water Resources – Pursue solutions to develop water resources to provide abundant quality supply for community and economic use. 2.4.1 Pursue water resources monitoring, planning and management via the Eyre Peninsula Water Taskforce. 2.4.2 Support investigations to assess the technical viability and economic feasibility of augmenting the Eyre Peninsula’s water supplies. 2.4.3 Liaise with government and private sector companies about water efficiency measures and alternative water supply solutions and technologies. 2.4.4 Identify strategic water supply options to maximise economic, community and environmental benefits. 2.4.5 Pursue synergies by linking water supply solutions with regional energy planning strategies. 2.4.6 Support partnerships on urban stormwater and waste water planning and implementation. 2 2.5 Energy - Pursue solutions to provide a cost effective and secure power supply, and develop a low carbon economy. 2.5.1 Advocate for the replacement of the Eyre Peninsula power transmission system. 2.5.2 Collaborate with government and industry about energy supply, generation and distribution issues and solutions. 2.5.3 Support the development of energy projects in strategic locations to maximise economic, community and environmental benefits and investment opportunities. 2.6 Mining and Resource Manufacturing - Support the development of strategic mineral, oil and gas resource projects. 2.6.1 Support the development of proposed mineral, oil and gas projects. 2.6.2 Participate in the Eyre Peninsula Mineral and Energy Resources Community Development Taskforce. 2.6.3 Prepare submissions as required to the Australian and South Australian Governments about the impact and benefits of mineral, oil and gas projects on the economy, community and environment. 2.6.4 Support the improvement of supply chain, energy and water infrastructure for resource projects that will bring long-term development benefits to the region. 2.6.5 Identify and attract new high value mineral processing. 2.6.6 Strengthen existing and identify new manufacturing operations relevant to the mineral, oil and gas industry. Governance and Operational Development 3.1 Regional Leadership and Collaboration - Implement regional governance initiatives to achieve better and longer-term regional development