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COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM NOW OPEN
The Communities Environment Program is funding small, community-led environment projects that address local environmental priorities. In consultation with their community, each Federal Member of Parliament must identify potential applicants and projects in their electorate and invite them to apply for a grant. The Communities Environment Program aims to support the environmental priorities of [...]
REDUCING WINTER EROSION CRUCIAL FOR SOIL HEALTH
As we enter the final month of winter, the price our productive soils pay for being left unprotected during periods of heavy rainfall are again becoming evident. During the wetter months, there are extended periods where soil is left bare during fallow periods and crop establishment, presenting a high risk of soil [...]
NEW SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP BOOST REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON CRADLE COAST
The University of Tasmania and the Cradle Coast Authority have partnered to offer a new scholarship for research into the challenges and opportunities associated with regional economic development, innovation and entrepreneurship. The scholarship provides funding of $105,000 over three years for a PhD candidate to be embedded within the Cradle Coast Authority, [...]
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR APPOINTED TO OVERSEE NEW, HIGH POWERED GROUP
Distinguished education professional, Sheree Vertigan AM, will chair a new high powered group being established to boost economic development in the region. The appointment was made by the Cradle Coast Authority’s (CCA) owner representatives, following a rigorous selection process. The Regional Economic Development Steering Group is an initiative of the Regional Futures [...]
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY BACKS CRADLE COAST ECONOMY
The Cradle Coast Authority (CCA) welcomes Swinburne University of Technology’s plans to fund a PhD scholarship which will support the Regional Futures Plan. Based at Burnie with visits to Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus, the scholarship recipient will work with Swinburne’s Centre for Social Impact (CSI) and CCA to explore the challenges and opportunities [...]
APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR NEW ROLE TO HELP SHAPE REGION’S FUTURE
The Cradle Coast Authority (CCA) is seeking applications for the Chairperson of a new Regional Economic Development Steering Group (REDSG) which will oversee implementation of the Cradle Coast Regional Futures Plan. The Chairperson will also become a Director of the Cradle Coast Authority. This new approach has received strong support from state [...]
SURVEYING THE REGION’S REEFS
Rocky Cape Lighthouse. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith Over the past 25 years, scientists from UTAS have regularly surveyed 30 shallow rocky reef sites along the Cradle Coast region’s coastline. Led by Dr Neville Barrett, the team detected changes in reef ecosystems which they believe are due to fishing pressure, climate change, and [...]
CRADLE COAST REGION TO HOST NATIONAL TOURISM CONVENTION
The Cradle Coast Authority is delighted the Australian Regional Tourism Convention (ARTC) will be held in the Cradle Coast region in October this year. Officially announced today by the ART Board, the ART Convention Committee and Convention Partner, the Tasmanian Department of State Growth, Devonport will be hosting the 2019 Convention from Monday, October 21 – [...]
PREMIER BACKS FUTURES PLAN
The Government’s announcement of an investment of $300,000 over two years that will go towards realising the Cradle Coast Regional Futures Plan is a boon for the region. The Cradle Coast Authority (CCA) led the development of the Cradle Coast Regional Futures Plan throughout 2018 with input from more than 100 key [...]
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