the role of transport links in regional development
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Kate Peake, Executive Officer, Regional Development Australia (RDA) NT Mayor Damien Ryan, Alice Springs City Council & Chair, Regional Development Australia (RDA) NT delivered this presentation at the 2012 Northern Territory Transport Infrastructure Summit. The annual conference is the only event that focuses solely on the particularities and difficulties in implementing new transport infrastructure projects at Australia's top end. For more information, please visit the conference website: www.statetransportevents.com.au/nttransportTRANSCRIPT
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Regional Development Australia NTNorthern Territory Transport 2012
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The role of transport links in regional
development
If the very first requirement for the
development of a region is access
then, quite simply, regions don’t
develop without transport links
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A brief history of transport links in our
region
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The Stuart Highway
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Off the Stuart Highway
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The flow-on effects for regional tourism,
business, resources, primary industries
and people living in regional areas
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Resources
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Tourism
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Business
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Primary Industries
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Regional populations
Total roads – 36,700km
Sealed roads – 8,700km
Gravel roads – 8,500km
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Facilitating the
development of
regional centres
It’s no coincidence that all
but one of the regional
centres are located along
the Stuart Highway
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RDA provides targeted advice to
governments about the challenges and
opportunities in regional Australia and acts
as a conduit between government and
regional communities
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The future
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