Welcome to Regions Rising WA – an integral part of the Regional Australia

Institute’s (RAI’s) ground breaking national roadshow for 2019.

We are proud to be hosting this event in Perth as part of our national series

that promotes the importance of regional Australia and enables us to work

with our stakeholders on issues that matter. Today’s theme is Regional

Economic Diversification and Jobs in WA.

The West Australian Premier, the Hon Mark McGowan, set out a clear plan

for regional prosperity in early 2019, including a target of 30,000 new jobs.

Our report released here today – Regional Growth Prospects – will help to

support this target.

Regional Australia is made up of a diverse range of communities from across

the country, and over 9.05 million people call regional Australia home. The

national series enables you to connect with stakeholders around the country

for deeper discussions, robust debate, and insightful outcomes that will

inform current opportunities and challenges impacting our regions. We

believe regional Australia should be at the forefront of national policy

development and our organisation is committed to achieving this.

We encourage you to actively listen, contribute, and engage with the

presenters and other attendees. This is the first event of its kind for the RAI in

Perth, showcasing our organisation and bringing together a diverse range of

stakeholders including government, industry and community representatives.

There is something for everyone here today, and we hope you walk away

feeling inspired, informed, and ready to engage and collaborate!

Liz Ritchie and Dr Kim Houghton

co-CEOs, Regional Australia Institute

10.20 am Registration desk opens

10.50 am OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME TO COUNTRY

Liz Ritchie

co-CEO, Regional Australia Institute

Matthew McGuire

11.00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Introduction by: Rebecca Tomkinson

Regional Australia Institute Board Director and

CEO, Royal Flying Doctor Service WA

The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food;

Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development,

Jobs and Trade

11.30 am GROWING OUR REGIONS

Facilitator: Ralph Addis

Director General, Department of Primary Industries and

Regional Development

Liz Ritchie

co-CEO, Regional Australia Institute

James Jarvis

Deputy Chairperson, Country Arts WA

Tim Shackleton

CEO, Rural Health West

Nigel Oakey

Managing Director & CEO, Dome Café Group

12.20 pm Lunch – Riverview Room 4

12.50 pm INDUSTRY PANEL PRESENTATION

Facilitator: Karlie Mucjanko

Deputy Chair, WA Regional Development Trust

James Baxter

First Assistant Secretary, Regional Trade Agreements Division,

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Jane McNamara

Head of nbn local WA

Glyn Yates

Community Bank National Council Chair (Bendigo and

Adelaide Bank) and Chair of the Collie Community

Bank Company

1.50 pm WA REGIONAL LEADERS PANEL

Facilitator: Liz Ritchie

co-CEO, Regional Australia Institute

Brendan Hammond

Chairman, WA Regional Development Trust

Meath Hammond

Head of Corporate Affairs for WA, BHP

Duncan Anderson

Managing Director, South Regional TAFE and Chairman

of South West RDA

Kitty Prodonovich

CEO, Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry of WA

2.30 pm Close

12.50 pm INDUSTRY PANEL

1.50 pm WA LEADERS PANEL

2.30 pm Close

The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Minister for Regional Development;

Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister

Assisting the Minister for State

Development, Jobs and Trade

Glyn Yates

Community Bank National

Council Chair (Bendigo and

Adelaide Bank) and Chair of

the Collie Community

Bank Company

James Baxter

First Assistant Secretary, Regional Trade

Agreements Division, Department of

Foreign Affairs and Trade

James Jarvis

Deputy Chairperson,

Country Arts WA

Tim Shackleton

CEO, Rural Health West

Jane McNamara

Head of nbn local WA

Meath Hammond

Head of Corporate Affairs

for WA, BHP

Ralph Addis

Director General, Department

of Primary Industries and

Regional Development

Rebecca Tomkinson

Regional Australia Institute Board

Director and CEO, Royal Flying

Doctor Service WA

Brendan Hammond

Chairman, WA Regional

Development Trust

Duncan Anderson

Managing Director,

South Regional TAFE and

Chairman, South West RDA

Liz Ritchie

co-CEO, Regional

Australia Institute

Nigel Oakey

Managing Director & CEO,

Dome Café Group

Kitty Prodonovich

CEO, Regional Chambers

of Commerce and Industry

of WA

Karlie Mucjanko

Deputy Chair, WA Regional

Development Trust

Hayley Achurch Regional Australia Institute

Linda Adnyana Curtin University

Martin Aldridge The Nationals

Maryanne Baker Mandurah Murray Employment Facilitator

Rebecca Ball South West Development Commission

Sherrilee Barlett BHP

Kirsten Barrack Toodyay Community Bank® Branch of Bendigo Bank

Kahlia Beers CSBP

Nick Belyea WA Regional Development Trust

Michael Bennett Shire of Dardanup

Sue Bennett-Ng Regional Development Australia Great Southern Western Australia Incorporated (RD

Don Boyd Curtin University

Tim Bray Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Vaughan Brazier LandCorp

Nijaz Brkich Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Annabelle Bushell Grower Group Alliance

Alice Chen EY

Ashley Clements South West Development Commission

Martin Clifford Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Emily Comber Wheatbelt Development Commission

Brendan Conroy NBN Co

Brad Cooper Pinjarra Engineering

Geoff Craggs Future Directions International Pty

Megan Creagh Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Colin Crohan Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Hon. Mia Davies The Nationals WA

Linda Dawson Rio Tinto

Anthony De Ceglie West Australian Newspapers

Danelle Dowding RDA Kimberley

Kylie Drage Forrest Personnel

Gordon Duffy Department of Training and Workforce Development

Tym Duncanson Gascoyne Development Commission

Jill Dwyer Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Jeremy Elliot Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage

Gavin Ellis Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

John Erren RDA Peel

Naomi Evans Telstra

Paul Farnhill Curtin University

Paul Farrell WA Regional Development Trust

Paul Ferrante LandCorp

Mi-Lin Finnie Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Brent Fleeton NBN Co

Cathy Forster Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Nebojsha Franich WALGA

Justin Fromm Pilbara Development Commisssion

Niegel Grazia Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Penny Griffin Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Susan Grylls Pilbara Universities Centre

Susan Hall Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Melissa Hartman Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Nils Hay Shire of Mingenew

Ian Hill RDA Peel

Dan Holbrook Department: Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Lee Jacobsen Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance

Charles Jenkinson Regional Development Australia - South West

Joanne Jones Shire of Dalwallinu

Lindy Judge Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Paul Koshy Curtin University

Radek Kotlarczyk Prime Super

John Lambrecht RDA Peel

Jessica Lenny Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

James Levy Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Ross Love Boston Consulting Group

Stuart MacDonald Secretariat, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Bruce Manning Great Southern Development Commission

Damien Martin Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage

Jason Masters Rio Tinto

Deanne McDonald optaMAX

Steve McGivern Westpac Banking Corporation

Doug McKay Gerard Daniels

Rebecca Mckenize Curtin University

Patrik Mellberg BHP

Susan Michoff BHP

Robyn Morris Regional Development Australia - South West

Jason Moynihan Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Andy Munro Gascoyne Development Commission

Stuart Nahajski LandCorp

Amanda Negus BHP

Dean Newton Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Leonie Noble Australian Rural Womens Coalition

Liam O'Connell Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Kasia Orlowska-Meinen Kasia OM

Jamie Parravicini BHP

Mark Pasalich LandCorp

Kelly Pearce Wheatbelt Science Pty Ltd

Deborah Pett Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

John Phillimore Curtin University

Tony Pickworth RAC

Jeff Pontifex NAB

Alison Purnell Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Kathy Quill BHP

Dr Harry Randhawa Wheatbelt Health Network

Giulia Ranelli Department of Training and Workforce Development

Cr Michelle Rich Peel Development Commission

Shaun Rigby Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Rose Riley Goldfields Esperance Devleopment Commission

Frank Ripper Summit Fertilisers

Scott Robinson Regional Development Australia - South West

Paula Rogers CEDA

Cesar Rodriguez Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage

Chris Rodwell Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia

Paul Rosair NAJA Business Consulting Service

Debra Rule Wheatbelt NRM Inc

Brett Sabien Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

André Schönfeldt Shire of Dardanup

Neesha Sen Rio Tinto

Andy Separovic Department of Training gand Workforce Development

John Shannon vegetablesWA

Christine Sindley Waangara Marra Consulting

Kris Starcevich Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission

Lee Steel Linkwest Inc.

Cathy Stone Newcastle University

Kirsten Stoney BHP

Jo Swan Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance

Prof Andrew Taggart Peel Development Commission

Dennis Teale Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Nina-Marie Thomas Curtin University

Kristie Tonkins Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Gavin Treasure Mid West Development Commission

David Trench BHP

Sue Trinidad Curtin University

Giles Tuffin Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Danielle Van Kampen BHP

Lynette Vernon Curtin University

Ryan Victa Consultant

Joanne Webber Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development

Natalie Weddell Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

Hon. Darren West Member for Agricultural Region

Kerry White Shire of Ashburton

Fiona White-Hartig Regional Development Australia Pilbara

Mark Whittington Australian Gas Infrastructure Group

Trevor Whittington West Australian Farmers Federation

Alisha Wilde Prime Super

Rhys Williams City of Mandurah

Danielle Williams Bailiwick Legal

Elise Woods Wheatbelt Development Commission

Sarah Woolford Grain Brokers Australia

Paul Young Engineers Australia

WITH THANKS TO OUR IN KIND SUPPORTERS