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
Regional Development Australia NTNorthern Territory Transport 2012
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
A brief history of transport links in our
region
The Stuart Highway
Off the Stuart Highway
The flow-on effects for regional tourism,
business, resources, primary industries
and people living in regional areas
Resources
Tourism
Business
Primary Industries
Regional populations
Total roads – 36,700km
Sealed roads – 8,700km
Gravel roads – 8,500km
Facilitating the
development of
regional centres
It’s no coincidence that all
but one of the regional
centres are located along
the Stuart Highway
RDA provides targeted advice to
governments about the challenges and
opportunities in regional Australia and acts
as a conduit between government and
regional communities
The future
