Helping Grazing Enterprises Rebuild Stronger
Exclusion Fencing Recovery Grants are available to primary producers impacted by western Queensland floods.
These grants support the repair and reconstruction of exclusion and cluster fencing infrastructure across eligible Local Government Areas, including in the RAPAD region: Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Boulia, Diamantina, Longreach, Winton.
Find out moreThe Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) will host an in-region air services meeting tomorrow, bringing together mayors and councillors, tourism operators, business and industry representatives with senior representatives from QantasLink and Regional Express Airlines (Rex).
Read moreRAPAD contributed a submission to the Senate inquiry into the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
Read moreThis plan provides a pathway for the arts, cultural and creative industry in the RAPAD region.
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Central West Queensland is our home and we’re here to benefit our local communities by working collectively with our governments and improving economic growth.
We advocate, consult and advise relevant State and Federal ministers and government agencies based on our region’s needs.
The challenges of our local communities influence our actions, and out region sits at the heart of everything we do.
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We are a close and collaborative team passionate about Central West Queensland’s future and the region’s opportunities.
We have decades of investment and operational experience and have a successful track record for developing for profit entities and delivering state and federal government programs.
Learn moreRAPAD often takes on the role of gathering the evidence, region proofing generic data or information and doing the leg work to find out exactly what is happening in our region so we and others can make informed decisions about the best way forward for our community. Find out more about the work we’ve done or about the region by checking out our publications.
View allThe Strategic Plan sets out RAPADs strategic direction and focus between 2022-2025.
Read moreA comprehensive investigation to better understand the current and future energy landscape for the CWQ region.
Read moreWe’re working to understand how creative arts activities contribute to the vitality, wellbeing and sustainability of communities. Projects include Woven Stories and CWQ Grow Your Own – Arts, Cultural and Creative Workforce Plan.
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