SISP Project Makey Makey PD Session
RDA Central West’s latest STEM Industry School Partnership (SISP) workshop, the Makey Makey professional development session was held on Monday 5th November.
The idea behind this NESA Registered professional workshop was to introduce teachers to Makey Makey and how they could start to use this tool in the classroom.
SISP Project MSM Milling Incursion
Damien Ivers, production manager from MSM Milling delivered an exciting presentation to year 8 students at Canobolas Rural Technology High School on the 31st October as a part of the STEM Industry School Partnership Project.
Message from the CEO – Julia Andrews
This year, one of the priorities of RDA Central West is to work with the Growing Lachlan team to deliver a Western Area Business Forum in the Lachlan Shire to build business capability and networking, to help them establish links to start-up and innovation hubs currently gaining momentum in larger regional centres and to help promote the western area as being pro-active and open to new business growth opportunities.
Applications open for short film festival TropFest
Australia’s short film festival TropFest is open for applications from regional and rural Australia.
Tropfest is about great stories, well told. Films can be about anything and must include the annual Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) which for Tropfest 27 is CANDLE.
Your film must be uploaded by 4th January 2019. (more…)
Tackling Tough Times Together program
The Federal Government has provided $15 million to assist the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal with its Tackling Tough Times Together program.
Grants of up to $20,000 are now available across drought-affected communities nationally. A smaller number of grants valued at up to $60,000 and $150,000 are also available for larger-scale and multi-year projects that have a broader impact. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and assessed quarterly.
More funding for the Drought Communities Program
The Federal Government has allocated an extra $81 million in funding for its Drought Communities Program (DPC) which offers eligible councils up to $1 million for projects and infrastructure that stimulate the economy of drought affected communities.
The Government has also increased the number of eligible councils from 60-81 local government areas.
Our Farming Future Conference, Bathurst
Greening Bathurst will host a Working with Nature and Climate Change conference at the Flannery Center in Bathurst on Saturday 10th November 2018.
Small Grants for Groups project
Catchment Action NSW is inviting applications for the Small Grants for Groups project aimed at providing money for small groups to hold events that raise awareness and share their unique knowledge and skills.
This funding could support events such as field days, workshops, training and education.
Grants for wine export promotion
Applications are being invited for the Federal Government’s $500,000 Wine Export Grants program.
These grants are designed to support small to medium wine exporters in capturing export opportunities in China and the USA, by offering reimbursement grants for specific export promotion activities from January 2018.
Farm Household Allowance review
The Federal Government is conducting a review into its support program to farmers experiencing financial hardship, the Farm Household Allowance.
The review panel is interested in hearing from all people across the agricultural sector, including farming families experiencing hardship, and farming families who are doing well, trusted advisors and support networks such as: accountants, agricultural advisers, agronomists, financial planners, Rural Financial Counsellors, stockists, succession planners, industry and the general public.
Pitching for Investment with Edith Yeung, Bathurst
Bathurst Council will host leading international investor Edith Yeung on Monday 29th October in a talk that will share with entrepreneurs her knowledge on how to prepare to be investment ready.
Ms Yeung is a Partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups which has invested in over 2,000 companies including mobile, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain startups.
Screen Australia’s Skip Ahead Inititiative
Screen Australia and Google Australia are inviting applications for the fifth instalment of the Skip Ahead initiative.
Both scripted narrative and documentary projects are encouraged to apply for Skip Ahead five funding.
Applications will be considered from individual content creators (YouTube channels), teams of content creators (multiple YouTube channels), and/or established YouTube channels teaming up with an external producer or production house.
