Rural Communities Australia is delighted to announce that it has gained Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) recognition. The ACNC fact sheet clarifies what this means: …
Read More »State History Conference Presentation: Robe Conservation Study 1979
On October 25 Dr Geoff Wells presented to the State History Conference 2015 at Robe SA, on the Robe Conservation Study 1979. This study was …
Read More »Social Impact Bonds and systemic risk: a preliminary analysis
Social investment has become a new and widely-embraced approach to increasing funding in the social services sector. Associated with it is an anticipated change in …
Read More »RCA submission to the SA Parliamentary Inquiry on Fracking
There is a strong push on to commence fracking operations on an industrial scale in the south-east of South Australia. RCA opposes the initiative. The …
Read More »Evidence of return migration to regional areas
Here is a preliminary study which indicates an interesting trend of return migration to rural areas. The study draws on ABS 2011 statistics of in- …
Read More »Paying the poor a stipend
Here’s an interesting case study from the US. It follows a group of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, who were living below the poverty line. …
Read More »Independent advocacy: talk
Here is a presentation on a number of different aspects of independent advocacy given by David Donnison, one of the foremost international researchers, practitioners and …
Read More »Rural sourcing: US approaches to supporting rural youth
US country towns are nothing if not entrepreneurial in their approach to supporting their young people economically. Here is a report on a range of …
Read More »Rural Microbusiness Financing Study
Microbusinesses are powerful, cost-effective drivers of robust and stable local economic development in rural communities. We need to know a lot more about successful …
Read More »Workforce Inclusion Project, Mount Gambier
WORKFORCE INCLUSION IN MOUNT GAMBIER: A COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH PROJECT The Challenge Mount Gambier is the second largest city in South Australia. It has a …
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