A man is not a camel – the need for water reform to enable growth in regional South Australia.
There’s land ready to develop, businesses wanting to invest and families looking to move to regional South Australia, but there’s one thing standing in the way.
In this episode of Regional Futures, we look at how ageing and constrained water infrastructure is holding back housing and economic growth across the Yorke and Mid North.
We unpack why getting water to a new development can be such a long and expensive process, who pays for the infrastructure, and why developers say greater certainty is desperately needed.
We explore:
Why water capacity is already limiting development in some regional communities
How developers are being asked to fund major infrastructure upgrades
Why regional projects can take years to get off the ground
How changing capacity advice can put developments at risk
Why better planning and risk sharing could help unlock regional growth
The role RDA Yorke and Mid North is playing in bringing developers, councils, government and utilities together.
This episode features:• Mayor Roslyn Talbot, Copper Coast Council and Board Member, RDA Yorke and Mid North
• Frank Lepore, Head of Strategic Projects, Leipzig Australia
• Frank Vounasis, Founder & CEO, Leipzig Australia
• Daniel Willson, CEO, Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North
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