Infrastructure Australia has released a new report offering a national view of the diverse strengths and infrastructure gaps facing Australia’s regions in order to enable the identification of priority areas for future planning and analysis.

The Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps report provides government, industry, businesses and the community with a guide to support record migration and further growth, off the back of the 200 per cent increase in growth in Australia’s regional areas in 2019/2020. This regionalisation trend has continued with the first quarter of 2021 being the largest internal migration on record.

These region-specific reports provide a lens to highlight and understand opportunities and prioritise investment. The report also looks for commonalities to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing to enable proactive planning led by local communities.

Published alongside an interactive map, the report is a starting point for discussion between parties to inform further planning, policy and investment solutions. Further consultation is being encouraged with submissions open until 29 April 2022.

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