Regional development and a global Sydney

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 5 April 2017 to inquire into and report on how Sydney's growing prominence as a global city enhances regional development in New South Wales. 

The reporting date has been extended to 7 June 2018. 

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The committee has held hearings in Sydney, Nowra, Orange, Tweed Heads, Armidale and Queanbeyan and a range of site visits.

The committee published a discussion paper on 14 November 2017, which highlights a number of specific issues that have been identified by stakeholders as being critical to driving regional development and connecting the regions to global Sydney.

The committee is seeking submissions by 12 February 2018 in response to the questions asked in the paper and encourages all stakeholders to provide their views on these important topics to inform their final report, due to be published in April 2018. The secretariat would be happy to assist stakeholders with any questions about the submission process - contact details can be accessed via the tab below.

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Terms of reference
The terms of reference were referred to the Committee by the Hon Anthony Roberts MP, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing, Special Minister of State on 9 March 2017.
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 09 March 2017Referred
Mon 19 June 2017Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament of New South Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Thu 29 June 2017Hearing - The Gallery, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, 44 Bridge Road, Nowra
Mon 14 August 2017Hearing - Moresby Room , Orange Ex-Services' Club, 231-243 Anson Street, Orange
Mon 28 August 2017Hearing - Harvard Room , Tweed Shire Council
Tue 29 August 2017Hearing - Council Chambers, Armidale Regional Council
Tue 24 October 2017Hearing - Farrer Room , Best Western Central Motel, 11 Antill Street, Queanbeyan
Mon 12 February 2018Submissions closed
Tue 27 March 2018Hearing - Macquarie Room , Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 07 June 2018Final Report
Fri 07 December 2018Government Response to Final Report due
Fri 07 December 2018Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 12 Feb 2018.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 19 June 2017Macquarie Room, Parliament of New South Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000View scheduleView transcript
Thu 29 June 2017The Gallery, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, 44 Bridge Road, NowraView scheduleView transcript
Mon 14 August 2017Moresby Room , Orange Ex-Services' Club, 231-243 Anson Street, OrangeView scheduleView transcript
Mon 28 August 2017Harvard Room , Tweed Shire CouncilView scheduleView transcript
Tue 29 August 2017Council Chambers, Armidale Regional CouncilView scheduleView transcript
Tue 24 October 2017Farrer Room , Best Western Central Motel, 11 Antill Street, QueanbeyanView scheduleView transcript
Tue 27 March 2018Macquarie Room , Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Thu 07 June 2018Media ReleaseRegional development and a global Sydney - Report tabled (pdf, 270.69 KB)
Fri 04 May 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Central NSW Councils  (PDF, 1.06 MB)
Tue 24 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice NCOSS (PDF, 1.00 MB)
Mon 23 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Planning and Environment  (PDF, 2.19 MB)
Wed 18 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Premier and Cabinet  (PDF, 2.32 MB)
Wed 11 April 2018Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Business Chamber (PDF, 2.59 MB)
Tue 20 March 2018Media ReleaseMedia Release - Roundtable Hearing Sydney - 27 March 2018  (PDF, 182.34 KB)
Mon 20 November 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - received 20 November 2017 (pdf, 212.77 KB)
Tue 14 November 2017Media ReleaseDiscussion papers  (pdf, 114.79 KB)
Mon 13 November 2017OtherSite visit report - The Tweed and Armidale - August 2017 (pdf, 173.42 KB)
Mon 13 November 2017OtherSite visit report - West Wyalong - August 2017 (pdf, 597.15 KB)
Mon 23 October 2017Media ReleaseState Development Committee travels to Queanbeyan (pdf, 110.21 KB)
Wed 04 October 2017Answers to Questions on Notice DPC - 4 October 2017 (pdf, 142.90 KB)
Tue 03 October 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Premier and Cabinet 3 October 2017 (pdf, 90.32 KB)
Wed 20 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice University of New England (pdf, 6.94 MB)
Tue 12 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Central NSW Councils - received 12 September 2017 (pdf, 283.49 KB)
Mon 11 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Parkes Shire Council - received 11 September 2017 (pdf, 3.76 MB)
Wed 06 September 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Bathurst Regional Council - received 6 September 2017 (pdf, 93.83 KB)
Thu 24 August 2017Media ReleaseTweed hearing - 28 August 2017 (PDF, 110.01 KB)
Thu 24 August 2017Media ReleasePublic hearing - Armidale - 29 August 2017 (PDF, 108.88 KB)
Thu 24 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Bland Shire Council - received 24 August 2017 (pdf, 1.44 MB)
Fri 11 August 2017Media ReleaseMedia release - Public hearing Orange - 14 August 2017  (pdf, 97.16 KB)
Wed 09 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Illawarra Business Chamber (pdf, 1.87 MB)
Thu 03 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Illawarra Business Chamber (pdf, 35.43 KB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice City of Sydney - incl supplementary questions on notice (pdf, 353.94 KB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Government (pdf, 11.66 MB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice Hunter Business Chamber (pdf, 568.06 KB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Business Chamber (pdf, 2.08 MB)
Tue 01 August 2017Answers to Questions on Notice University of Wollongong (pdf, 119.87 KB)
Mon 17 July 2017Answers to Questions on Notice City of Sydney received 17 July 2017 (pdf, 67.71 KB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled DocumentWollongong City Deal Collaborative - Terms of Reference (pdf, 478.41 KB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled Document Wollongong City Council Investor Prospectus (pdf, 1.96 MB)
Thu 29 June 2017Tabled Document Regional Development Australia - City Deals Input Matrix (pdf, 4.00 MB)
Wed 28 June 2017Media ReleasePublic hearing Nowra 29 June 2017 (pdf, 111.95 KB)
Mon 10 April 2017Media ReleaseCall for submissions (pdf, 94.48 KB)
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