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REgional centres development plan

Over the next three to four decades, Western Australia's population is set to double. In preparation for this growth and working to decentralise Western Australia's future population, the State Government formulated a plan to make regional towns even more attractive places to live in the future.  In July 2011, the then Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls announced the Regional Centres Development Plan.

The Regional Centres Development Plan (RCDP) is about attracting business, investment and people to support the growth of WA's Regional Centres and SuperTowns. This means a stronger economy and a better quality of life for the people in regional WA – and for the benefit of all Western Australians.
 
Phase One of the plan was to implement a program to transform towns into SuperTowns. Esperance was selected as one of the nine towns given the SuperTown.

The next phase of RCDP builds on work undertaken in the Regional Investment Blueprints to provide the opportunity for economic Growth Plans to be prepared for nine Regional Centres. The Regional Centres are identified in the State Planning Strategy and include Albany, Broome, Greater Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kununurra and Mandurah.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder was selected as one of the first 4 regional centres to take part in the first stage of the project in June 2015, along with Broome, Geraldton and Greater Bunbury.

growth plan

The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Growth Plan is an initiative created in partnership with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and included input from several key stakeholders, including the Department of Regional Development, the State Planning Commission and Landcorp, the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Regional Development Australia Goldfields-Esperance, the Goldfields Land and Sea Council, key local business and mining companies and the local community.

The Growth Plan is a socio-economic development strategy that seeks to promote a sustainable and prosperous future for the city as part of a network of competitive, growing and resilient regional centres across WA. The Growth Plan provides a clear strategic direction for decision making at the government level and as a tool for business to realise their growth potential.
 
Growing Kalgoorlie-Boulder Part 1 Strategic Overview 5.1 MB Download here
Growing Kalgoorlie-Boulder Part 2 Program of Action 1.2 MB Download here
Growing Kalgoorlie-Boulder Part 3 Background & Analysis 2 MB Download here
Planning our Future: A Growth Plan for Esperance and the South East Region 7.1 MB Download here
Planning our Future: A Growth Plan for Esperance and the South East Region - Implementation Schedule 6.5 MB Download here