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On Monday 15 th October, Nigel Hicks, Operations and Maintenance Manager at Crookwell 2 Wind Farm, and Camilla Staff, Project Officer at RDA Southern Inland, visited Binda and Bigga Public School to assist the students with their Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM) projects, as part of the STEM Industry School...

The Goulburn Region Innovation Network (GRIN), are hosting the first ever 'Pizza and Pitch Fest' in Goulburn. 'Pizza and Pitch' is Goulburn’s very own local ‘Shark Tank’, just like on TV, but not quite as scary.

The new Board of Regional Development Australia Southern Inland (RDA Southern Inland) met for the first time this week, which included a regional visit to the Upper Lachlan Shire.

On Tuesday afternoon, Regional Development Australia Southern Inland (RDASI) launched their Your Business is Food Program in the Southern Highlands. Hospitality businesses from across the Highlands, including Mittagong, Bowral, Berrima and Exeter, attended the session.

On Monday, Year 8 mentors from Crookwell High School visited Year 5 students at Crookwell Public School to assist the students with their Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM) projects, as part of the STEM Industry School Partnership Program funded by the NSW Department of Education.

Josephine Gregoire, from Le Tres Bon in Bungendore, has won the Southern Inland Photography Competition with her inspiring picture of the local produce available in the Southern Inland Region.

On Wednesday, Crookwell High School hosted five primary schools from the Upper Lachlan area to participate in their ‘STEM Hook Day’.

Food businesses in NSW throw away around 30 per cent of their food. That’s a lot of money going into the bin.

Regional Development Australia Southern Inland (RDASI) is collaborating with RDA Hunter and RDA Central West to pilot a program that provides students in years 5 to 8 in each region with age appropriate STEM skills and pathways to STEM jobs.

The government has recently highlighted Regional Development Australia Committees as someone who can drive collaboration between education, industry and government.

Networking. Scary? Time-consuming? One of the most valuable things you can do for your business? Goulburn Connect, a monthly networking event averaging about 40 local businesses, has now been running for five months and already, it has seen a number of connections formed between local businesses.

On Thursday afternoon, RDA Southern Inland launched their Jobs and Growth Insight Report. The report provides an insightful snapshot of the Southern Inland region, highlighting all the opportunities on offer for investors, businesses and workers.

Queanbeyan Connect was held again last night, with about 30 people coming along to listen to a special guest speaker. Local businesses came out in force to hear from Dean Lynch, from Snowy Hydro, about how they can become involved in Snowy 2.

Goulburn Connect was held at The Collective on Tuesday night and the winter weather certainly didn’t deter businesses. Over 50 people attended the networking event and listened to a number of ‘pitches’ from local businesses and community groups.