Regional Partnerships Relationship Building and Application Assessment

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Regional PartnershipsRelationship
BuildingandApplication Assessment

• Jeff McEachen
• Project Officer
• Barossa Riverland MidNorth ACC

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Introduction

• Background to the Regional Partnerships programme
• Projects and benefits to your community
• Role of ACCs
• Quality Regional Partnerships applications

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The Governments Approach to Regional Development

• Partnerships with regional communities
• Local solutions to local problems
• Solutions involve all tiers of government,
  community not-for-profit and the private sector

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RP Programme Overview

• Ministers Priorities for 2007
• Small or disadvantaged communities
• Youth
• Economic growth and skill development
• Indigenous communities

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Snapshot of the RP Programme

• Regional Partnerships launched July 2003
• 1,090 community generated projects approved for
  funding to the value of 216.3 million
• Projects attracted 790 million in cash and 83
  million of in-kind partnership contributions
• Australian Government 1 attracts over 3 from
  partners
• 270.5 million available from 2006-07 to 2009-10
• No funding rounds

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Proportion of RP projectsby industry to benefit
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Proportion of RP projects by target group
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Proportion of RP projects by applicant
organisation type
RP Total
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Role of the Area Consultative Committees

• There are 56 ACCs in a national network and 5
  ACCs in
• South Australia
• Core responsibilities
• facilitate change and development within their
  region
• link between government, business and the
  community and
• facilitate whole-of-government responses to
  opportunities within their communities.

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Relationship Building and ACCs

• Help applicants decide whether project is
  suitable for funding
• Assists potential Regional Partnerships
  applicants with project development (concept
  stage, appraisal, project improvement)
• Help applicants to obtain broad community and
  business support
• Identify possible project partners and
  organisations
• Assist applicant prepare and submit application
• Provide advice to Ministerial Committee about
  application (including comments on competitive
  advantage)

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What Makes a Good Application?

• Applicant and project are eligible
• Regional Partnerships is the most suitable source
  of funding
• Addresses the assessment criteria
• Well-developed project proposal
• Detailed and realistic project plan and budget
• All supporting documentation attached
• Regional Partnership guidelines are available
  from
• ACCs or on the Web at
• www.regionalpartnerships.gov.au/

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How do we Assess Applications?

• Assessment criteria
• the outcomes that will be achieved
• the level of partnership funding
• local support for a project
• the projects viability
• the applicants viability
• the extent of any competitive advantage, and
• the extent of any cost shifting by other levels
  of government

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Community Catering Facility

• Grantee Nuriootpa Rovers Football Club Inc
• RP Funding 150,000 (GST exclusive)
• Project Total Value 300,000 (GST exclusive)
• Location Nuriootpa
• Description Establishment of a comprehensive
  commercial catering
• facility at the Nuriootpa Rovers Football Club.
  The facility will be
• available for use by the broader community.
• Outcomes
• Maximise use of Nuriootpa Rovers Football Club
  Nuriootpa Sports Centre as a venue for major
  events
• Modern well equipped kitchen canteen
• Provide partners in Nuriootpa Sports Centre
  community groups with fund raising opportunities
• Provide professional caterers with opportunities
  to expand their business
• Provide community kitchen facility for food
  producers

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Institute Facilities Upgrade

• Grantee Eden Valley Institute Inc
• RP Funding 24,169 (GST exclusive)
• Project Total Value 76,469 (GST exclusive)
• Location Eden Valley
• Description Upgrade of the amenities of the Eden
  Valley Institute Hall
• to improve facilities in line with modern
  standards by providing
• adequate toilets with improved privacy,
  disability access, hygiene
• comfort
• Outcomes
• In the short term, an immediate sense of pride in
  the town the feeling of a just reward for the
  volunteers of the CFS, as well as providing the
  CFS members with a long sought after facility
• In the medium to long term, an increase of hall
  hire for family parties, reunions, receptions
  town events
• The Barossa Council's Section 41 Disability
  Access Review Committee will lift its
  "inadequate" assessment of the facilities to
  "disability accessible"

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Regional Sports Centre

• Grantee Northern Areas Council
• RP Funding 300,000 (GST exclusive)
• Project Total Value 936,130 (GST exclusive)
• Location Jamestown
• Description Construction of a multi-use sports
  complex to
• complement other sporting infrastructure already
  established. The
• complex will provide a range of social benefits.
• Outcomes
• Provide a superior indoor sports venue for the
  upper-north region
• Offer intensive coaching clinics in cricket
  netball
• Recognised as a key indoor training centre for
  cricket netball
• Be a catalyst to facilitate healthy lifestyle
  choices for people in the region
• Cater for non-elitist sports persons
• Provide opportunities for fee-for-service
  sports training fitness activities

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Summary

• Regional Partnerships is a very successful and
  diverse programme
• ACCs are here to help
• Quality projects produce real outcomes and
  positive benefits for the community