NEWCASTLE will host the next public hearing of the Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation.
The Chair of the Committee, Dr John McVeigh MP, said “this will be the Committee’s second public hearing in New South Wales, and will be held at the University of Newcastle’s new $95-million NeW Space campus. The Committee is looking forward to hearing about the innovative strategies that drive growth and regional development in this area.
“The Hunter Valley is one of the more heavily-populated regional locations in Australia, with a highly diversified economy centred on mining, shipping, energy, wine production and tourism. The Committee is keen to hear about the strategies and approaches taken to adapt to shifts in the global economy over the last decades. How different regional locations use their endogenous strengths to promote development and reinvigorate their communities is of interest to the Committee.” Dr McVeigh said.
Dr McVeigh indicated that witnesses will include business and community leaders, universities, and regional development specialists.
Public hearing details:
9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Thursday 2 November 2017 The NeW Space University of Newcastle City Campus, Room-X703-Moot Court, 7th Floor, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW
The news media elite is gathering in Singapore on November 1 and 2 for Digital Media Asia 2017 (DMA), Asia's largest digital event for the news publishing industry.
Organized by WAN-IFRA, the event's first day will be broadcast live on Periscope at @AsiaEditorForum.
Digital Media Asia 2017 will gather over 250 participants (check who's coming here) from 30 different countries.
Speakers include: Shailesh Prakash, CIO and VP product of the Washington Post; Gary Liu, CEO of SCMP; Sachin Doshi, co-founder, Scroll; Chris Janz, managing director, Metro Newspapers, Fairfax; Gyan Gupta, CEO, DB Digital, Sue Brooks, global head of products, Reuters, Marc Lourdes, director, CNN Digital Asia; Hiromi Ohnishi, executive director, Digital Business, Asahi Shimbun; Su Lin Tan, head, sales and strategy operations, SPH; Yusuf Omar, founder, HashTagOurStories, and many more...
For those unable to attend the event, Twitter will live broadcast Digital Media Asia sessions on Periscope from @AsiaEditorForum, on 1 November. The following DMA sessions will be available on live streaming:
Session 1- Leading digital trends, with presentations from Reuters and WAN-IFRA, at 9:00-10:30 (SG time)
Session 2 - Are Alibaba and Amazon reinventing the news ecosystem, with presentations from the Washington Post and SCMP, at 11:00-12:30 (SG time)
Top 5 digital priorities
Asian news publishers are reaching on digital platforms more readers than they ever did before! Through mobile, chat apps, websites or on social media networks, journalists are constantly innovating with new content formats and creating outstanding news experiences... But the one and only issue for everyone remains finding sustainable ways to monetise this great content.
Digital Media Asia 2017 will notably focus on five digital priorities:
Paid content and digital subscriptions
Reclaiming the ad premium market
Enhancing programmatic yields
Big Data and AI in today's newsrooms
Creating viral mobile content for millennials
Event venue & registration
Seats are still available for the conference. Register here, or buy your ticket at the door.
The conference's updated program and speakers list is available at http://dma.wan-ifra.org. To register, go to the event's website or contact Wilson Leong at +65.6562.8446 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Digital Media Asia 2017 will also feature a Services & Tech Expo and the presentation of the annual Asian Digital Media Awards. It will take place at The Orchard Hotel, 442 Orchard Road -- in the heart of Singapore's premier shopping and entertainment district.
For more information on sponsorship or exhibiting, please contact Kimberly Lim at +65.6562.8444 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
INTERACTIVE maps of the Australian electricity grid to support more reliable, cleaner and local energy solutions have been released in a collaboration between research agencies, government and industry.
The Network Opportunity Maps provide detailed information to encourage local renewable energy, battery storage and smart demand management in the Australian electricity grid.
“Energy Networks are excited about the potential for these maps to help build a smarter and more reliable grid, enabling alignment of customer assets to avoid spending more on poles and wires in the future,” Energy Networks Australia interim CEO, Andrew Dillon said.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht said better information about the grid will help develop vibrant markets for new energy services.
“The Network Opportunity Maps complement the forthcoming Demand Management Incentive Scheme for network businesses, and ARENA’s three-year demand response trial projects. These initiatives should lead to creative solutions to reduce network costs and improve grid relability,” Mr Frischknecht said
“This is where the sharing economy meets the electricity sector,” said ISF research director Chris Dunstan. “The Network Opportunty Maps will identify areas of emerging constraint in the grid. These may be areas where businesses and residential customers can use their own energy resources, like solar, batteries, and smart energy management to support the network and be rewarded for it.”
The new Maps include the latest network investment and load forecast data and indicate how much new generation – such as new solar and wind farms – can be connected in each area.
Don Harwin, Minister for Resources, Energy and Utilities, said, “The NSW Government is proud to have supported the Network Opportunity Maps. I’m excited that this resource will make it easier to choose the right location and size of clean energy projects.
“The maps will help drive investment in regional NSW, and improve the grid whilst reducing network costs for consumers.”
Today’s map launch is the culmination of a three-year research project by the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at UTS in collaboration with Energy Networks Australia. The maps were developed with support from ARENA, the NSW Government, CSIRO and industry partners including Ergon Energy, AusNet Services, Powerlink, ElectraNet and Transgrid. Energy Networks Australia will be responsible for ongoing management of the Maps.
Energy Queensland CEO David Smales said that the Ergon Energy network business was proud to have been a founding partner of the Network Opportunity Maps.
“Geo-spatial mapping and the provision of richer sources of information enable us to engage and interact with our customers in a more efficient and dynamic way to support the development of sustainable energy solutions for Queensland communities,” Mr Smales said.
THE Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) Scientific Panel will meet on 16-17 November 2017 in Melbourne.
Key items on the agenda are:
Jack Mackerel DEPM survey results
Annual assessment of SPF stocks to inform 2018-19 TAC setting process
Proposed new fishing methods in the SPF (jigging and line methods)
Research Priorities
The Scientific Panel’s draft advice will be presented to the next Small Pelagic Fishery Stakeholder Forum to be held on 6 December 2017 in Sydney. The Scientific Panel will finalise its advice, considering the comments provided at the Stakeholder Forum, at its subsequent meeting in January 2018.
Attendance at the Stakeholder Forum is by invitation only. To request an invitation, you must register your interest by emailing your name, email address, phone number and organisation or affiliation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.by 22 November 2017. Please note that registration does not guarantee an invitation.
More information regarding the Stakeholder Forum will be available on AFMA’s website following the November SPF Scientific Panel meeting.
GERALDTON will host the first of two public hearings next week, as the Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation heads to Western Australia.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder will host the second public hearing.
The Chair of the Committee, John McVeigh MP said, “these public hearings will provide the Committee with a valuable opportunity to engage with regional Western Australia.”
“The West is of particular interest to the Committee. Members are keen to learn more about what initiatives are being taken regionally, particularly now that the mining boom has plateaued. How regions are adjusting to this change, and observing what initiatives are being taken to ensure that local towns and their surrounding regions remain prosperous and its people engaged will be of particular interest.” said Dr McVeigh.
The Committee will hear from a range of witnesses including community and business leaders, regional development specialists, the arts, and health care providers.
Public hearing details:
Geraldton 9.00 am to 3.30 pm, Monday 30 October 2017 Ocean Centre Hotel, The Abrolhos Room, Cathedral Ave & Foreshore Drive, Geraldton, WA
Kalgoorlie 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, Tuesday 31 October 2017 Quest Yelverton Kalgoorlie, 210 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA
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