Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
http://www.rdakimberley.com.au
New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$79.2M
Digital Budget
$23.8M
July 2024 — January 2026
The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.
Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$30.8M
Digital Budget
$14.2M
July 2023 — June 2026
The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.
Digital First (DF) Program
National Archives of Australia
Total Budget
$25.1M
Digital Budget
$20.6M
July 2023 — June 2026
The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.
Fighting SMS Scams
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$10.9M
Digital Budget
$3.2M
October 2024 — July 2026
This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.
Spectrum Management
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$20.9M
October 2022 — May 2027
The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.
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Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
RDAs are critical to the delivery of this vision, including supporting the successful implementation of the Australian Government’s Regional Investment Framework (RIF), which will guide a more coordinated approach to regional development, underpinned by local engagement. [CP p.5]
PURPOSE
RDAs are critical to the delivery of this vision, including supporting the successful implementation of the Australian Government’s Regional Investment Framework (RIF), which will guide a more coordinated approach to regional development, underpinned by local engagement. [CP p.5]
Strategic priorities
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Fostering Sustainable Communities.
Secure investment, industry growth and diversification.
Progress skills and workforce capability, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Advance connected and resilient built, natural and knowledge infrastructure.
Build regional leadership and organisational capacity.
Outcomes
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Outcome 1: Facilitate regional economic development outcomes, investment, jobs and local procurement.
Provide details and/or a copy of a suitable existing strategic Regional Plan that your RDA is contributing to or that your RDA is developing in accordance with the Charter and the RDA Better Practice Guide. Provide details of the investment (in dollar terms), jobs (number), local procurement opportunities (in dollar terms) and other regional development outcomes that your RDA will facilitate (for planning purposes) or has facilitated (for reporting purposes) for your region during this financial year. [AR p.22]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 2: Promote greater regional awareness of and engagement with Australian Government policies, grant programs and research.
Provide details of where you have supported awareness raising and/or engagement b. Number of submissions supported.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 3: Contribute to Commonwealth regional policy making by providing intelligence and evidence-based advice to the Australian Government on regional development issues.
Outline instances where you have provided intelligence and evidence-based advice to the Australian Government b. Number of instances information / feedback was provided.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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integrity
transparency
respect
accountability
engagement
support
gender equality
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | Infrastructure resilience | Investing in projects prioritised by the Kimberley Regional Group of Local Governments | Approved Kimberley DAMA Annual Report 2023-24 · p.20 | Achieved |
CCE02 | Housing affordability | Addressing housing affordability and availability | Approved increased border services for the Port of Broome Annual Report 2023-24 · p.20 | Achieved |
CCE03 | Workforce capability | Progress skills and workforce capability, entrepreneurship, and innovation | Approved increased border services for the Broome International Airport Annual Report 2023-24 · p.20 | Achieved |
CCE04 | Infrastructure development | Advance connected and resilient built, natural and knowledge infrastructure | $26.4 million to the Shire of Broome for the Walmanyjun / Cable Beach Foreshore Redevelopment Annual Report 2023-24 · p.20 | Achieved |
CCE05 | Regional leadership | Build regional leadership and organisational capacity | $13.4 million to SWEK for the Goonoonoorram Project / East Kimberley Regional Airport Upgrades Annual Report 2023-24 · p.20 | Achieved |
Source documents
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2023-24
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2022-23
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2021-22
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2020-21
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2022
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2024
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2018
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Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
RDA-Kimberley-Annual-Report-2020-21-FINAL.pdf)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
RDA-Kimberley-Annual-Report-2020-21-FINAL.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
Tourism-Industry_web.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
Tourism-Industry_web.pdf)
Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
RDA-Kimberley-Annual-Report-2020-21-FINAL.pdf)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
RDA-Kimberley-Annual-Report-2020-21-FINAL.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
northern-australia-action-plan-2024-2029.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
Tourism-Industry_web.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
Tourism-Industry_web.pdf)
Source library
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8.0MB
2023-24.pdf
4.8MB
2022-23.pdf
3.2MB
2021-22.pdf
4.6MB
2020-21.pdf
173KB
rda-charter.pdf
2.2MB
Mining-Oil-Gas_web.pdf
2.7MB
Tourism-Industry_web.pdf
2.7MB
Irrigated-Agriculture_web.pdf
2.0MB
Aquaculture_web.pdf
230KB
RDAK_Submission-Inquiry-into-Early-Childhood-Education-Care-Sector.pdf
284KB
RDAK_Submission-Inquiry-into-Workforce-Australia-Employment-Services.pdf
201KB
RDAK_Submission-Inquiry-into-Northern-Australia-Workforce-Development.pdf
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