The New South Wales Department of Regional NSW is a

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of the

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responsible for the state's regional issues, building resilient regional economies and communities, strengthening primary industries, managing the use of regional land and overseeing the state’s mineral and mining resources. It also administers the Department of Primary Industries (DPI). The department was established on 2 April 2020 to coordinate support for communities, businesses and farmers hit by the recent

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, floods and

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crises. It assumed the functions of the Regions, Industry, Agriculture and Resources division from the

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. It also brought together Department of Primary Industries, Local Land Services, Resources and Geoscience and regional coordination across the government.

Structure

The Department is the lead agency in the Regional NSW cluster, led by the

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, presently Gary Barnes, who reports to the following ministers: *

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and

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, presently

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* Minister for Agriculture and

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, presently

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* Minister for Regional Youth, presently

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Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the

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Agencies

The following agencies are included in the Regional NSW cluster, administered by the Department: * Local Land Services * Forestry Corporation of NSW (state-owned corporation) * Department of Primary Industries * Public Works Advisory and Regional Development * Mining, Exploration and Geoscience (MEG) * NSW Regional Growth Development Corporation * NSW Resources Regulator * Office of the Cross-Border Commissioner

Office locations

In June 2020, it was announced that the department will have four offices, located at

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and

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. In January 2021, it was announced that the C.B. Newling building (Old Teacher's College) would be the location of the Armidale office and will house up to 100 new jobs in the New England region. The head office of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is in

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References

External links

Regional NSWRegional NSW
- NSW Government
Regional NSW
- NSW Government Directory {{New South Wales Government Departments Regional NSW 2020 establishments in Australia

Structure

Agencies

Office locations

See also

References

External links