The Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, the Honourable Nola Marino MP, has extended the declared State of Emergency for the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) for a 30-day period from 7 April 2021, as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By doing this, the JBT community will continue to be protected and supported during this time, with the health and wellbeing of the community the first priority.

As at 7 April 2021, there were no known cases of COVID-19 in the JBT.

2 September 2020

The Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, the Honourable Nola Marino MP, has extended the declared State of Emergency for the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) for a 30-day period from 31 August 2020, as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By doing this, the JBT community will continue to be protected and supported during this time, with the health and wellbeing of the community the first priority.

As at 31 August 2020, there were no known cases of COVID-19 in the JBT.

Members of the public are invited to Parliament House Theatre in Canberra at 11am on Thursday 12 January to see inspiring young people discuss ways to improve the lives of young people in regional Australia.

The Heywire Summit Ideas Launch will see 40 young people from across Australia pitch their ideas on how to make positive changes in their communities, to a panel featuring Headspace CEO Chris Tanti, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal CEO Alexandra Gartmann and 2009 Heywire alumni Amy Rhodes.

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development's environmental investigations following the detection of elevated PFAS levels in the Mission Creek catchment area are now under way and making good progress.

The Australian Government provides regular updates to the community on the development and progress of programs and services for Norfolk Island.

The tender for the operation and maintenance of the passenger transfer vessels has been released on AusTender.

The Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, the Hon Nola Marino MP, has extended the declared State of Emergency for the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) for a 30-day period from 11 March 2021, as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By doing this, the JBT community will continue to be protected and supported during this time, with the health and wellbeing of the community the first priority.

As at 12 March 2021, there were no known cases of COVID-19 in the JBT.

The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (the Department) is pleased to confirm that it has asked the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) staff to undertake a costing of Norfolk Island services and its capacity to raise state and local government revenue.

Albury/Wodonga is set to host the two-day How Fast is Regional Australia Moving conference, which will bring together leaders from business, industry, commerce and government to discuss regional challenges and strengths.

Among the speakers at the March 12–13 event, hosted by Murray Now Limited, will be Geoff Frost from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.