Australian Local Government Association

MEDIA ALERT

State of the Regions
Launch of the 2010-2011 State of the Regions Report
Wednesday 16 June 2010
at 12.45pm
The Menzies Room, National Convention Centre, Constitutional Avenue, Canberra

16 June 2010

2010-2011 State of the Regions Report - The housing shortage and housing affordability

The State of the Regions Report is the most important annual analysis of Australia's regional economic development.

The State of the Regions report (SOR) is published annually by the Australian Local Government Association. Each year the SOR focuses on a core theme. This year’s report analyses Australia's housing crisis and its impact on Australia's regions and economic development.

SOR divides Australia into 65 regions and allocates these regions into region types or zones, analyses how regions are performing and then analyses the likely consequences of current circumstances on the different types of SOR zones. The zones or region types are Knowledge-intensive regions, Dispersed Metro, Independent City, Lifestyle regions, Resource Based and Rural Regions.

Media inquiries:

ALGA: President Cr Geoff Lake on 0411 645281 or Amanda Lynch on 0419 123 862

National Economics: Dr Peter Brain on 0419 588021.

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The Report will be available for media from the ALGA website: www.alga.asn.au after the launch. To access a password contact Zaman Khaliqu-ul on 0406 488073.