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Australia Day a celebration for all that call Australia home. As Australia Day approaches, and as this day celebrates all Australians, We are one We are Australian, it is interesting to view the wonderful mix of citizens that make up our inclusive society. The heritage statistics of the population of Australia? Australia's population was 26,638,544 people at 30 June 2023. At the 2021 census, the most commonly nominated individual ancestries as a proportion of the total population were: * English (33%) * Australian (29.9%) * Irish (9.5%) * Scottish (8.6%) * Chinese (5.5%) * Italian (4.4%) * German (4%) * Aboriginal (3.8%) Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) estimates indicate that 984,000 First Nations people are living in Australia, representing 3.8% of the total Australian population. At the 2021 census, 1,390,637 Australian residents identified themselves as having Chinese ancestry, accounting for 5.5% of the total population. Given that Federal, State and LGA’s and Corporations no longer support Australia Day, and in some cases advocate that the 26th of January is not a day we all should celebrate, I wonder how long it will be before these Governments supposedly elected to represent all Australians, as one Nation, might choose to push further aside our National flag to now include other minority heritage groups flags on our institutional buildings and landmarks. It seems to me that we were once one Nation of cohesive people under one Flag. Now we see more than one flag flying on Landmarks and we are being driven by the Elites (so called) to be a divided country under as many minority communities flags as are deemed appropriate by these power hungry anti Australians , not a Nation of all under one Flag and Laws of the land, but one divided into groups by bureaucrats and leftist politicians that wish to divide us so they keep control. United we stand, divided we fall! Long live Australia as one nation, self sufficient and productive for all. We are one we are all Australians. Stand up Australia to those trying to destroy our Nation and inclusive successful democracy.

Driving Regional Prosperity: Georgetown, Kyle, and Leander received a shoutout by HGTV as some of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. This growth reflects our region's strong job market, housing development, and investment in public services. Learn how these factors contribute to our community's prosperity in the full story: City of Georgetown, City of Kyle, TX, City of Leander, Leander Economic Development, City of Kyle Economic Development, Georgetown Economic Development

🌊 UN Ocean Decade Conference Spotlight - what are the National Decade Committees?    Today at the UN Ocean Decade Conference, there was a special event exploring “What can the National Decade Committees do for you?” The UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030) aims to realize our vision for the ocean, yet as Professor Matthew Frost highlighted, this requires action at the national level. There are 38 National Decade Committees so far, with more in development. They help increase a country’s participation in the Ocean Decade. Their contributions may include facilitating endorsed Decade Actions, such as the recent endorsement of Ocean Census as a UN Ocean Decade programme. #OceanDecade #OceanCensus #Hydrospatial

The South is the fastest-growing region in the US

BLOG: In the latest addition to his curated series of blogs and interviews for International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) exploring different aspects of global urban change, E&U editor David Satterthwaite examines the fastest-growing cities in Latin America and the Caribbean - and the need to drill down into 'league tables' of city population change in order to see what is really happening, and what all this could mean for the future of LAC’s cities more generally. Read --> https://lnkd.in/en5dshrE

UW-Whitewater's Fiscal and Economic Research Center (FERC), directed by Dr. Russ Kashian, has made the news again; this time with an economic impact study they conducted on behalf of Door County. Click the following link to read all about it: https://lnkd.in/g8Rrn7Vw The FERC is available to help area businesses, local governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations with economic research. If your organization needs help determining the economic impact of an event or activity, or if you need help with land-use planning, public policy analysis, or geographic studies, learn more today at uww.edu/ferc Huzzah FERC team!

Happy to share our (Thomas Sigler, Jonathan Corcoran, and Elin Charles-Edwards) most recent work on #shorttermrental (STR) markets in Australia published in Regional Studies, Regional Science (RSRS). We highlight the significant subnational market shifts towards regional markets as well as a marked trend towards the professionalisation of STR. These results signify a new market equilibrium is forming with more nuanced interactions with the regional, rather than capital city, #housing market.

Our recent recruits feature in our June newsletter. Matthew Allman contributed a Chart of the Month that examines the current level of on-farm costs. We also chat to Stefan Rood about what a day in the life of an Infometrics economist is like... #infometrics #newzealand #farmingcosts #agriculturalsector #economics

We are excited to share Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D. new research brief for North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. Take a Closer Look: The Age-Dependency Ratio's Influence on Workforce and Economic Development in the North Central Region. From federal place-based policies to the challenges posed by demographic shifts and the COVID-19 pandemic, delve into the factors shaping the region's trajectory: https://lnkd.in/g7q8EBf5. #EconomicDevelopment #WorkforceTrends #AgeDependency

Communities need to reinvest in themselves and try to plan for growth. They can't just stay the same for 30 or 40 years because the infrastructure is aging, the population/demographics are changing, the needs of the residents and businesses change, technology and legislation is changing. Trying to stay the same by doing nothing while everything changes around you really just ends up with a community withering away. This short news clip is a good example of a community choosing not to invest in itself and plan for change, so unintended consequences and change are imposed on it, and the community has no control of those consequences because it chose to do nothing. https://lnkd.in/dEUNXEJd