PHOTO: The Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development had been probing two grants aimed at creating regional jobs.
A NSW parliamentary inquiry has found smaller rural councils and businesses struggled to access two grant programs meant for regional development.
On 7 August the Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development tabled the report from its inquiry into the performance of the Regional Investment Activation Fund (RIAF) and the Regional Job Creation Fund (RJCF).
In 2020, a combined $350 million in public money was allocated to the funds to support job and industry creation…