Nov 13, 2023

Great Southern Aboriginal Leadership Conference

November saw the third ever Great Southern Aboriginal Leadership Conference be held in Albany; an event planned for and by Aboriginal people of the region.

Nov 10, 2023

GSDC Board Membership – Call for nominations

The Great Southern Development Commission is seeking community nominations for the Great Southern Development Commission Board.

Nov 09, 2023

Leaders come together in the heart of the region

Friday 3rd November, leaders from across the Great Southern came together for the inaugural Business Leaders Forum hosted by the Shire of Gnowangerup.

Nov 03, 2023

GSDC Monthly Grants Highlights

Great Southern Development Commission is proud to partner with GrantGuru to provide you this free service to search all grant opportunities. See a selection of grants from GrantGuru, below.

Oct 27, 2023

GSDC Board tour local businesses

Following the October board meeting in Albany, the board of the GSDC went out on the road visiting local businesses who have put their RED Grants to good use.

Oct 13, 2023

$470,000 boost to healthcare, manufacturing and childcare in the Great Southern

Regional Development Minister Don Punch today announced the four successful Great Southern recipients of Round 6 of the Western Australian Government’s Regional Economic Development (RED) Grants program.

Sep 26, 2023

Small Wonders, Big Pleasure – Great Southern & Margaret River food and wine

Small wonders, big pleasure - the Great Southern and Margaret River regions are rich in premium food, wine and other beverages

Sep 26, 2023

Great Southern in Thailand

Food, wine and other beverages of Great Southern provenance were once again on show to international markets during the latest GSDC trade mission.

Sep 18, 2023

Bibbulmun Track celebrates 25 years

On September 13 2023, community celebrated 25 years since the official opening of the ‘new’ Bibbulmun Track in Albany.

Aug 24, 2023

GSDC thanks Chair for 23 years of service to regional development

Chair of the GSDC, Bruce Manning is set to finish his role after 23 years with the Commission

Jul 10, 2023

2023 NAIDOC Week Celebrated in Albany

Community from across the region gathered together to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2023, honouring this year’s theme, ‘For Our Elders’.

Jun 20, 2023

RED Round 6 comes to a close

The sixth round of the State Government’s Regional Economic Development Grants Program is coming to a close 12pm 30 June 2023.

Jun 17, 2023

Great Southern welcomes International Media and Top Chef

We recently welcomed a VIP media delegation from Thailand and Singapore to the Great Southern, to explore our unique offerings, and extraordinary premium food and wine products.

May 15, 2023

Great Southern Budget Briefing

The Hon. Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for Environment; Climate Action; Racing and Gaming delivered the 2023-24 State Budget in Albany on 12 May 2023.

Apr 11, 2023

International buyers get a taste of the Great Southern

The Taste WA Premium Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Trade Mission earlier this month promoted local products to visiting international delegates. The week-long program focussed on connecting buyers with premium food and non-alcoholic beverage producers from Perth, the South West and the Great Southern region.