Announcing the appointment of Alex Smith to the role of Director of Regional Development

The Hon Don Page, Chair of Regional Development Australia

Northern Rivers is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Smith to the position of Director of Regional Development, RDA Northern Rivers.

Alex has a long career in management across government, industry and agriculture and has been a Commissioner in the NSW Government, Executive Manager for the Berry industry across Australia and General Manager of several commercial entities. He brings a wealth of knowledge of the region to the role and previously held the position of CEO with RDA

Northern Rivers from 2015 to 2018. During this time he worked closely with community stakeholders, politicians and industry to focus on programs that targeted youth unemployment, economic resilience and environmental initiatives. He also worked closely with Local Governments across the region to assist in managing the relationships between the Commonwealth Government and local councils.

Mr Page and the RDA

Northern Rivers Board welcome Alex and look forward to working with Alex to assist in delivering measurable results for the Northern Rivers community.