Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chains

The Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chains (CRESC) combines the expertise of our university’s leading researchers in issues focused on the development and enhancement of economic systems, regional workforce development, and supply and value chains vital to regional and rural areas.  Our research leaders and team members work with a broad range of industry and research partners, State and local governments, and business and community organisations to generate new information and understanding about developing and managing resources for the most beneficial regional outcomes, the need to protect natural resources, the importance of human capital and entrepreneurial thinking in regional communities, new economic base development and improving supply chains within and outside regional Australia. The Centre also offers the opportunity to consolidate and grow existing research activities that have been conducted across the international community, particularly in the UK, Europe, USA, NZ, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, South and South-east Asia. 

Our work is achieved under three major research themes/program areas:

• Regional and Rural Economies
• Supply and Value Chains
• Regional Futures
• Regional Workforce Development