The largest population centre is the regional city of Dubbo.

It began as a township in 1852 and at the start of the 20th century was an important regional city with its own suburbs.

He also designed opera houses in important Russian regional cities.

The company was the single largest employer in the regional city of Albany.

The district has always been based on the regional coastal city of Geraldton.

The service is likely to expand to regional cities and even to other banks quite quickly.

"What began as a Navy town developed into a real regional city," he said.

The network will be built on three levels: city, regional and national.

Now is the time to start building a "regional city" to sustain the region's global leadership in coming decades.

Of the six finalists, the Heritage was the only nominee from a regional city.