Subclass 491 for Regional NSW Starting from Feb 2021

Regional NSW will start accepting applications for subclass 491 regional visa from early Feb 2021.
For details see : https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/skilled-visas/skilled-work-regional-visa-subclass-491
If your occupation is on the list given in the table below (taken from https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/339382/491_Occupation_List_dot.pdf ) and you meet the criteria for nomination as laid out in the link above for offshore applicants (mainly check 3b – At least 5 years of experience for offshore applicants), you can apply for subclass 491 (NSW nominated) once they open in Feb 2021. NSW will start accepting applications for subclass 491 very soon.
However it is upto you whether you choose to apply when they open. But of you do then keep the EOI is ready so it is a quick application to the regional area of your choice. I have detailed out the various regional areas, the websites, major cities in these regional areas and a rough map to give you an idea where they are located in NSW.

Occupation

Central Coast

Central
West

(Far) South Coast

Far West

Hunter

Illawarra

Mid North Coast

Northern Inland

Northern Rivers

Orana

Riverina

Southern Inland

Sydney

133211 Engineering Manager

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233211 Civil Engineer

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233212 Geotechnical Engineer

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233214 Structural Engineer

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233215 Transport Engineer

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233511 Industrial Engineer

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233512 Mechanical Engineer

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233513 Production or Plant Engineer

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233911 Aeronautical Engineer

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233912 Agricultural Engineer

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233913 Biomedical Engineer

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233916 Naval Architect

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233999 Engineering Professionals nec

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261311 Analyst Programmer

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261312 Developer Programmer

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261313 Software Engineer

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263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer

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312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson

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312212 Civil Engineering Technician

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312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec

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denotes an occupation is eligible in that region

Region	Website	Major Cities or Towns (ones with blue fonts are well known)
Central Coast	rdacc.org.au	Gosford, Central Coast and Wyong
Central West	rdacentralwest.org.au	Bathurst, Lithgow, Oberon, Blayney, Cowra, Weddin, Forbes, Cabonne, Orange, Parkes, Lachlan
Far South Coast	rdafsc.com.au	Shoalhaven and Bega Valley
Far West	rdafarwestnsw.org.au	Broken Hill
Hunter	rdahunter.org.au	Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter.
Illawarra	rdaillawara.org.au	Wollongong, Shell Harbour, Kiama
Murray	rdamurray.org.au processed by Southern Inland rdasi.org.au	Albury, Greater Hume, Murray River, Wentworth, Snowy Valley and Murrumbidgee
Mid North Coast	rdamnc.org.au	Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Hastings, Greater Taree and Forster-Tuncurry
Northern Inland	rdani.org.au	Armidale, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Inverell, Liverpool Plains, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Uralla and Walcha
Northern Rivers	rdanorthernrivers.org.au	Byron Bay, Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, Murwillumbah, Ballina, Grafton, Casino and Lismore
Orana	rdaorana.org.au	Dubbo, Gilgandra, Warren, Bogan, Bourke, and Cobar
Riverina	rdariverina.org.au	Wagga Wagga, Griffith
Southern Inland	rdasi.org.au	Hilltops, Upper Lachlan, Goulburn, Queanbeyan, Snowy, Cooma (Monaro), Wingecarribee and Yass Valley
Sydney	rdasydney.org.au	Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains

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