Mid West Economic Summit – September 2018 Geraldton Port Development Master Plan Infrastructure planning to help build the next generation of better businesses Mid West Economic Summit – September 2018 Peter Duplex
Geraldton Port Master Plan 2030, 2040, 2050 and 2070 Where are we? What is a Master Plan? Why do Strategic Development Master Planning? Pre-Project Materiality Survey Project scope definition How does Oakajee fit? Work to date Unique issues and preliminary thoughts Have your say
The year that was A positive year in 2017/18 Port throughput is dominated by iron ore and grain products.
What is a Port Masterplan?
Infrastructure Australia | National Ports Strategy
Master Plan Benefits | Ports Australia
Pre-Project Master Planning Materiality Survey
Stakeholders including community Results of Pre-Project Master Planning Survey – 23 Material Issues to the port stakeholders with top 5 ranked below. Material Issue Rank Activating & supporting the Mid-West Economy 1 Ensuring Environmental Protection & Management of Impacts (Dust, Noise) 2 Ensuring successful Port-Township “Interface” Management (i.e. ‘Good Neighbour’ principles.) 3 Facilitating Trade Growth 4 Outlining the Port Vision 5
Responses
Scope Definition
Project Stages
Oakajee 12
Geraldton | Scope Definition What is in EVERYTHING Stakeholder and community consultation Port/City interface Commercial Harbour & Fishing Boat Harbour Look outside the gazetted port boundary Consider issues beyond port precinct High, Medium and Low Trade Growth for 10, 20 and 30 Timelines (2030, 2040, 2050) Strategic look ahead (2070) Third party desires – e.g. FBH Tourism Innovation and Technology Sustainability Impacts, e.g. coastal Aim to provide flexibility Global fleet trends, e.g. beam increases
Work to date Project web page and community engagement Selection of GHD Advisory Backgrounding and SWOT assessment Data assembly including development of port operating model Stakeholder engagement Regulators Local Government and Community Existing Customers and Users - positive Future Customers – a serious cross section Supply Chain Participants
Unique Issues Inner City Oakajee Potential Long Period Wave Surge – lost days Difficult Transhipping Environment Reasonable Road Corridor to the East (Limited at north and south) Fragile Coast Line Lobster Industry Fishing Boat Harbour Marine Terrace Point Moore Negligible Buffer Some Available Land
Opportunities and Constraints – Marine Side
Opportunities & Constraints - Landside
Opportunities & Constraints – Environment & Social
Expectations
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