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Local Government and Industry should be involved to form Queensland Infrastructure
to advise State Government on long term infrastructure needs and priorities for
Queensland.
A Roads to Resources fund should be established to facilitate Government andindustry investment in better roads in regional Queensland.
The emerging capacity constraints associated with the South Brisbane - Roma Street
linkinthecentreofBrisbaneshouldbeaddressedasarststepinaddressingthecross
river rail issue.
All of the infrastructure projects that have been allocated genuine construction funding
in the current four year budget forward estimates process should be completed as
scheduled.
Sourcing additional funding for the great many more infrastructure projects that have
beenidentiedbutremainunfunded-shouldbeaprioritytoaddressthebacklogcaused
by 20 years of Labor mismanagement and inertia.
IdentiedCriticalPriorityProjectsshouldbefasttrackedimmediatelybyanLNPState
Government.
Critical Priority Project Proposed Action Timing
Bruce Highway
Compile a 10 year Bruce Highway Crisis Action Plan
to address critical backlog in investment
Form a Bruce Highway Crisis Management Group
tobringtogetherallstakeholdersinaconcertedeort
to end the political blame game and increase Federal
funding
Begin immediately
CBD - Cross River Rail
Address critical short term rail capacity constraints
and identify and properly plan alternatives for long
term solutions to inner city public transport needs
Begin immediately
Toowoomba RangeWestern Freight Corridor
Compile business case and complete planning
Establish four way cooperative funding modelbetween Commonwealth, State and Local
Government and the private sector
Begin immediately
Eastern BuswayComplete planning and establish funding model for
busway extension to CapalabaBegin immediately
Regional Roads
Establish a Roads to Resources fund to facilitate
joint Government and industry investment in regional
roads
Begin immediately
Level Rail CrossingsReplace dangerous open level rail crossings on major
urban roads in BrisbaneBegin immediately
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Remove regulatory bottlenecks and streamline approval processes for major industrial development and
infrastructure projects.
Maximise the opportunities for local businesses to be involved in infrastructure projects.
Establish a Roads to Resources fund to facilitate Government and industry investment in better roads
in regional Queensland.
Standardise the requirements of major project proponents to invest in community and social
infrastructure when developing major projects and establish structures to coordinate and maximise the
eectivenessofthatinvestment.
Queensland needs a new economic
development and infrastructure
vision - a new innovative approach- to ensure we can provide the
infrastructure that will underpin the
states future economic growth and
social development
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increasing investment in industrial development and infrastructure projects.
Themostimportantstepistoensureeconomicandinfrastructureplanningdeliversrealandtangiblebenets
to local communities involved in major industrial development and infrastructure projects. Prosperity for local
communities and a fair share for all Queenslanders right across the State needs to be a key component ininfrastructure planning.
Government cannot simply play the role of regulator it needs to play the role of facilitator and problem
solver.TheoceoftheCoordinator-Generalnotonlyneedstodrivemajorprojects,itneedstocoordinate
and negotiate to ensure the best outcomes for Government and communities.
Infrastructure Investment - Making it Happen
Structure of Government
The structure of government departments, the lack of leadership of Ministers and unclear goals and objectivesof key agencies currently undermines the ability to make things happen.
The complex and unwieldy Departmental structures of DERM and DEEDI are hampering project development
andservicedelivery.DERMinparticularissingledoutbyindustryandcommunityleadersalikeasstiing
investment in key economic projects as project approvals are lost in a mire of red tape and ideological zeal.
Major reforms of the Governments economic development agencies are required if an LNP Government is to
grow the economy in order to continue to invest in critical infrastructure.
In particular the current mega Departments of DEEDI and DERM need to be restructured so there are clear
lines of authority with indisputable Ministerial responsibility and accountability.
The Treasurer and Treasury should be responsible for ensuring the budget gets back in the black and thestates economic environment is conducive to investment and economic growth getting the overall settings
right and ensuring the budget has the ability to invest in social and community infrastructure.
The Minister for State Development and the Coordinator General need to be focussed on the dual roles
of driving the economic development of the state and delivering major projects. The Minister for State
Development needs to be focused on driving the economic development of key sectors, regions and projects
andensuringthatbenetsofeconomicgrowtharereturnedtolocalcommunities.
The role of the Coordinator General needs to be strongly focused on coordinating and delivering major
projects rather than just being a regulator.
The EPA and Department of Natural Resources need to be re-established as separate agencies so the
Ministers can provide proper leadership and their respective agencies are focussed on their core business.
The Premier should provide the overall leadership for infrastructure investment by establishing a Cabinet
CommitteecomprisedofthePremier,TreasurerandMinisterforStateDevelopmenttosetcleargoalswithrm
time frames and ensure an atmosphere of investor certainty.
This committee also needs to be supported by an Economic Development Leadership Group comprising
suchseniorocersastheDirector-GeneralofDepartmentofthePremierandCabinet,UnderTreasurer,
Coordinator-General and the Director-General of Department of State Development to:
1. Coordinate and drive economic development in key industrial development and
infrastructure projects.
2. Remove regulatory bottlenecks and streamline approval processes for all major industrial
development and infrastructure projects.
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primary goal as it is only economic development that will provide the revenue required to provide the social
infrastructure and services Queenslanders need.
With a clear commitment to driving economic growth and development, an LNP State Government would
entrench a genuine commitment to work in partnership with both Local Governments and the FederalGovernmentaswellastheprivatesectortoplan,nance,deliverandoperatecriticalinfrastructuresothe
economy can grow.
To make this happen, industry, the community and potential investors not only need to have certainty about
an LNP State Governments economic vision for Queensland and its approach to infrastructure delivery, but
most importantly of all the rules of engagement and the principles underpinning this approach.
An LNP government would provide this certainty by embracing the key principles of:
clarity, certainty and consistency in the vision and direction of Government
transparent assessment and approval processes focused on outcomes
a clear planning process focused on community consultation and underpinned by analytical andscienticrigour
an approach that embraces the expertise, innovation and value for money the private sector can bring to
delivering and operating infrastructure
pragmaticandeectiveriskallocationthatmaximisestheoutcomesforQueenslandersandprovides
acceptable investment opportunities for investors and ensures the protection of genuine intellectual
property.
Itiswidelyrecognisedthattheglobalnancialcrisishassignicantlyimpactedontheavailabilityofprivate
capital for infrastructure and the attractiveness and acceptability of previous investment models. Across
the entire investment market debt is more expensive than it was, risk has been repriced and in relation to
infrastructure investment in particular, the private sector is just not willing to take on the level of risk in fundingpublicinfrastructurethattheydidpriortotheglobalnancialcrisis.
Across Australia, the capacity and inclination of the private sector to invest in public infrastructure is strong,
but industry is seeking more sharing of risk with the public sector. There is ample indication that capital
markets are actively seeking investment in long term regulated assets and the long term predictable returns
they can provide are especially attractive to such investors as superannuation funds.
Investors seeking such returns from long term regulated assets would be attracted to investment in
Queensland infrastructure projects that provide a return to investors earned from the infrastructure project
meeting predetermined availability and service standards set by Government rather than the risk associated
with the reliance on revenues streams from projects that have a high patronage risk.
An LNP Government would guarantee the investment community a commitment to a pipeline of opportunitiesso industry has the required certainty they need to invest the time, people and resources required to
participateinthecompetitivetenderingprocessesneededtonance,constructandmaintainmajor
infrastructure projects.
To achieve this pipeline of projects a unit will be established within Treasury called Queensland Projects
todevelopandadministerinnovativefundingmodelsthatspecicallypursuetheopportunitiestomaximise
private investment in infrastructure in Queensland.
ThecriticalingredientrequiredisGovernmentleadership,rmcommitmentsandanapproachthatmatches
therightnancingoptionwiththerightprojectandthatproperlyallocatesriskbetweenthepartiesinvolved.
Embracingtheinnovationandecienciestheprivatesectorcanbringtobuildingandoperatingcritical
infrastructure in Queensland would be a key goal of an LNP State Government.
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The Surat Basin
From the Gas Fields to Gladstone - new energy from a new industry
The Surat basin is located in Southern Queensland immediately to the South of the more developed Bowen
Basin with the east west boundary between the two generally accepted to be located in the vicinity of the
town of Taroom.
Dalby, Roma Chinchilla and Miles are the main regional towns with the impacts of the development of the
large resources of coal and coal seam gas in the Surat Basin extending East to Toowoomba as the regional
service centre and North through Biloela to the regional port city of Gladstone.
OverthelastveyearstherehasbeenarealisationthattheSuratbasincontainsacoalseamgasresource
thatisanenergysourceofworldsignicance.Thedevelopmentofthisworldclassresourceasanexport
industry for Queensland will have a massive positive impact on the Queensland economy for many years to
come.
It will provide jobs and career opportunities for generations of Queenslanders and the Billions of dollars to
be invested by multi-national energy companies will provide opportunities for local businesses to grow anddevelop.
The Surat Basin is already experiencing extremely rapid development with three CSG to LNG projects in the
earlystagesofconstructionandanotherinthenalstagesofplanning.Theeconomicactivityassociatedwith
these huge projects is already rapidly increasing pressure on all existing infrastructure everywhere across the
region from Toowoomba to Gladstone.
In addition to the CSG projects, the coal resources of the Surat basin are also in line for development with a
majormineawaitingnalapprovalandmanyothersintheplanningstages.
Major projects already under construction or about to begin construction in the Surat Basin include:
GLNG CSG to LNG for export - Santos and partners
QCLNG CSG to LNG for export BG and QGC
APLNG CSG to LNG for export Origin and partners
Wandoan Coal Mine Xstrata
Surat Basin Railway Wandoan to Banana
Roads
There is already a critical road situation in the region with the main access roads to the Surat Basin grossly
inadequate for the development of the resource projects already under way.
Concern about the regions road network is high among local Government and community leaders and isseen as typifying the failure of the State Labor Government to invest in the resource regions that will drive
Queenslands economic growth in the future.
In particular the Warrego Highway through Toowoomba and west to Dalby is widely recognised as a major
problem and a prime example of infrastructure that should have been upgraded many years ago.
ExamplesofcriticallyinadequateroadsidentiedbylocalGovernmentsandindustryare:
Toowoomba range Western Freight Corridor
Warrego Highway Toowoomba to Roma
Bruce Highway Gladstone north and south
Leichardt Highway - Miles to Biloela
Burnett Highway Biloela north and south
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Water
There is a need for investment in water infrastructure in the area with the Nathan Dam project having been
delayedforaconsiderableamountoftime.Whiletheproductionofconsiderablequantitiesofpuriedwater
will be a consequence of the development of the CSG industry there is a critical need to proceed with majorwater storages to provide water to both the mining and agricultural industries.
Housing
Dalby,Chinchilla,Miles,Wandoan,RomaandGladstoneareallsueringfromhousingshortagesthatare
becoming a critical issue threatening future development. There are widespread problems with the provision
ofsucientresidentiallandinallthecommunitiestoensurethereisanongoingavailabilityofappropriate
housing choices available for industry growth and community stability.
There is widespread community concern and frustration about the increasing level of constraint on land
availability caused by State Government policies which appear overly bureaucratic and pointless to local
communities.
Many local community leaders and senior industry executives consider the current Governments approvalsprocess for housing land development to be counter-productive and a major constraint on the successful
development of the region.
Health
Health services in the region are already under stress with widespread community dissatisfaction about the
services currently available and the degree to which services have been centralized in the major regional
hospitals of Toowoomba and Rockhampton.
Thereisacriticalshortageofdoctorsandspecialiststaacrosstheregionresultinginlongwaitingtimesand
increasing travel requirements for patients. Adequate ambulance services are also an ongoing concern with
communities feeling a disconnection from their local service providers and an uncertainty about their ability to
respond adequately.
Flood proofng existing communities
Existing communities in the region such as Roma, Chinchilla and Dalby were particularly hard hit by the
oodsinJanuary2011whilebothTheodoreandCondamineneededtobecompletelyevacuatedbecauseof
ooding.
Frustrationisgrowingaboutthelackofanydeniteplanstoundertakepermanentoodmitigationworkfor
these communities and the seemingly restrictive attitude of Government to what are locally considered to be
appropriate solutions.
An LNP Government would:
1. FormprojectspecicinterdepartmentalteamswithintheDepartmentofStateDevelopmentto
facilitate the completion of each Surat Basin project in the shortest available time frame
2. UrgentlypursueallroadfundingoptionsfortheWarregoHighwayandtheWesternFreightCorridor
as a matter of top priority
3. Focus on maximizing Federal funding for the Bruce Highway
4. Examineexistingroadfundingprioritiestoensurefocusisonmatchingdevelopingtracincreases
with priority road upgrades
5. Review the approvals procedures and identify constraints in the approvals process for all
infrastructure projects to ensure an outcomes focused process that can provide timely decision
making
6. WorkwithLocalGovernmenttoensuretheurgentreleaseofsucientlandforhousingtoenableprivate investment in the housing market to meet demand in all communities in a timely manner
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7. Investigate options to increase rail freight opportunities to the port of Brisbane
8. Ensure the growing demand on all Government services in the region is addressed in Departmental
planning processes (with a particular focus on Queensland Health) before gaps in service provision
threaten community stability
9. Workwithlocalpeoplewhohavelocalknowledgetodevelopoodmitigationproposalsfortheir
communities
10. Fasttrackastatutoryregionalplanincorporatinglandusecontrolstoaddresstheconictingland
use issues currently causing community disquiet in the region.
The Bowen Basin
From Pit to Port - supplying quality coal to the world
The Bowen Basin is one of the worlds great coal provinces and has made an enormous economic
contribution to the Queensland economy since the export of coal began in the mid 1960s.
Today there is an enormous potential for further growth with an almost insatiable worldwide demand for the
quality coal that has become a hall mark of Queenslands coal industry.
The Bowen Basin stretches from South of Moura and Theodore the most southerly mines to north of
Collinsville. The basin has many towns including the larger ones of Emerald, Moranbah and Biloela while
Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay are the regional service centres.
There are 34 operational coal mines currently extracting over 100 million tons of coal annually with many mine
expansions planned and many new mines being considered for development.
The mines are serviced by an extensive railway system to transport the coal produced for export with major
export coal ports at Gladstone Mackay and Bowen.
Roads
The Central Queensland east west road linkages are the critical road infrastructure for the Bowen Basin mining
industry while the north south roads play an important role in linking the region to the south east corner of the
State.
The critical road linkages are :
The Dawson Highway running west from Gladstone,
The Capricorn Highway running west from Rockhampton
The Peak Downs Highway running from Mackay to Clermont
The Bruce Highway
The Burnett Highway
The Leichardt Highway
These major highways form the backbone of a road network that is struggling to cope with the ongoing build
upoftracvolumes.InparticularthePeakDownsHighwaybetweenMackayandMoranbahisseenbyboth
industry and local community leaders as being a particular problem likely to restrict further growth in the
Northern part of the Bowen Basin.
Rail
The extensive rail network was developed by the Conservative Government over a thirty year period and
recently sold by the current Labor Government. It was part of a panicky asset sales programme undertaken by
thecurrentStateLaborGovernmentinafailedattempttoalleviatetheirdecliningnancialsituation.
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Housing
Housingisacriticalissuefortheregionandhasbeenidentiedasanemergingconstraintforanumberof
proposed projects. The situation in Moranbah is typical with a severe housing shortage and a lack of available
land for new housing construction. The Housing shortage and the associated lack of land for development ofnew housing developments is increasingly being recognised as a constraint on development of projects in the
Bowen basin.
An LNP Government would:
1. Introduce a programme to ensure regular capital investment in the road network across the region to
ensure it can continue to produce wealth for the whole State
2. UrgentlyreviewtheroleoftheULDAtoensuretheseverehousingshortagecanbeaddressedinthe
shortest possible time
3. Identify the constraints on the Wiggins Island project and ensure this key infrastructure project is
delivered.
4. Facilitate the development of the Balaclava Port proposal
5. Fast track the construction of the Connors River Dam
6. Ensure planning for the Nathan Dam project proceeds
7. Ensure health services are able to cope with the projected development
The Galilee Basin
From Alpha to Abbott point the potential is awesome
The Galilee Basin lies to the west and North of the Bowen basin and while its coal reserves have been known
for some time, they are yet to be mined however the potential is very real for that to change rapidly in the near
future.
Therearecurrentlythreelargeprojectsindierentstagesofdevelopmentandatleasttwootherswithlonger
term plans. The most advanced project being undertaken by Hancock Coal has already completed a test mine
and extracted a bulk coal sample for extensive testing by customers in Asia.
The three large projects alone have the potential to create 15,000 new construction jobs in the building of
the new mines and the more than 400 km of rail lines that would transport the coal to new purpose built port
facilities at Abbott Point near Bowen.
Roads
The Central Queensland east west road linkages are the critical road infrastructure for the Galilee Basin mining
industry.
TheroadslinkingtheGalileeBasincoaleldstothecoastalcentresare:
The Capricorn Highway running west from Rockhampton
The Peak Downs Highway running from Mackay to Clermont
The Northern road through Collinsville to Townsville
These major highways form the backbone of a road network that is struggling to cope with the ongoing
buildupoftracvolumesfromtheexistingdevelopmentsintheBowenBasin.InparticularthePeakDowns
Highway between Mackay and Moranbah is seen by both industry and local community leaders as being a
particular problem likely to restrict further growth in the Northern part of the Bowen Basin. The Northern roadthrough Collinsville to Townsville will require considerable capital expenditure
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Housing
Housingisacriticalissuefortheregionandhasbeenidentiedasanemergingconstraintanumberof
proposed projects.
The mining projects are proposed to be primarily travel in and travel out with work forces located in regional
centres from Cairns to Brisbane so transport infrastructure that provide linkages to major regional centres will
be need to be developed.
Smaller towns such as Alpha and Collinsville although some distance from the mine projects have potential to
house workers who choose to live locally.
An LNP Government would:
1. Identify the best corridor for the rail line from the Galilee basin to Abbott point and institute multiple
user requirements for all proponents
2. Provide capital investment in the road network across the region to ensure it can produce wealth for
the whole State
3. FormprojectspecicinterdepartmentalteamswithintheDepartmentofStateDevelopmentto
facilitate the completion of each Galilee Basin project in the shortest available time frame
4. Centralise and streamline the approvals process for major projects and the Abbott Point State
Development Area
5. Progress to an advanced stage the planning necessary for the support infrastructure such as roads,
health and education that will be necessary when the Galilee Basin projects proceed
6. Engagelocalcommunitiestoidentifylongtermbenetsfortheregionatanearlystagefromthe
development of these projects
7. Facilitate the development of the Abbott Point State Industrial Area to ensure it can become a centrefor heavy industry associated with the Galilee Basin
8. Progress the water for Bowen water supply scheme
The North West Minerals Province
Building on the unique strengths of the North West
The North West Minerals Province is centred around the city of Mt Isa and has been the source of mineral
wealth for Queensland for well over a hundred years but the potential for further development is very high.
A Major transport corridor forms the link to Townsville where a State Development Area provides mineral
processing opportunities and an export port for the region.
Roads
Road infrastructure is critical for the North West Minerals Province because of its geographic location in the
North West of the State.
The critical roads linking the North West Minerals Province to the coastal centres are :
The Flinders Highway running
west from Townsville
The Landsborough Highway running south through Longreach to Brisbane
Bruce Highway
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Foreword by Council of Mayors (SEQ) Chairman
In launching the
inaugural South
East Queensland
Regional Plan, the
State Government
and South East
Queensland (SEQ)
Councils borrowed
heavily from the
wisdom of Benjamin
Franklin and Sir
Winston Churchill in
recognising that: If
you fail to plan, then
you plan to fail.
Six years later, this message plus the need for SEQ
Councils and the State Government to work together
to better manage population growth challenges
remains. However, the need to move from objectives,maps and pictures to creating additional infrastructure
capacity, especially transport infrastructure, is now
even more critical.
This demand has been heard from across our
community. In its 2010 Report Card, for example,
Engineers Australia said Queenslands population
growth meant the challenges in meeting the
infrastructure demand could be rated as somewhere
between considerable to highly disturbing.
The SEQ experience shows the importance of linkingpopulation, land use, transport and infrastructure
planning. In developing its Getting SEQ Moving:
2011-2012 National, State, Regional and Local
Infrastructure Priorities submission, the Council of
Mayors (SEQ) adopted a strategic and integrated
approach to identify region-wide infrastructure
priorities for investment from all levels of Government.
The Council of Mayors (SEQ) recognises that with
national population set to grow rapidly in the next 20
to 40 years, it is important for all levels of government
to plan for and deliver the sort of infrastructure
program that will increase productivity, reduce cost of
living pressures, improve quality of life and reduce our
carbon footprint.
The Getting SEQ Moving: 2011-2012 National,
State, Regional and Local Infrastructure Priorities
submission identies ve priority programs: National
Signicance; State and Regional Signicance; Rail
Network; Active Transport Network; and Public Space
Renewal. This submission provides a comprehensive
pipeline of infrastructure projects that are informed by
Federal and State Government policy settings and are
of national, state, regional and local signicance.
The potential for the Gold Coast to host a successful
2018 Commonwealth Games has increased the
urgency to deliver additional transport infrastructure,
including upgrades to the Pacic Highway from the
New South Wales border to Brisbane, extensions to
the South East Busway and Eastern Busway, as well
as Gold Coast Rail extension and capacity upgrades
to Coolangatta, along with the Gold Coast Rapid
Transit project.
The continuing economic growth in the Surat Basin
- a region that already generates 52 per cent of the
exports through the Port of Brisbane - means that the
second range crossing at Toowoomba and further
upgrades along the Warrego Highway cannot be
deferred any longer.
The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade will deliver
multimodal solutions for travel to and from Australias
fastest growing economic precinct as well as for anextra 13,000 people who will live in the Northshore
Hamilton development area. And, aside from
stimulating and supporting the local tourism industry,
Sunshine Coast Airport upgrades will diversify and
strengthen the economy and create jobs.
In releasing its 2011-12 State Budget, Queensland
Treasury said Queensland was on the launch
pad, that our state was about to rocket into a new
era and that we have within our reach the chance
to accelerate beyond our expectations and really
capture the opportunities of the 21st century. Whileit is easy to be optimistic about our State, our region
and our cities future, it is also important to do more
than simply hope, wish, dream and speak positively
about it.
How will the Gold Coast and the rest of our region
pull off the most successful Commonwealth Games
in 2018? How will the Queensland and Australian
economies get more from the resources boom in
the most sustainable way? How will SEQ continue
to accommodate record population growth and still
maintain the prized quality of life we all enjoy?
We need to work backwards from the future if the
dream is to be realised. Additional infrastructure
capacity is critical to our regions future.
Cr Graham Quirk
Chairman, Council of Mayors (SEQ)
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Getting SEQ Moving 2011-2012 - National, State, Regional and Local Infrastructure Priorities 3
1. Projects of National Signicance: The Magnicent 7
The Council of Mayors (SEQ) Getting SEQ Moving
Nationally Signicant Infrastructure Projects 2010
report to the Federal Government identied seven
infrastructure projects of national signicance for
South East Queensland (SEQ). The projects are
driven by a planning agenda with each being a criticalenabler to achieving integrated planning outcomes.
This includes improved safety, economic productivity
and connectivity, as well as linking public transport
with growth corridors.
The Magnicent 7, as the seven national priority
infrastructure projects have become known, are:
Fix the Warrego Highway Blacksoil intersection;
Extend the Eastern Busway to Capalaba;
Upgrade and extend the Gold Coast Rail Line to
Coolangatta;
Upgrade Kingsford Smith Drive; Widen the Pacic Motorway through Logan;
Expand the Sunshine Coast Airport; and
Deliver the Toowoomba Bypass
At a national level, this submission formed the basis
of the Council of Mayors (SEQ) 2010-11 infrastructure
advocacy program in the lead up to the Federal
Election, which included formal representations to
the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition,
key Federal Ministers and Shadow Ministers, all
Queensland Senators and all SEQ-based Federal
MPs as well as Infrastructure Australia.
At the State level, the submission was presented
to the Premier and Leader of the Opposition, key
Ministers and Shadow Ministers and all SEQ-based
State MPs, as well as industry groups, opinion leaders
and all major political parties.
Each of these projects need substantial government
investment to proceed. The Council of Mayors (SEQ)
advocates that the seven projects should be the
subject of Government commitments of the major
parties ahead of the 2012 State Election. To date,
the Federal and State Governments have committedto funding only the Warrego Highway Blacksoil
intersection upgrade.
There are increasing concerns that inadequate
infrastructure will be a signicant restraint on growth
unless further big steps are taken now.
Over the last decade, the SEQ economy has
grown faster than the Australian average, driven
predominantly by population growth and the resources
boom.
With Queensland growing at about twice the national
average for a lengthy period, signicantly higher levels
of infrastructure investment per capita is required,
relative to the nation as a whole, to maintain similar
levels of service.1
Despite experiencing a very challenging year during
2010-11 due to signicant natural disasters and the
need to direct additional Australian, State and Local
Government resources toward disaster response,
recovery and rebuilding efforts, Queensland had the
strongest business investment growth in mainland
Australia (13 per cent).
For 2011-12, Queensland Treasury forecast growth to
be at 5 per cent as an investment surge drives rapid
economic expansion beyond the natural disasters
with business investment skyrocketing by 27.75 percent and export volumes to grow at a decade-high
rate of 10 per cent.
As Queenslands population and economy
grows, more infrastructure and services will be
required, especially in SEQ. Government spending
on infrastructure delivers benets, including
reducing business costs and lifting international
competitiveness, and helping to lower consumer
prices while also reducing private congestion and
service quality costs.
Investment in infrastructure, because it builds andsupports capacity for the future, is a key factor in
ensuring sustainable economic growth.2 Future
dividends from investing in SEQ infrastructure are not
just a one-off economic return but will contribute to
the delivery of intergenerational benets ensuring
a dynamic and sustainable economy in the nations
fastest growing region.
The National Priority section of the Council of Mayors
(SEQ) submission provides a regional consensus view
on national priority infrastructure projects that should
be the focus of Australian Government investment.
1 Morton, A. 2009. Federal Road Funding for SEQ. Fact Finding
Report commissioned by the Council of Mayors (SEQ), September.
2 Access Economics Pty Ltd. 2010. Queensland Economic and
Fiscal Analysis. Report Commissioned by the Council of Mayors
(SEQ), March.
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The Queensland Government committed $833 millionto the rst two stages of the Eastern Busway projectby 2012, while Brisbane City Council delivered theEleanor Schonnel bus, cycle and pedestrian bridgein 2006 ($55 million). The State Government expectsthe Australian Government to match its commitment tothe Eastern Busway by nancing the next two stages
of the Eastern Busway project, including a dedicatedbusway from Main Avenue to Bennetts Road inCoorparoo (Stage 2B) and a transit lane solutionbetween Carindale and Chandler (Stage 3).
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
The 2010 Infrastructure Australia (IA) Report to COAGidentied the Eastern Busway (Stages 2B and 3)as a Threshold project - with strong strategic andeconomic merit - that should proceed through theNational Infrastructure Priority Pipeline (NIPP) forCommonwealth investment. In 2009, it was assessed
as Real Potential in IAs inaugural 2009 NIPP.
Substantial planning and design work has beenundertaken over the last six years to provide a rmbasis for commencement of additional stages of theEastern Busway project when funding is available.The Concept Design and Impact ManagementPlan (CDIMP) was approved by the QueenslandGovernment in June 2008. And, construction of therst stage of the Eastern Busway, between the PAHospital and South East Busway (at Buranda) iscomplete, while part of Stage Two - between Buranda
and Mains Avenue (Coorparoo) should be completein late 2011.
However, the construction of the further stages ofthe project including the Main Avenue to BennettsRoad section, transit lanes from Scrub Road to TilleyRoad, and the Tilley Road to Capalaba section, aredependant on project funding from the AustralianGovernment. The next two stages of the EasternBusway project are essential for the greater Brisbaneregion as trafc congestion will worsen on Old
Cleveland Road and its adjoining streets as traveldemand increases with population growth.
The Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Roadintersection was identied as the third biggestheadache for Queensland motorists in a state-wide2010 RACQ poll of motorists.
By attracting more trips onto public transport, theEastern Busway will provide an integrated transportsolution that will help reduce trafc congestion andvehicle emissions along the Old Cleveland Roadcorridor including Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Carina,Carindale and Chandler. Integrated transport solutionsalso offer signicant advantages for future landuse strategies that will promote more sustainabledevelopment, including transit oriented development.
Importantly, these two stages of the Eastern Buswayproject will need to be delivered before 2018 if theGold Coast is successful in its bid to host the 2018Commonwealth Games, especially because Chandlerand Belmont will likely host two major sporting events(track cycling and shooting).
Extend the Eastern Busway to Capalaba
ESTIMATED COST: $1,736 million ($2010)
DELIVERY DATE: 2018
FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERALGOVERNMENT: $825 million ($2010)
BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Grifth, Bonner, Bowman,Brisbane, Ryan, MoretonState Electorates: Capalaba, Chatsworth,
Bulimba, Greenslopes, South Brisbane, BrisbaneCentral, Indooroopilly, Yeerongpilly
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: Extending the Eastern Busway to Capalaba will provide an effective solution tocommuter movement within the TransLink network and connections to the City Rail network, the city bus networkand the South East Busway. The 18km busway will reduce travel times by up to 20 minutes, providing access to/from Capalaba, the Chandler sporting complex, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, BoggoRoad Urban Village, the EcoSciences Precinct and the Brisbane CBD.
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The project nancing package should include a mix ofCommonwealth and Council investment.
NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE
The SEQ Regional Plan (SEQRP) recognisesBrisbane contains economic drivers of regional,state and national importance, such as the CBDand adjacent employment areas, the regions mainair and sea ports, and the economic developmentarea of the Australia TradeCoast (ATC). The SEQRPidenties transport investment priorities linking relatedeconomic activity centres, including the CBD to ATC.The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade provides improvedaccess between the city and ATC on a road thatalready has a greater freight carrying role than partsof other major Federally-funded transport corridors,including the Gateway, Ipswich and Logan motorways.
Transportation of goods and services is vital toSEQs economic development and growth. Thefreight task in Queensland will continue to grow,driven by strong population growth and economicactivity. This will place more pressure on the transportsystem, especially links supporting key industry andcommercial precincts, as well as major retail centres.
A trafc assessment undertaken using 2010 demandsshows that the Kingsford Smith Drive corridor isalready operating in excess of desired capacity.
There will be an increase in travel demand of about36,300 vehicles per day by 2026 on KingsfordSmith Drive - the highest growth of any major roadin Brisbane. Increasing transport demand in thecorridor will be intensied through further growth and
development of the ATC industrial and commercialprecinct and the major residential developmentat Northshore Hamilton. The ATC is projected togenerate 50,000 new jobs by 2030, while NorthshoreHamilton will house an extra 13,000 people.
The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade provides anideal opportunity to introduce multimodal solutions
for travel to and within the ATC Australias fastestgrowing economic precinct. The Kingsford Smith Driveupgrade will reduce travel times and improve traveltime reliability on this important freight corridor. It willprovide better access to residential and industriallands along the north bank of the Brisbane River andaccess ramps to the Gateway Motorway. It will alsoprovide a cross-city function connecting the westernindustrial areas with ATC via Legacy Way (formerlyNorthern Link) and the Inner City Bypass. And, it willprovide secondary un-tolled access to the airport.
Options for the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade includecapacity management; corridor widening; and publicand active transport initiatives. The proposed upgradeworks provide potential to incorporate public transportservices such as buses that will respond effectivelyto Brisbanes ongoing population growth. The projectis ready to deliver improved network efciencies byconnecting growth areas of the ATC precinct to thearterial road network and to areas of commerce, trade,employment and industrial development. In effect,this project will improve transportation efciency,reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance safetyand access, public transport operations, communitymobility and planned development.
Upgrade Kingsford Smith Drive
ESTIMATED COST: $625 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2016
FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERALGOVERNMENT: $425 million ($2010)
BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Lilley, BrisbaneState Electorates: Clayeld, Brisbane Central
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: Kingsford Smith Drive is an increasingly important link to improving thecompetitiveness of the Australia TradeCoast (ATC) precinct which is expected to be the second largestemployment centre in South East Queensland (SEQ) after the Brisbane CBD. The Kingsford Smith Driveupgrade will enable growth in the trade and industrial areas and improve access to the air and sea ports.
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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is seekinga $122 million investment from the AustralianGovernment to realign and extend the SunshineCoast Airport. This is consistent with 2011-12Commonwealth Budget outcomes, which directedmoney from the Regional Development Australia Fundto help fund the Mid North Coast Aviation Plan for
business expansion and airport access expansion atTaree, Port Macquarie and Kempsey Airports.
NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE
The Sunshine Coast Airport runway extension wouldensure continued diversication of the economic baseof the Sunshine Coast, promoting further employmentgrowth in the greater-region. For the Sunshine Coast,its airport is a major commercial aviation hub. As aregional airport it also serves communities within andbeyond the Sunshine Coast.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers estimates the SunshineCoast Master Plan will generate 5,385 new jobswith a Net Present Value of $645 million for theregion. The new airport facilities will also supportthe National Aviation Policy White Paper in terms ofsafety, security, economic prosperity and coordinatedplanning.
The goal of realigning and extending the runway isto ensure continued operation of commercial aircraftin accordance with CASA regulations which will in
turn continue to diversify the economic base of theSunshine Coast promoting further employment growth
in the region. This goal aligns with the strategicpriorities set by Infrastructure Australia in its Reformand Investment Frameworkto diversify Australiaseconomic capabilities and develop our regions.
With regular ights between Sydney and Melbourne,Sunshine Coast Airport: contributes more than $475 million to the regional
economy each year; directly employs more than 600 people; stimulates more than 4,400 direct and indirect
jobs; operates 24 hours a day; handles approximately 87,000 aircraft
movements; and has around 1 million passengers per annum.
Passenger numbers are forecast to double to 1.9million passenger movements per year over the nextten years.
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council proposesto construct a new 2,450 metre long east-westrunway at Sunshine Coast Airport. This will greatlyenhance safety for residents, passengers andaircraft operators. The larger runway will also enablelegitimate operation of Boeing B737s and AirbusA320s without special dispensation from CASA as iscurrently required.
Expand the Sunshine Coast AirportPURPOSE OF PROJECT: Expanding the Sunshine Coast Airport will allow it to grow and continue to serviceand facilitate increasing demand for passenger movements, landside industries and enterprises and tourismopportunities. Extending the runway will strengthen the Sunshine Coast as a tourism gateway and support amore diverse economic base for the region. The Sunshine Coast Airport Masterplan also identies a new accessroad to service an expanded commercial services precinct.
ESTIMATED COST:: $435.6 million ($2010)
DELIVERY DATE: 2015
FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERAL ANDSTATE GOVERNMENTS: $122 million ($2010)
BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Fairfax, Fisher, Wide BayState Electorates: Caloundra, Kawana, Buderim,Noosa, Maroochydore, Nicklin, Gympie.
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The Council of Mayors (SEQ) has identied 12
projects in SEQ that are of State and Regional
signicance. It is calling on all major political parties to
commit their support for these projects ahead of the
2012 State Election.
As Queenslands population and economy grows,
more infrastructure and services will be required.1
With investment in the resource sector a driver of
this forecast growth, Queensland Treasury recognise
that it will be important to reinvest the benets from a
rapidly growing mining sector to boost the productivity
and improve the competitiveness in other sectors of
the economy.2
Over the past two decades Queenslands share of
national output rose from 14.8 per cent to 18.8 per
cent, while its share of national population rose from16.7 per cent to 20.1 per cent.3
The strength of the Queensland economy, particularly
through the housing and mining booms has been
an underlying driver to broader national economic
prosperity.
Relying on signicant growth in business investment
and exports, the Queensland Government has
ambitiously forecast a rate of economic growth of 5
per cent for 2011-12 and 5.25 per cent4 for 2012-13.
Well-performing infrastructure can stimulate economicgrowth and bring a sense of prosperity to the
community, while poorly performing infrastructure can
do the reverse.
Investment in infrastructure in SEQ through the
integrated planning framework is essential in
improving the productivity of the region, as well as
delivering on other integrated urban policies.
The South East Queensland Regional Plan (SEQRP)
and the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan
and Program (SEQIPP) are recognised as nation-leading examples of integrated transport and land-use
strategies in Australia today.
1 Queensland Government. 2010. Queensland Growth
Management Summit. Shaping Our Future Together: -
Opportunities, Challenges and Choices
2 Queensland Government. 2011. Budget Strategy and Outlook
2011-12 (Paper 2), p. 55
3 Access Economics Pty Ltd.
4 Queensland Government. 2011. Budget Strategy and Outlook
2011-12 (Paper 2), p. 33-34
From these planning frameworks, the Council of
Mayors (SEQ) identied twelve priority infrastructure
projects of State and Regional signicance.
Investment and delivery of these projects will deliver
much needed infrastructure capacity and greater
efciency (productivity), as well as contribute tobroader achievements of liveability and sustainability
objectives embedded in the SEQRP/SEQIPP planning
framework.
These projects include:
Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project (Stage Two);
Gold Coast transit / bikeway upgrades along key
arterial roads;
Redland City to Port of Brisbane Tilley Road
extension;
Telegraph Road and Robinson Road rail level
crossing eliminations; Redland City / Gateway Motorway Corridor;
Warrego Highway / Brisbane Valley Highway
intersection (Bayley Road extension);
Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade;
Lockyer Valley emergency helipad;
Sunshine Coast (CoastConnect) rapid bus transit
project;
Beaudesert Town Centre bypass;
Toowoomba outer circulating road; and
a timber bridge priority replacement program.
Investment in infrastructure is a key factor in ensuring
sustainable economic growth because it buildsand supports capacity for the future. Government
spending on infrastructure delivers benets, including
reducing business costs and lifting international
competitiveness, and helping to lower consumer
prices while also reducing private congestion and
service quality costs.5
Unless the State Government continues to invest
heavily in infrastructure, particularly transport
infrastructure in SEQ, the State economy will face the
same capacity constraints and congestion that have
been impacting increasingly on the productivity of theregion in recent years.
5 Access Economics Pty Ltd. 2010. Queensland Economic and
Fiscal Analysis. Report Commissioned by the Council of Mayors
(SEQ), March
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FUNDING SOLUTION
The proposed funding package could include a mixof Council funding, together with State Governmentand Federal Government grant funding for active andhealthy infrastructure and programs.
OUTCOMES
Productivity Creation of prioritised capacity forpublic and active transport modes provides for anincrease in productivity generated by reduced traveltimes. As trafc congestion continues to increase,provision of alternatives to car dependency is criticalfor the Gold Coast.
QualityofLife Reductions in travel times will meangreater quality of life as less time is spent commuting.Provision of infrastructure for cycling and walking willprovide a more attractive travel mode, especially forthe 50 per cent of people who commute less than 10kilometres. Benets include better community health
outcomes, as well as greater use of open space.
Sustainability Provision of bus and cycle lanes onkey arterial roads will enhance overall sustainabilityof the transport network. This infrastructure placesless reliance on car use resulting in less congestion,reduced emissions and less pollution, with increasesin physical activity, health and wellbeing.
Gold Coast Transitway and Bikeway Upgrades
ESTIMATED COST: $15 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2016
FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $10 million
BENEFICIARIES:State Electorates: Albert, Coomera, Broadwater,Southport, Surfers Paradise, Mermaid Beach,Burleigh, Gaven, Mudgeeraba, Currumbin
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Gold Coast Transitway and Bikeway Upgrades will deliver additional capacityfor public and active transport modes along key Gold Coast arterials roads, which will also provide better activetransport opportunities should the 2018 Commonwealth Games be held on the Gold Coast.
STATE AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Gold Coast is one of the fastest growing regionsin Australia. It is Australias sixth largest city (largestnon-capital city), with a resident population of about530,000 persons, rising to about 800,000 persons in2031 or more than double the current populationof Canberra. A major city the size of the Gold Coastshould have greater active and healthy public
transport choices than a city half its size. Additionally,the transport task for the Gold Coast is bigger thanits population would suggest. For example, in 2006the Gold Coast accounted for more than 10 millionovernight and daytrip visitors. This is likely to increasesignicantly if / when the Gold Coast hosts the 2018Commonwealth Games.
Car dependency, together with its resulting increasein cost of congestion, is a growing concern for theGold Coast. For example, 2006 Census data showedthere were only 6.7 per cent of Gold Coast dwellings
(private) with no motor vehicles, compared with 10.3per cent for Brisbane and 11.3 per cent throughoutQueensland (not including motorbikes/scooters).Moreover, 52.5 per cent of private dwellings on theGold Coast had two or more motor vehicles, whichwas also higher than in Brisbane (47.6 per cent).
In the context of the planning for the 2018 Gold CoastCommonwealth Games, it is important to recognisethe key commitment for the 2006 MelbourneCommonwealth Games Environment Strategy was todevelop an integrated transport strategy to reduce
motor vehicle use and encourage the use of public
transport, walking and cycling in the longer term.
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The proposed nancing package for these projectsshould include a mix of State and Local Governmentinvestment.
OUTCOMES
Productivity These two OLC elimination projectsfacilitate improved access between a major industrialarea and export gateways of the port and airport, aswell as the strategic arterial network. This will reducetransport costs by reducing congestion and delays forindustrial and commuter trafc, while improving roadand rail safety.
QualityofLife In addition to freeing up time andresources for motorists and rail commuters that couldotherwise be wasted in trafc congestion, theseprojects will improve safety due to the removal of levelcrossings, while increasing connectivity for walkingand cycling.
Sustainability These OLC removal projects willresult in reduced emissions by improving trafc ow,as well as provide walking and cycling alternatives tomotor vehicle use. The elimination of the TelegraphRoad OLC also complements the proposed NorthernBusway to Bracken Ridge.
STATE AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Connecting SEQ 2031 (draft) is the QueenslandGovernments proposed long-term transport plan todevelop a sustainable transport system in the region.This planning vision has a strong focus on improvingthe rail network to support a large increase in thevolume of public transport trips. The rst phase ofthis vision is what the State Government called a
rail revolution transformation of how rail servicesoperate across the network to improve capacity,frequency and reliability. In this context, strategic OLCelimination projects are entirely consistent with thedraft Connecting SEQ 2031.
The Queensland Government recognise providinghigh frequency passenger train services in thecommuter peak period is a key initiative to increasingthe capacity of the existing rail system. Increasedroad closure times resulting from more frequenttrains, combined with the regions population growth
and trafc congestion, highlight the need to upgradeexisting OLCs through grade separation and/oralternative crossing points. DTMRs strategic prioritylist for OLC upgrades recognise Telegraph Road andNewman Road (also called Robinson Road) OLCsas Priority 1 projects. This is consistent with the2007 and 2010 RACQ Red Spot Surveys, which rankthe Telegraph Road (Bald Hills) and Newman Road(Geebung) OLCs within the states top three mostfrustrating railway crossings.
Telegraph Road has been identied in DTMRs draftNorth Brisbane Area Strategy as a priority two freight
route and important east-west link for general trafc.
Dangerous Open Level Crossing Elimination Projects
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Robinson Road Open Level Crossing (OLC) Elimination creates and enhances akey arterial link between the industrial area of Virginia and Gympie Road Brisbanes major north-south arterialroad. The Telegraph Road OLC Elimination creates and enhances a key arterial link between the industrial areaof Brendale and the Gateway Motorway, while improving the accessibility of Brendale to export.
ESTIMATED COST: $252 million ($2010)
DELIVERY DATE: 2014-2016
FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $170 million
BENEFICIARIES:State Electorates: Sandgate, Aspley, Nudgee,Pine Rivers
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The proposed funding package for the BayleyRoad extension project should include a mix ofFederal ($61.5 million), State ($16 million) and LocalGovernment ($2.5 million) funding.
OUTCOMES
Productivity This project, in conjunction with the
Warrego Highway Blacksoil intersection upgrade,will improve the road safety of the intersection oftwo national highways with a poor crash history. Itwill improve regional freight movements along theWarrego Highway, which is the principal freight routebetween the Port of Brisbane, the Darling Downsand Melbourne. It will also improve accessibility toregionally signicant tourism, recreational and watersource areas (Somerset and Wivenhoe Dams).
QualityofLife This project will improve road safetyin this dangerous approach to/from a national highway
and increase accessibility for the urban growthareas of Somerset Regional Council, while reducingcongestion and travel times.
Sustainability Through better trafc ow there arereduced vehicle emissions.
Bayley Road Extension
ESTIMATED COST: $80 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2014
FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $16 million
BENEFICIARIESState Electorate: Ipswich West
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Bayley Road extension will complement the Warrego Highway BlacksoilIntersection upgrade to provide an at-grade intersection with grade separated interchange plus local roadconnections.
STATE AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
As part of the planning for the Warrego Highway,the Queensland Government identied the BayleyRoad extension as forming part of the transportnetwork solution for the area. Ipswich City Councilhas allocated some funding towards the Bayley Roadextension but it makes sense that it be added to thescope of works of the $70 million Warrego Highway
Blacksoil Intersection upgrade, recently announced bythe Australian Government.
The Warrego Highway is a major freight artery linkingthe Brisbane Port with Toowoomba and the economicregions of Darling Downs and the Surat EnergyResources Province. Almost 52 per cent of exportsthat pass through the Port of Brisbane originate fromthese regions.
The goal of the Warrego Highway BlacksoilIntersection upgrade is to improve safety for usersand improve the efciency of freight and passengermovements within SEQ.
The Brisbane Valley Highway connects fast growingregions to the north of the Warrego Highway with theprimary economic areas of SEQ and through to theBurnett and Callide regions. The upgrade will assistin raising the productivity and competitiveness ofSEQ and Australia as a whole by providing a safe,reliable and efcient transport route along the WesternCorridor to the Port of Brisbane.
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Federal and State Government investment innatural disaster and emergency risk managementinfrastructure could complement the proposed LockyerValley airport project. Importantly, the proposedaviation facility has been designed to cater foremergency related uses, including a refuelling stationfor aircraft and helicopter in times of emergency.
NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE
Lockyer Valley was at the centre of what is nowdescribed as Queenslands worst natural disaster(ood and cyclone) the 2010-11 Queensland Floods.This series of ooding events covered 70 per centof the state and took 22 lives in the Toowoomba-Lockyer Valley region and a further 14 lives acrossQueensland in natural disaster related incidents. Ineffect, the heavy rain from December 2010 to January2011, but especially on 10 January 2011, broughtmisery, death and destruction through the LockyerValley. On Australia Day 2011, the Governor-Generalof Australia, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce ACobserved: Whats happened here has changedthis region forever, right from its western to its
eastern borders: Murphys Creek, Withcott, Helidon,
Grantham, Gatton, Forest Hill, Plainland, Hattonvale,
Laidley and all the tiny settlements in between; 35,000
people whose lives have been fundamentally altered
in some way, some in terrible, irreversible ways.
The State Government acknowledged emergencychopper pilots battled impossible dangerousconditions to rescue people from their rooftops,people who would have otherwise perished. Notably,critical emergency rescue efforts were hamperedbecause helicopter crews had to return to base aftertwo hours because the choppers were running out offuel. Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ)
helicopters were also forced to land on the WarregoHighway to wait for access to Amberley (to refuel)before returning to Grantham for rescue services.
In a statement to the Queensland Flood Commissionof Inquiry, the EMQ Brisbane Base Manager (SeniorPilot) testied that rescuers could have done morein the critical emergency response phase if thehelicopter had been upgraded to carry more fuel, hada better winch and a reliable mobile mapping displaythat was capable of locating areas inundated withoodwater. There were also bureaucratic problems
associated with EMQ rescue helicopters accessing amobile refuelling service on the Warrego highway viaa military tanker.
For Lockyer Valley and Somerset Local Governmentareas, the tragic events of 10 January 2011 highlightthe critical importance of having reliable andaccessible emergency helipad and refueling services.
Lockyer Valley Emergency Helipad
ESTIMATED COST: $1.5 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2012
FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $1.5 million
BENEFICIARIES:State Electorate: Lockyer
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: An emergency helipad and refuelling station in the Lockyer Valley or Somersetregions will remove the need for emergency helicopters to travel to Amberley or Toowoomba to refuel.
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ALGA (2010) argues the need to replace old andtimber bridges is a major cost that is beyond thecapacity of rural and regional councils. A mix offunding from Australian and State governmentsthrough a state-wide Rural Timber BridgeReplacement program is recommended. This isconsistent with the Coalitions 2010 Federal Election
commitment to fund a $600 million program to replacedecaying and aging bridges, as well as the 2011-12Commonwealth Budget, which redirected about $49million from the Regional Development Fund to deliverlocal infrastructure projects in the Federal Electorateof Lyne (NSW). This included a local roads and timberbridge replacement package.
OUTCOMES
Productivity The replacement of old bridges willhave very signicant economic benets to localeconomies by allowing farmers to use larger trucks
that will improve the efciency of farming operations,while improving access to schools, health and otherregional facilities. Additionally, replacement of timberbridges will reduce long-term maintenance costs.
QualityofLife Timber bridges provide key links forregional communities to access surrounding areas.Removing load limits will facilitate safe and improvedtransport choices for local products, commuters,school bus routes, visitors and emergency vehicles.
Sustainability Removing load limits on bridges
enables more direct and efcient transport choices(shorter distance and higher mass load), which alsoreduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Timber Bridge Replacement Program (SEQ)
PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Timber Bridge Replacement Program will facilitate the replacement of severaltimber bridges across South East Queensland and facilitate greater road safety and freight transport efciencyfor local producers, commuters and visitors.
ESTIMATED COST: $40 milion
DELIVERY DATE: 2014
FUNDING REQUIRED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $20 million
BENEFICIARIES:State Electorates: Lockyer, Beaudesert, IpswichWest
NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE
In 2006, the SEQ western regional councils of LockyerValley, Scenic Rim and Somerset had a populationof about 86,300 people with the local populationforecast to double by 2031. SEQs western councilsare predominantly located within SEQs RegionalLandscape and Rural Production Area and sustain
diverse economic, environmental and cultural valuesfor the region. Key projects identied in the SEQIPPthat will support the delivery of the SEQRP includesafety improvements to increase the capacity of theroad network.
For SEQs western regional councils, bridges providekey links for residents and also for rural industriessuch as the agricultural and livestock industry. A $40milion/three years Commonwealth-State GovernmentSEQ timber bridge replacement program could resultin a coordinated bridge replacement program for the
following timber bridges: Lockyer Valley - Connole, Steinkes, Mahon,
Daveys, Thistlewaites, Clark, Middleton; Somerset - Gaults, Alf Williams, Taylors; and Scenic Rim - Duck Creek, Newman, Adams.
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Gowrie to Grandchester Rail Line
ESTIMATED COST: $1,300 million ($2008)
DELIVERY DATE: 2014-18
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
Identied in the SEQIPP, the Queensland Government
recognise construction of a new 67km rail alignmentfor the Toowoomba and Little Liverpool Ranges willovercome current constraints on rail capacity andperformance associated with poor alignment, gradient,curvature, structures and axle load limitations. Thenew alignment will support the volume of exportcommodities railed between south-western andwestern Queensland and the Port of Brisbane, as wellas provide a potential high capacity link to SEQ for aninland rail system.
FUNDING SOLUTION
The Australian Government recognise resource-richstates like Queensland face large resource industryinfrastructure demands. A joint Commonwealth andState Government nance package, with/withoutprivate sector investment, is required to deliver theGowrie to Grandchester Rail Line. This will helpunlock the wealth of south-west Queensland, as wellas for the ongoing development of the resource sectorin the Surat Energy Resources Province.
Beenleigh to Varsity Rail Capacity
UpgradeESTIMATED COST: $110 million ($2009)
DELIVERY DATE: 2018
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Beenleigh to Varsity Rail Capacity upgradeproject will provide additional capacity on the GoldCoast rail line by track duplication, signalling upgradesand new stations. This project was identied in theSEQIPP (2009) as capacity upgrades and additional
tracks from Beenleigh to Gold Coast, which was tobe delivered between 2019 and 2026. With GoldCoast likely to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games,delivery of this project is more urgent.
FUNDING SOLUTION
A funding mix of Australian and QueenslandGovernment investment for the delivery of this railproject as part of a broader national priority GoldCoast Rail capacity upgrade and extension forCommonwealth Games transport demand-readiness(before 2018) is recommended.
North Coast Rail
ESTIMATED COST: $2,000 million ($2008)
DELIVERY DATE: 2014-2030
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Queensland Government recognise rail freightoperations are severely constrained due to conictwith passenger services and poor track alignment,particularly between Brisbane and Nambour. Inaddition, the North Coast Line is limited to cateringfor train lengths of 650m, which could impact on thepotential growth in rail freight transport on the corridor.The operation of 1500m train lengths will enable
operators to gain economies of scale and potentiallysupport a more competitive rail freight system inthe Brisbane-Cairns corridor. Enhancements to thecorridor will help overcome rail congestion, andimprove the capacity, timeliness and quality of trainservices. While small parts of the project are nowcomplete or underway, the 2008 North Coast Railproject includes: Caboolture Beerburrum Landsborough; Landsborough Nambour; Lawnton Petrie install 3rd track; and Operation of 1500m trains.
FUNDING SOLUTION
The North Coast Rail Line is the principal generaland intermodal freight line in the states rail network,providing a critical link to major regional centres,coastal ports and east-west rail lines servicing ruralQueensland north of Brisbanes CBD. A funding mix ofAustralian and Queensland Government investmentfor the staged delivery of this important rail project isnecessary.
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QR National coal train (Image courtesy of QR National)
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Manly to Cleveland Rail (duplication)
ESTIMATED COST: $180M
DELIVERY DATE: 2020-26
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
Reducing car dependency in the Old ClevelandRoad corridor, duplication of the Cleveland Rail linefrom Manly to Cleveland will allow more frequent
rail services to Brisbane CBD and the BrisbaneAirport. This would include ExpressLink train servicesfrom Cleveland running all stops to Manly beforetravelling express to inner Brisbane seven days aweek. With the Manly to Cleveland Rail duplicationproject, Cleveland commuters could expect to arrivein Brisbanes CBD within 45 minutes, while trainfrequency would be also be doubled with trainsdeparting stations every 15 minutes, off peak.
FUNDING SOLUTION
State Government funding is recommended for this
project.
Brisbane to Beaudesert PassengerRail
ESTIMATED COST: $1,800M
DELIVERY DATE: 2056
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The need to identify and preserve a rail corridor
suitable for future passenger rail services betweenSalisbury and Beaudesert is identied in the SEQIPPand draft Connecting SEQ 2031. A new passengerrail service from Salisbury to Beaudesert will provideimportant public transport for the growth areas ofFlagstone and Park Ridge. The establishment ofa passenger rail service between Brisbane andBeaudesert will increase potential for residentialand employment growth in identied growth areasof Greater Flagstone, Greenbank, New Beith-RoundMountain and North Maclean, as well as the majorrural service centre of Jimboomba.
FUNDING SOLUTIONThe declaration of Greater Flagstone as an UrbanDevelopment Area (UDA) providing an additional50,000 dwellings to house a future population ofabout 120,000 people, combined with the declarationof nearby Bromelton as State Development Areafor future industrial development in SEQ, will needto be matched with a Queensland and AustralianGovernment nancial commitment to service the areawith transport infrastructure. There could be potentialto negotiate a State Infrastructure Agreement toinclude a nancial contribution to the construction of
rail from potential developers.
Manly to Cleveland Rail Duplication
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Chevron Island Green Bridge
ESTIMATED COST: $45 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2016
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Chevron Island Greenbridge will create akey linkage along the Cavill West corridor, whichconnects Surfers Paradise Beach, Cavill Mall, Nerangriverfront, Chevron Village, Gold Coast Cultural andCivic Centre, Bundall Commercial District and theGold Coast Turf Club. The new greenbridge linkagewill be part of an integrated pedestrian and cyclenetwork linking residential, recreational, cultural andcommercial opportunities to the multi billion dollarGold Coast rapid transit network (which has threestops in central Surfers Paradise).
FUNDING SOLUTION
Gold Coast City Council would like to partner withthe Queensland and Australian Governments todeliver this project well-before the proposed 2018Commonwealth Games.
Gatton-Forrest Hill Bikeway (via UQGatton campus)
ESTIMATED COST: $3 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2012-13
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
Construction of a 2.5 metre wide concrete bikeway/pedestrian pathway over the distance of 7km betweenForest Hill and Laidley.
The University of Queensland (Gatton Campus) ishalf way between Gatton and Laidley and is locatedin close proximity to Forest Hill. Forest Hill is hometo a large population of university students andcycling would be a much more attractive transportmode if there was bikeway infrastructure. The logical
extension of the bikeway would be on to Laidley, adistance of approximately 7km from Forest Hill. Abikeway would also make the recreation area of LakeDyer more accessible.
FUNDING SOLUTION
A combination of Local, State and FederalGovernment investment is required to deliver thisproject.
Downfall Creek Bikeway (Stage Three)
ESTIMATED COST: $1.9 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2012-13
PURPOSE OF PROJECTConsistent with the SEQ Principal Cycle NetworkPlan, the Downfall Creek (Stage Three) project willprovide the missing link in connecting Banyo andNudgee bikeways to the Chermside Regional Centre.The 565 metre long bikeway will start at the existingbikeway west of Virginia Railway Station and traverseunder the railway line and Sandgate Road to join theexisting bikeway in Wellington Street (Banyo). Thisproject will also include safety signage and pathwaylighting.
FUNDING SOLUTIONThrough the SEQ Cycle Network Program, BrisbaneCity Council will seek joint (50/50) Council-StateGovernment funding for this project. An applicationwas submitted for the 2011-12 QueenslandGovernment Capital Funds Allocation.
Cabbage Tree Creek Bikeway (StageThree)
ESTIMATED COST: $1.65 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2012-13
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
To provide the missing link in the Cabbage TreeCreek Bikeway, linking Brisbanes northern suburbsfrom Deagon, through Aspley, to McDowall. Thisproject will provide for a grade separated crossing ofGympie Road (Aspley) providing safer pedestrian andcyclist access to the Aspley centre and surroundingresidential areas.
FUNDING SOLUTIONThrough the SEQ Cycle Network Program, BrisbaneCity Council will seek joint (50/50) Council-StateGovernment funding for this project. There is potentialto apply for State Government funding for 2012-13.
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Active and engaging public spaces are key to
achieving a public realm that contributes positively to
quality of life.
These spaces are often key enablers of activities that
directly support economic growth4 and in improvingaccess to community facilities and services that
enhance liveability.
Maintaining and enhancing liveability is a key
objective when contemplating the social pressures
of population growth. This is a key theme of
contemporary policy such as the SEQ Regional
Plan and the Australian Governments Our Cities
Discussion Paper.
The emphasis in the SEQ Regional Plan on promoting
compact development and inll will place greaterpressure on existing public spaces and highlights
the need for continuing strategic investment in public
spaces to maintain the liveability of our suburbs and
towns.
Whilst liveability also considers policy areas of
housing affordability and access to employment and
community services; investment in renewal of public
spaces results in immediate benets to liveability.
The Council of Mayors (SEQ) have identied the
following priority projects:
East West Flood Creek Detention (Toowoomba); Gallery Walk Project;
Brisbane City Hall Restoration Project (Stage
Two);
Beaudesert Centre Revitalisation Project;
Cavill Mall upgrade;
Capalaba transit hub;
Beenleigh Town Centre;
Beenleigh Aquatic Centre;
Centenary pool upgrade;
CBD vibrant laneways (Redlands);
Brisbane Energy Efcient Sustainable Transport
Car Parks Project.
Projects such as the Cavill Mall upgrade and the
Gallery Walk Project will both be enablers for
economic growth in key tourism precincts in need of
updating. Much of this will be in the tourism sector,
of which many jobs in SEQ are dependent. And, this
will be a public space of international signicance if/
when the Gold Coast hosts the 2018 Commonwealth
Games.
4 Commonwealth Government. 2011. Our Cities Discussion Paper,
p. 47
Similarly, the Capalaba transit hub and the Brisbane
City vibrant laneways projects will contribute to
stimulating localised economic growth, as well as
optimising connectivity between people and jobs.
Other priority projects such as the Beenleigh AquaticCentre and Centenary Pool will improve access and
deliver greater active and healthy sporting facilities for
SEQ communities.
The Brisbane City Hall Restoration Project helps
protect and enhance the rich civic, architectural
and historic importance of Brisbanes most loved
and identiable building. As a key symbol for
Australias largest city and Queenslands capital
city, this project will help ensure the Queensland
icon remains a historic legacy for future generations
of Queenslanders and visitors to enjoy, while itsincreasing integrated transport facilities within
King George Square will ensure Brisbane City Hall
continues in its role as the peoples place.
5. Public Spaces Renewal Priorities
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Gallery Walk Project (Mt Tamborine)
ESTIMATED COST:$13 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2014-15
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Gallery Walk project will help manage increasing
trafc demand, congestion and parking issues throughGallery Walk (Long Road). This project will createjobs during the design and construction of the project;reduce trafc congestion along Gallery walk; improveroad safety over the length of the project; improveroad usability by incorporating bicycle facilities and carparks; incorporate environmental and sustainabilityrequirements in design and construction; and allowfor the redevelopment of the Gallery Walk BusinessPrecinct to improve the amenity of the businessprecinct, increasing business activity and job creation.
FUNDING SOLUTION
A nance package including, State Government andLocal Government investment is required.
Cavill Mall Upgrade
ESTIMATED COST: $10.7 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2016
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
To provide a high quality urban environment suitable
to link the new Gold Coast Rapid Transit station andthe new Surfers Paradise Foreshore Redevelopment,which will also address an inconsistent streetscape.Creation of a high quality urban corridor will supportsustainable transport modes of walking, cycling andpublic transport. As Cavill Mall is a major destinationfor local residents, tourists and visitors, a high qualityconnection of the light rail to the foreshore will providea signicant benet for this very popular area of theGold Coast. This will be particularly benecial whenthe Gold Coast hosts signicant events, like theproposed 2018 Commonwealth Games.
FUNDING SOLUTION
A nance package, including State Government andLocal Government investment, is required.
Capalaba Transit Hub
ESTIMATED COST: $3 million
DELIVERY DATE: 2012
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Capalaba Transit Hub will allow the partial
closure of Redland Bay Road to through trafc,reconguration of the bus station, intersection upgradeworks and reprioritisation of the Mount Cotton andRedland Bay Road intersection. This project willprovide park and ride facilities to increase publictransport. This also supports Capalaba Centres roleas a principal regional activity centre, while improvingsafety and amenity for pedestrians, while improvingthe efciency of the bus interchange.
FUNDING SOLUTION
As a potential Regional Development Australia Fund
project, the nance package for this project couldinclude a mix of Federal Government (RegionalDevelopment Australia Fund), State Government andLocal Government investment.
Beenleigh Town Centre(redevelopment)
DELIVERY DATE: 2031
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
The Beenleigh Town Centre Redevelopmentproject. Beenleigh will be an important centre withemployment, training and community services for itssurrounding communities. As a designated principalactivity centre in SEQRP, Logan City Council hasdeveloped a Master Plan to guide the aspirations andpotential of Beenleigh for eth next 20 years (to 2031).
FUNDING SOLUTION
A mixed nance package could include Federal, Stateand Local Government investment, as well as privatesector investment opportunities, is recommend