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For Businesses Going Places John Dornbusch Chairman, Freight Terminals Pty Ltd

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Australia’s premier conference for the freight industry took place in Melbourne from 9-10 September. The expansive program covered issues critical to the continued sustainability of the industry. For more information about the event, please visit http://bit.ly/1uZWJSz

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  • 1. For Businesses Going PlacesJohn DornbuschChairman, Freight Terminals Pty Ltd

2. Growing the Rail Freight Task Rail must make commercial sense Rail must compete in the logistics market Infrastructure investment Inland Rail project Reinvigoration of the rail industry Focus on customer service 3. Policy Support Government support required to initiate the modal shift Innovation in Policy: Environmental incentives Movement of dangerous goods off-road 4. Importance of Terminals Must be modern, efficient, master-planned Supply chain efficiencies Strategic location at road rail junctions 5. InterLinkSQ 200ha greenfield site, 13km west of Toowoomba 3km rail frontage to current Western Rail Line and proposedInland Rail alignment Strategically located junction of major highways! Gore, Warrego, New England Road-train accessibility Connectivity with Toowoomba Second Range Crossing 6. Toowoomba Australias second largest inland city Over 150,000 people Fast growing economy Access to Darling Downsand Surat Basin regions 7. Toowoomba Enterprise Hub 2,000 hectares 15km west of Toowoomba Zoned Industrial Home to major industrial developments Home to Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport Road, rail, air and sea connectivity 8. InterLinkSQ 9. InterLinkSQ Rail & Container Terminal Internal rail terminal access Warehousing & Logistics precinct Design & Construct or Land-only Buy or Lease Lots from 2ha to 25ha 10. INTERLINKSQ.For Businesses going places