Westport: Port and Environs Strategy

WHA  Outer  Harbour  Forum  –  20  November  2017  

Nicole  Lockwood,  Chair,  Westport  Taskforce  

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Westport: Port and Environs Strategy

The vision

Westport will deliver an integrated strategy to meet freight and trade logistics for Perth and surrounding regions (including Bunbury) for the next 50-100 years. It will guide the planning, development and growth of the Port of Fremantle at the Inner and Outer Harbour, the required rail and road networks, and the opportunities for the Port of Bunbury to handle trade expansion.

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Approach - Objectives

Identify expansion of industrial areas and technology parks to support economic development and future employment opportunities 4 Maximise compatibility of port and landside development with the environment 5

Engage with stakeholders and the community at all stages 6

Assess the commercial implications and logistics opportunities of future port infrastructure 3

Provide land-use and transport plans that support port operations, compatible land uses, port users, community needs and economic growth 2

Plan for a modern port to meet Perth and surrounding region’s (including Bunbury) future growth for the next 50–100 years 1

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Westport Governance Structure

Peer Reviewers (Independent) Taskforce

Reference Group EPA (Independent)

Environmental planning

Land use planning Port planning

Economic Development Commercial planning

Communications

Work Streams bringing together diverse skill sets including

Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands

Westport Taskforce Steering Committee

Westport Taskforce Project Office

Government and Cabinet

Transport planning Consultation

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Chair      •  Nicole  Lockwood  

State  Government  Steering  Commi0ee  •  Department  of  Transport  –  DG    •  Fremantle  Ports  –  Chair  of  Board  •  Department  of  Planning,  Lands  and  Heritage  –  DG  • Western  Australian  Planning  Commission  –  WAPC  Chair  •  Department  of  the  Premier  and  Cabinet  –  DG  •  Department  of  Jobs,  Tourism,  Science  and  InnovaOon  –  DG  •  Department  of  Treasury  –  Under  Treasurer  •  Department  of  Water  and  Environmental  RegulaOon  –  DG    

Taskforce Steering Committee

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•  Planning  and  Transport  Research  Centre  

•  RecFish  West  •  Shipping  companies  •  Sirona  Capital  •  Stevedores  –  Patrick/DPW  •  Unions:    Transport  Workers’  Union,  

MariDme  Union  of  Australia,  Rail  Tram  and  Bus  Union  

•  WA  Fishing  Industry  Council  •  WA  Livestock  Exporters  AssociaDon  •  WA  Marine  Science  InsDtute  •  WA  Road  Transport  AssociaDon  •  Western  Harbours  Alliance  

•  Arc  Infrastructure  •  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry  WA  

•  Chamber  of  Minerals  and  Energy  WA  •  Cockburn  Sound  Management  Council  •  ConservaDon  Council  of  WA  •  CurDn  University  Sustainability  Policy  InsDtute    

•  Freight  and  LogisDcs  Council  •  Kwinana  Industry  Council  •  Livestock  &  Rural  Transport  Assoc  WA  •  Local  Governments:    Bunbury,  Cockburn,  Fremantle,  Kwinana,  Melville,  Rockingham  

•  Meat  and  Livestock  Australia  

Taskforce Reference Group

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Westport  Office  Leadership  Team  Department  of  Transport  (Chair)  

Fremantle  Ports  Department  of  Planning,  Lands  and  Heritage  

Department  of  Jobs,  Tourism,  Science  and  InnovaOon  Department  of  Premier  and  Cabinet  

Department  of  Water  and  Environmental  RegulaOon  

Other  Agencies  •  Department  of  Biodiversity,  

ConservaOon  and  AXracOons  •  Department  of  Mines,  Industry  

RegulaOon  and  Safety  •  Department  of  Primary  Industry  

and  Regional  Development  •  Department  of  Treasury  •  Economic  RegulaOon  Authority  

•  Economic  RegulaOon  Authority  •  Landcorp  •  Landgate  •  Main  Roads  WA  •  Public  Transport  Authority  •  Southern  Ports  •  WaterCorp  

Taskforce Project Office

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Approach - Scope of Project

Stage  1  and  2  of  Infrastructure  Australia’s  Assessment  Framework    Westport  halts  at  idenOficaOon  of  preferred  opOon  

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Sept  2019  

Approach - Deliverables 1. Preparing for a

Strategy

Question based approach – seeks

feedback on questions to identify

problems

4. How will we assess the options?

Summarises feedback on assessment options from

What we have found so far?

2. What have you told us?

Summarises

feedback from Preparing for a

Strategy

3. What have we found so far?

Compendium report based on

working through questions with Taskforce members – seeks feedback on options

assessment

5. Westport Consultation Draft

Contains results of

options assessment and seeks feedback

6. Westport Strategy

Final report

Strategy

December  2017   February  2018   Around  August  2018  

Around  October  2018   June  2019  

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Westport: Port and Environs Strategy

In the interim

An associated, parallel project, jointly led by the Department of Transport and Fremantle Ports and supported by the Freight and Logistics Council and Main Roads, is developing strategies to improve efficiencies in the Inner Harbour operations to meet trade needs.

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Westport: Port and Environs Strategy

WHA  Forum  –  20  November  2017  

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