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Cr Matthew Dickerson delivered the presentation at the 2014 Mining NSW Conference. Mining NSW Conference is the premier event focused on base metals exploration, building regional skill, and promoting economic development. For more information about the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/miningnsw14
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8th Annual Mining NSW Conference
26-‐27 August 2014 Orange NSW
Informa:on and Images Copyright © 2014 Dubbo City Council
All rights reserved. Rev B [email protected] Topic from the program: Dubbo City Mining Growth Strategy (DCMGS)
Economic and social impacts of mining within the region
Focus on the plan for infrastructural expansion -‐ socially and in transport
Why Mining and Dubbo?
• No mines in Dubbo’s LGA yet
• 3 opera:onal mines within 100km radius
• 9 opera:onal mines in our region
• 16 different major industries within Dubbo
• Dubbo con:nues to build itself as a service centre for the region.
Opportunity is Nowhere
Mining Development Strategy • Strong engagement with industry
• Natural transport hub at the centre of NSW • Future planning for road and bridge network
• Industrial and residen:al land releases
• NBN Fibre to the Premises
• Engineering, Technology and Services Focus
• RESULT: METS Development Strategy.
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
• Voluntary Planning Agreements? • Inconsistent, Poorly structured, Adversarial • Per tonne rate / worker domicile / random
• Three recent examples • Cobbora: Figure presented by developer • Dubbo Sands: Based on similar examples • Alkane: ISIM with REMPLAN = Scien:fic
• Need for a consistent and structured approach.
Infrastructure Services Impacts
Dubbo ISIM
Community
Census 2011
ABS Regional profiling
Economy
ABS na:onal input/output Tables
ABS Gross State Product
Forecas:ng
Births/Deaths/Migra:on Projec:ons by LGA
Building approvals data
Customised Council Inputs
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
• Our ‘Fusiform Gyrus’ expects to see one thing
• Mining can be a win-‐win for miners and communi:es
• Our challenge is to create a new picture of that partnership – and make that the new norm! Used with permission:
Questacon – The Na:onal Science and Technology Centre and iStockphotos.com
Partnership Approach Required