Presentation to Regional Ports 2013

Lachlan McDonald Acting Deputy Secretary - Transport

Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure

• Freight and logistics contributes $19-23 billion to GSP (6-8%)

• With indirect and related activities, up to 15%

• As well as being an important sector in its own right, it is an essential input to other sectors

Freight and the economy

Victoria’s leadership in freight and logistics

• Largest container and general cargo port

• Preferred location for warehousing and national distribution centres

• Net exporter of palletised freight

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2008 2013 2018 2023 2028 2033 2038 2043 2048

The growth challenge

Containers

4-5%

GSP

2.5%

Population

1-2%

Freight

3%

Priorities for decision-making

Priority 1 International gateway capacity

Priority 4 Additional network capacity Priority 3 Better use of the existing network

Priority 2 Interstate gateway capacity

Priority 1

International gateway capacity Deliver international trade gateway

capacity (ports, airports)

West

Swanson

East

Swanson

Webb Dock

West

Victoria

Dock Appleton

Dock

Webb Dock

East

The Port Capacity Project - additional container capacity at Swanson

Dock, new container capacity at Webb Dock

Developing Webb Dock for automotive and container stevedoring

Existing key roads

Planned link to M1

Existing open space

Existing coastal /Bass Strait trade

New container handling

New empty container park

New automotive terminal and PDI

hub

M1

HASTINGS

SOMERVILLE WARNEET

TYABB

BITTERN

TUERONG

FRENCH ISLAND

PEININSULA

LINK

WESTERN PORT BAY

Rail

Road

Port area

Area zoned for

port use

New container capacity at the Port of Hastings

The current status of Victoria’s commercial

trading ports

PORT OF PORTLAND Big increases in exports

of mineral sands, pine logs and grain

PORT OF GEELONG Record year for ship visits

and throughput

PORT OF MELBOURNE Port Capacity Project

under way

PORT OF HASTINGS EOIs issued for four key

work packages

Priority 2

Interstate gateway capacity Deliver interstate trade gateway capacity

(interstate rail terminals)

WYNDHAM VALE

TRUGANINA

DEER PARK

SUNSHINE

ALTONA

TARNEIT

WERRIBEE

LAVERTON

BROOKLYN

Regional Rail Link (under construction)

Outer Metro Ring (reservation in place)

Existing/proposed industrial zone

Area under study for possible

Western Interstate Freight Terminal

DERRIMUT

CBD

PORT PHILLIP BAY

Possible Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT)

Priority 3

Better use of the existing network Deliver initiatives to improve the

efficiency/productivity/utilisation of existing network infrastructure

Mode Shift Incentive Scheme

Market-based incentives

$171 million over four years for regional rail maintenance

Ouyen

Swan Hill

Shepparton

Seymour

Mildura

Traralgon

Geelong Sale

Bairnsdale

Warragul

Echuca

Ballarat

Maryborough

Bendigo

Wangaratta

Ararat

Portland

Warrnambool

Dimboola

Hamilton

Horsham

Wodonga

Benalla

Tocumwal

Deniliquin Oaklands

Rail freight initiatives

1. Grain loop axle increase

to 23 tonnes

2. Major signalling upgrade

3. Echuca-Toolamba line

reopening

4. Dooen intermodal

terminal

5. Dimboola-Rainbow line

reopening

6. Western Interstate

Freight Terminal

7. Warncoort passing loop

8. Warnambool Intermodal

Terminal

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MELBOURNE

PORT OF GEELONG

PORT OF HASTINGS

Principal Freight Network

Mass HPFV network (over 68.5 tonnes)

Cubic 30m max length HPFV and access

for vehicles from 36.5m regional network

Regional cubic HPFV network

Interstate rail freight terminal

Other rail freight terminal

Container port

Bulk port

The metro cubic freight network and

mass freight network for HPFVs

SWAN HILL

SEYMOUR

MILDURA

TRARALGON

GEELONG SALE

BAIRNSDALE

WARRAGUL

ECHUCA

BALLARAT

MARYBOROUGH

BENDIGO

WANGARATTA

ARARAT

PORTLAND

WARRNAMBOOL

HAMILTON

HORSHAM

WODONGA

BENALLA

SHEPPARTON

DENILIQUIN OAKLANDS

TOCUMWAL

Mass HPFV network (over 68.5 tonnes)

Cubic HPFV network

The regional cubic freight network and

mass freight network for HPFVs

Priority 4

Additional network capacity Deliver additional network infrastructure (new

road and rail links) to address capacity constraints and network inefficiencies

$294 million for the East West Link

$170 million for road maintenance

Key components of the roads budget

$28 million for Transport Solutions

Above ground

Below ground

CBD

M3

CityLink

East West Link Stage 1

FITZROY

CARLTON

COLLINGWOOD

PARKVILLE

NORTH

MELBOURNE

CLIFTON HILL

FITZROY NORTH

SWAN HILL

SEYMOUR

MILDURA

TRARALGON

GEELONG SALE

BAIRNSDALE

WARRAGUL

ECHUCA

BALLARAT

MARYBOROUGH

BENDIGO

WANGARATTA

ARARAT

PORTLAND

WARRNAMBOOL

HAMILTON

HORSHAM

WODONGA

BENALLA

SHEPPARTON

DENILIQUIN OAKLANDS

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1. Casterton-Naracoorte Rd bridge strengthening

2. Fullertons Rd, Poolaijelo reconstruction

3. Princes Hwy West truck rest area

4. Sturt Hwy, Cullulleraine truck rest area

5. Condah-Hotspur Upper Rd, Condah

6. Lindsay St, Dennington intersection signals

7. Rooneys Rd, Dennington intersection signals

8. Dumosa truck rest area

9. Campbell St, Swan Hill intersection signals

10. Old Beech Forest Rd, Gellibrand to Beech

Forest

11. Dareel-Mount Mercer Rd, Dereel Rd widening

12. Boort-Pyramid Rd bridge strengthening

13. Bridgewater-Maldon Rd bridge strengthening

14. Murray Valley Hwy/Airport Rd intersection

upgrade

15. Spargo Creek Road, Bolwarrah road widening

16. Bendigo-Pyramid Rd bridge strengthening

17. Bayside Rd, North Geelong road improvements

18. Signal automation between North Geelong and

Dunolly

19. Princes Fwy West Avalon ramp intersection

improvements

Transport Solutions $28 million over 2 years

SWAN HILL

SEYMOUR

MILDURA

TRARALGON

GEELONG SALE

BAIRNSDALE

WARRAGUL

ECHUCA

BALLARAT

MARYBOROUGH

BENDIGO

WANGARATTA

ARARAT

PORTLAND

WARRNAMBOOL

HAMILTON

HORSHAM

WODONGA

BENALLA

SHEPPARTON

DENILIQUIN OAKLANDS

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20. Hume Fwy, Clonbinane culvert strengthening

21. Echuca-Kyabram Rd/Kyabram-Nathalia Rd

22. Island Rd, Cardinia

23. Bridge strengthening Benalla-Yarrawonga Rd

24. Dobsons Rd, Davies, road improvements

25. Hazeldean Rd, Cloverlea intersection

improvements

26. Nerrena Rd, Leongatha improvement and

realignment

27. Hume Fwy TRAVIS

28. South Rd Kancoona improvements

29. Murray Valley Hwy, Huon overtaking lanes

30. Princes Hwy East, Club Terrace truck rest area

Transport Solutions $28 million over 2 years

WANDONG BYLANDS

BROADFORD

KILMORE

WALLAN

CLONBINANE

WESTERN OPTION

QUINNS RD OPTION

DRY CREEK OPTION

Kilmore-Wallan Bypass

Koo-Wee-Rup

Koo-Wee-Rup Bypass

New road

Existing road

New bridge

Ballarat

Stage 1 Ballarat Western Link Road

Planned alignment Ballarat Western Link Road

Ballarat West Employment Zone

Ballarat West Growth Zone

Ballarat Western Link Road

Swan Hill

Seymour

Mildura

Traralgon

Geelong

Sale

Bairnsdale

Warragul

Echuca

Ballarat

Maryborough

Bendigo

Wangaratta

Ararat

Portland

Warrnambool

Hamilton

Horsham

Wodonga

Benalla

Shepparton

Deniliquin Oaklands

Tocumwal

Key transport projects under way or in receipt of planning funding

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1. Geelong Ring Road Baanip

Boulevard

2. Princes Hwy West duplication

3. Western Hwy duplication

4. Princes Hwy East duplication

5. Ravenswood interchange

6. Hyland Hwy overtaking lanes

7. Strezlecki Hwy overtaking lanes

8. Kilmore Wallan Bypass

9. Omeo Hwy sealing

10 Princes Hwy West overtaking

lanes

11. Ballarat Link Rd

12. Melbourne Lancefield Rd

upgrade

13. Koo Wee Rup Bypass

14. Hume Hwy rest areas

15. Ballan passing loop

16. Talbot Station re-opening

17. Western Hwy overtaking lanes

18. Regional Rail Link

19. Warncoort passing loop

20. Major signalling upgrade

21. Warragul Station precinct

upgrade

22. Echuca-Toolamba line

reopening

23. Grovedale Station

24. Epsom Station

25. Nagambie Bypass

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Questions

Lachlan McDonald Acting Deputy Secretary - Transport

Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure