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2019 CHDC & DAF Ports Tour: Central Highlands Accelerate Agribusiness (CHAA)

Liz Alexander, CHDC Agribusiness Development Coordinator

About Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC)

• Not-for-profit organisation and the lead economic and tourism

development agency for the Central Highlands region of Queensland, Australia

• CHDC actively partners with industry experts, businesses, government

and communities to enable innovation, build capability, attract and deliver economic growth across all sectors

• Established in 1997; staff of 18
• Central Highlands Accelerate Agribusiness (CHAA) is a significant

investment and partnership with Central Highlands Regional Council

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CHAA: Central Highlands Accelerate Agribusiness

CHDC’s Central Highlands Accelerate Agribusiness (CHAA) initiative identifies the competitive advantages for the region, and delivers strategic interventions and programs to grow, promote and realise value and opportunity for all agribusiness.

• Our Goal: A high and rising standard of living supported by a high

quality business environment that fosters innovation and growing agricultural productivity.

• With regional partners, a “Belt and Road Strategy” to build a vibrant

inland corridor strengthening our role in Australia and the world - economically and strategically.

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Central Highlands Accelerate Agribusiness (CHAA) Strategy Pillars

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CHAA Priorities

Cultivate & promote agricultural & service industry capability

• QATC Transition: Opportunity to establish a dynamic hub which will grow

industry & region

• Priority to maintain & grow DAF research at site; bring together ag research,

agtech, advanced manufacturing with expanded training & higher education

• ptions
• Placement of a Horticulture technical / extension resource in the Emerald

DAF office – support & growth of local CQU Agribusiness intake Full utilisation of resources

• Audit of all water resources in Central Highlands
• https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-

priorities/agriculture/sustainable/rookwood-weir Establish tool for EIA

• Support intensive production agriculture eg. Glasshousing & covered farming

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CHAA Priorities

Facilitating shortened and efficient supply chains

• Last-mile solutions into Gladstone Port Corporation (GPC)
• Removing pinch points for Type 1 Road train access to NQBP Mackay
• Improved infrastructure & services for exporters at NQ & CQ Ports
• Optimal use of CQ Inland Port intermodal hub
• High-value product Air Freight & passenger service linking to Toowoomba

Agribusiness and Industry Supply Road networks

• CQ Inland Port & Yamala Feeder Road Network
• Seal 148 km of the Springsure-Tambo Road; 40km Duaringa-Bauhinia Road; 19km

Taroom Development Road Improvement to the criterion used to model traffic counts that currently excludes economic activity

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How?

• Good data plus connecting stakeholders from across the supply

chain together with all levels of Government to seek best outcomes

• From Paddock to Port Tours with DAF: aspiring exporters tour of the

Port of Townsville, Port of Mackay (NQBPC) and Gladstone Port Corporation facilities 1 – 4 July 2019 (& 2018)

• Shared CHDC IP from the Feb 2018 Central Highlands Agribusiness

Capability Statement undertaken by ACIL Allen

• Intensive CHAA advocacy on shared issues
• Member of Central Queensland Transport Working Group (CQTWG)

convened by GPC

• Supply Chain Forums and Export Ready Workshop Program

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Impact

Agribusiness and Industry Supply Road networks

• CHDC data provided to improve CSIRO Transit model outputs
• Commitment from Govt for $100 million for Gladstone Port Access road

extension: dedicated freight route to improve transport efficiency and road safety for all users into GPC

• Sealing of the Springsure to Tambo Road, Clermont – Alpha Road

Shortened and efficient CQ & NQ supply chains

• Mariana PAE established the first regular fortnightly container freighter

service out of Gladstone which started in July 2018.

• GPC installed improved equipment (cranes) to support diversified container

trade Very early discussion with QTC regarding whole of Queensland supply chain mapping, modelling optimal pathways & business case

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CHAA Priorities

• Raise awareness: Central Highlands Agriculture – More than you expect!

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• Annual Farm to Fine Dining regional produce showcase, Brisbane
• Identify local markets & appetite for local produce:
• Meet the Food Innovators Forum held jointly with DAF 25 October 2018
• Grown in the Central Highlands local producer platform:

https://growninthecentralhighlands.com.au/

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CHAA Priorities

• Move from initial focus of building engagement and awareness to applying

knowledge and skills to make practice change in agribusiness

• 2019/20 Business Performance Workshop series: Practical advice &

training for SMEs, NFPs & Agribusiness monthly program of essential business skill development at locations across the Highlands jointly offered by CHDC & DAF

• Create and promote pathway/pipeline to higher skill development by linking

workshops with more in-depth training opportunities

• 2020 joint DAF & CHAA fortnightly eNews: extension service providing

information on Export (introductory & advanced), Domestic trade, & business issues.

• Export containerized grain pilot planned through GPC with DAF

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CHAA Priorities

• Fundamentally shift the culture, pace and scale of local

agribusiness tech-entrepreneurship and innovation in the Central Highlands

• Deliver significant increases in productivity and value of production

through enabling unconstrained decision agriculture (technology)

• Provide agribusiness with a long-term comparative advantage in

international and domestic markets

• Create global opportunities for regionally-based AgTech businesses
• Grow highly-paid professional jobs for the future

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How?

• AgFrontier: Regional Agtech Incubator www.chdc.com.au/agfrontier
• Cohort of ten selected from across regional Queensland and NNSW producers

and agribusiness applicants

• AgTeCH: Build it, Use it, Profit: Emerald 2017 (240+ attendees), Mungindi

2018 (265+ and more than 1.5 million ha of crop production), Emerald Wednesday 6 November 2019

• Queensland AgTech Month: November 2019
• Supporting Digital Ag Meetups with the CQU Agricultural Student Society,

member of 2019 Startup Catalyst Community Leaders USA Mission supported by Advance Queensland

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CHAA’s Story

Success though collaboration & engagement Everybody wins: empowered, interdependent regions Collaboration built through trust…

• Ability: Competence to deliver results
• Benevolence: Pay it forward, #givefirst
• Integrity: Walk the talk
• Consistency over time

CHAA Phase 1 (2016-2019)

• Accurately identify assets, challenges and
• pportunities
• Strategic intervention (often filling critical gaps &

low hanging fruit)

CHAA Phase 2 (October 2019+)

• Transition to designing our future
• Connectivity whether digital or Supply Chains key

focus

Contact:

Central Highlands Development Corporation

Liz Alexander, Agribusiness Development Coordinator PO Box 1425, Emerald Queensland 4720 Phone (07) 4982 4386 Email: ealexander@chdc.com.au www.chdc.com.au Personal twitter: @bluedogagCQ CHDC twitter: @CHDCorp