INLAND RAIL REBECCA PICKERING DIRECTOR ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND PROPERTY 1 OCTOBER 2019
Benefits of Inland Rail for Australia
TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE FRIEGHT AROUND THE COUNTRY CREATING A NEW REALITY FOR AUSTRALIA
INCREASING RAIL’S SHARE TO MORE THAN 60% FORECAST INTERMODAL TONNAGES ON INLAND RAIL: MELBOURNE – BRISBANE, BRISBANE – ADELAIDE/PERTH RAIL RAIL RAIL 42% 37% ROAD 30% Without ROAD 58% ROAD 63% Inland Rail 70% 2050 RAIL ROAD ROAD RAIL With Inland 38% 30% RAIL 46% 62% ROAD 54% Rail 70% 2015 2030 2050
INLAND RAIL: BASED ON A SOLID BUSINESS CASE Infrastructure Australia endorsed the 2015 ARTC Inland Rail Business Case Inland Rail declared a priority infrastructure project (May 2015)
NATIONAL AND STATE BENEFITS GDP/GSP BOOST NATIONAL QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA $16+ Billion $7.2 Billion $2.6 Billion $7.0 Billion 16,000 JOBS OTHER STATES QUEENSLAND VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES 7,200 5,000 2,800 1,000
DELIVERING ECONOMIC BENEFITS PARKES TO NARROMINE GENERAL NEW BUSINESS VENTURES • $33.8m spent in 2019 with local • Intermodal/Terminals • Quarries businesses • Workforce training • Water Supply • 72 local businesses and development • Precast Concrete • $4.4m with 9 indigenous • New Business • Bus Transport businesses Ventures • Crane Hire • 813 people have worked on • Containers and site offices project • Survey • 342 (42%) local • Plant and equipment • 127 indigenous workers (80 maintenance are local + indigenous)
Transparency in route selection
THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING A ROUTE • Define the broad corridor • Define a business case and a recommended alignment • See if there are options to improve on the recommended alignment • Recommend study areas to get more detailed information about actual conditions and preferences along the final recommended alignment • Refine the study area based on very detailed information • Determine final rail corridor
FINAL RECOMMENDED 2006 North – ROUTE South Rail SELECTION ALIGNMENT Corridor Study Key question KEY FINDING: GO WEST ▪ East? ▪ West? ▪ Central? Responsible Federal Minister Hon Warren Truss
Inland Rail ROUTE Alignment SELECTION Study (IRAS) 2010 KEY FINDING: CANNOT GET FROM Key question MELBOURNE TO BRISBANE IN 24 HOURS WITHOUT What is the best GREENFIELD SECTIONS combination of existing (brownfield) and new(greenfield) corridors? Responsible Federal Minister Hon Anthony Albanese
Inland Rail ROUTE Implementation SELECTION Group (IRIG) 2015 Chaired by The Hon John Anderson AO KEY FINDING: 2010 IRAS ROUTE ENDORSED Endorsed the IRAS alignment OPPORTUNITIES IN QUEENSLAND Responsible Federal Minister Hon Warren Truss
Interactions with affected landowners
INFORMATION DRIVES MORE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS
FOCUSED AREA OF INVESTIGATION AND RAIL CORRIDOR SELECTION CONCEPT ALIGNMENT Tested through MCAs RECOMMENDED STUDY AREAS Narrowed to Focused Area of Investigation Narrowed Final Rail Corridor
Investing in the community
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME ARTC recognises its responsibility to deliver and operate Inland Rail with the least social impact possible, while enhancing the benefits Inland Rail will deliver to the people of Australia at both a local and national scale 1 2 3 4 5 LOCAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WORKFORCE INDIGENOUS HOUSING AND AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY ACCOMMODATION STAKEHOLDER WELLBEING PARTICIPATION ENGAGEMENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC SOCIAL OUTCOMES OUTCOMES SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE – P2N PROJECT SNAPSHOT - SEPTEMBER
INLAND RAIL SKILLS ACADEMY Launched in Toowoomba in August 2019 Creating value for communities along the Inland Rail alignment by offering education and training programs which increase the number of skilled local residents. The Inland Rail Skills Academy aims to: 1. increase the number of skilled local people eligible for employment on Inland Rail and associated regional industries 2. increase school student awareness and capability by connecting students with industry best practice 3. create opportunities for local businesses to participate in new supply chains 4. equip Inland Rail employees with world-class skills
INLAND RAIL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM Provide real world education opportunities for regional students considering an undergraduate degree at University of Southern Queensland, Charles Sturt University and La Trobe University. Students commencing study in 2020 and 2021 can apply for 20 Inland Rail Scholarships, each valued at up to $20,000, or $5,000 for every year of study. 7 Scholarships across 2020 and 2021 at USQ (Toowoomba + Stanthorpe Hub) Inland Rail Scholarships are a great opportunity for students to launch their career paths in industries which directly contribute to their region’s prosperity and social cohesion. Indigenous people and those experiencing financial hardship are particularly encouraged to apply.
MURRAY DARLING ASSOCIATION 75 TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AGM REGENERATION THROUGH RENEWED SUPPLY CHAINS 23 October 2019 Jo Tait Business Development Manager Darling Downs and Northern New South Wales ARTC
HOW ARTC WORKS • ARTC is a business and our 100% shareholder is the Federal Government • ARTC is tasked with delivering Inland Rail • Across five states we manage and maintain an 8,500km rail network. • ARTC does not run trains • Rollingstock operators buy train paths off ARTC
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 25
INTERCAPITAL FREIGHT:THE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVER WHAT TYPE OF FREIGHT WILL WE MOVE? INTERCAPITAL COAL AND MINERALS 25% Intercapital freight is the 66% fundamental driver 9% AGRICULTURE NET TONNE 2050 KILOMETRES
DEVELOPING SIDINGS AND TERMINALS • The development of sidings will be driven by the market, private enterprise will determine where is viable to locate and operate a siding or terminal. • There is no predetermined location or number of sidings for Inland Rail. This is for the market to develop.
DUAL GAUGING IN QUEENSLAND
RIVERINA COTTON – PADDOCK TO PORT Rail siding Train Port of Bomen 460km Melbourne Packing shed Gin Truck Farm 155km Truck (Bomen) (Whitton) Rail siding Train Port Botany 450km Harefield
PORTS Brisbane • Dual-gauge connection for single-stack trains from Acacia Ridge to the Port of Brisbane • No constraint on rail bound port traffic until 2040 • Inland Rail Business Case does not assume a dedicated connection • Would require a separate business case • Strategic review of dedicated port access underway Melbourne • Standard-gauge connection to the Port of Melbourne • Investment in Port Rail Shuttles jointly between the Australian and Victorian Government underway.
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