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THE ORD IRRIGATION JOURNEY SNAPSHOT OF THE 1959 Ord River Irrigation Area approved by the Commonwealth Government ORD JOURNEY WATER 1960 Establishment of the town of Kununurra and commencement of Ord AVAILABILITY River Diversion

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THE ORD IRRIGATION JOURNEY

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 1959 Ord River Irrigation Area approved by the Commonwealth Government  1960 Establishment of the town of Kununurra and commencement of Ord River Diversion Dam  1962- 1966 Allocations of 30 commercial farm lots (mainly cotton)  1969-1972 Ord Stage 1: Construction of main Ord Dam and creation of Lake Argyle ( 5,600Gl, could irrigate 14,000ha)  1996 Spillway raised to increase capacity to 10,760Gl

SNAPSHOT OF THE ORD JOURNEY

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 2005 Ord Final Agreement signed with traditional owners  2008 Decision to proceed with Ord Expansion  2009 Official signing between State and Federal Government  2010 Construction commences on Goomig Channel (M2)  2012 Preferred Proponent to lease Goomig (7,400ha) and Knox (6,000ha)  Clearing started on Goomig

SNAPSHOT OF THE ORD JOURNEY

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 July 2013 Commenced land development on Sec 91 Licence  May 2015- 1st crops (700ha)  May 2016- 2nd crops (1,700ha) 90% Chia, 1st Australian Chia export to China STATS:

  • 55 local staff
  • Average of 25% Aboriginal

employment

  • New CASE IH dealership
  • 70 local business supply goods &

services

ORD PROGRESS

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Past Government investment in dam/reservoir = Lake Argyle (10,670GL)

ORD IRRIGATION SCHEME

Chinese Investment KAI

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

“Shanghai Zhongfu (KAI) Private Sector Partnership

  • The State’s investment in common use

infrastructure has created the

  • pportunity for the private sector

(Kimberley Agricultural Investment) – KAI

  • KAI intent to invest more than $700M to

develop up to 13,400 ha of new farmland and processing plants

  • Establish processing facilities and other

downstream industries ($425M sugar mill, power generation, ethanol and fibre board production)

  • Good example of Government

investment attracting private sector investment”

PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

KAI TENURE

 Licence used because agreed CP’s in 2013 signed Development Agreement not met = enable access and progress ($5m bank guarantee in place)  4 year Goomig Development Lease in place now that final CP has been met (Sept 2016)- Ministry

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Foreign Exchange approval for Parent Guarantee at $61m for 9 years.  KAI intends to succeed the State as proponent with EPA.  50 year Agriculture Lease to be issued

  • nce Goomig in full crop (+25 year
  • ption)
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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

KAI NOW HAS

6,670haGoomig - 50 year lease 5,500ha Knox Plain, lease, freehold option 4,000haMantinea- lease, freehold option 8,000haCarlton Hill land- freehold 24,170ha of new farms to build (~1,200ha Ord Stage 1- freehold) Additionally…. 6,000haInterest in Cockatoo Sands, Carlton Hill 20,000haInterest in Bonaparte, Carlton Hill 4,800ha interest in NT land Cotton interest from 2019 onwards Carlton Hill, Mantinea Development to commence 2019

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WATER AVAILABILITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PREPARING VISION CAPABILITY STATEMENT FOR :

 Major Project Status – requested potential development of Carlton Hill property at $2b+  To be formally part of China’s One Belt One Road Strategy- makes things like exports easier. Potential linkage to Project Sea Dragon-  infrastructure  plant and machinery  crops for prawn feed. Potential investment in Chia grading/processing

Carlton Hill, Mantinea Development to commence 2018

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ORD IRRIGATION COOPERATIVE (OIC) – STAGE ONE

0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18

Water delivery as proportion of entitlement

Bundaberg Burdekin Mareeba Nogoa Ord Stage 1 - 2018

Ord Irrigation Area – Stage 1

OIC Established in 1996 Manages 16000 Ha In Stage 1 325 Gl licence 111 properties 3000 assets, 125km of channels, 169 km drains

Comparison of water deliveries for Water schemes

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ORD VALLEY PRODUCE

Comparison of food crop types for 2006 and 2016 for Stage 1 Irrigation area

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 Area cultivated (ha) 2006 2016

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WATER AVAILABILITY

LAND UNDER CROPPING

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Ord Land Under Cropping

Ord Stage 1 Gooimg Carlton Hill Mantinea West Bank East Bank Packsaddle Knox Plain NT stage 3b (Weaber) NT stage 3a (Knox South) Cockatoo Sands - Vic Hwy Cockatoo Sands - Carlton NT stage 3c (Keep)

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WATER AVAILABILITY

KIMBERLEY : WE DON’T WANT TO BE KANSAS, BUT …….

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KANSAS

Would there be any chance we could have just 2 more pivots at Mowanjum? How conservative do we want to be?

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KIMBERELY : WE DON’T WANT TO BE KANSAS, BUT …….

KANSAS