WA Ports ConferenceTony Brun

Chief Executive Officer

The Need for Partnership

• Regional cities generally exist and develop due to having a major port

• Ports are recognised in many regional cities as being the primary economic driver

Ports living in a community

A role in sustaining regional economies and Ports an increasing responsibility in minimising impacts

A need for transparency and community engagement

A need for transparency and community engagement

Economic Development

Increasing role in diversification

International Trade

Tourism & cruise shippingTourism & cruise shipping

Sister City Partnerships

Industry development

Sister City Partnerships

Industry development

A FrameworkClearly defined MOU with outcomes:

• Structure plan (approved by local government & WAPC)

• Environmental Management Plan• Economic Development Strategy

Necessary even if Port Authorities would rather not have themThe Ports Act “provides exemption” line doesn’t cut it with the community

Geraldton’s Vision

Geraldton-Oakajee to become:• a national logistics hub with a connection

to standard gauge network• a major national scale industry hub

(modelled on Gladstone in Queensland)

A New State Plan

• Current planning myopically obsessed with Perth as the be all and end all

• Need to diversify WA into a genuine multiple (100-300,000 population) city state

• Ports will play a focal part in developing WA