Kalgoorlie-Boulder Economic Development Forum

John Walker, CEO City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Prospective Mining Properties

Growth Plan Initiatives

Growth Plan Priorities

The 7 areas and their priorities are:

Provide Energy Solutions

• Solar power for the Goldfields.

• Short term solutions to increase capacity and reliability.

• Progress long term options to increase energy security and independence.

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Build the Knowledge & Economy

• Establish a Centre of Excellence in Hard Rock Processing &

Engineering Training

• Work with WASM Alumni to create an Executive Finishing

School.

• Expansion of University and Tertiary education opportunities.

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Support Business & Industry

• Investment Prospectus and a new video to be launched today.

• Industry Forum in Perth

• Strategic Industrial Land

• CRC Ore Mining Innovation Hub

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Develop the Built Environment & Sense of Place

• Kalgoorlie CBD Economic Transformation Project.

• Image and Re-branding Project.

• Combatting Anti Social behaviours.

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Connect Kalgoorlie to the World

• Intermodal and Rail Realignment.

• Growing Digital Businesses.

• Enhance Access & Affordability to Air transport.

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Promote & Develop Tourism

• A new and independent tourism strategy to grow the 455,000 visitors annually.

• Marketing of brand ‘Kalgoorlie’.

• New Resort Hotel (120 rooms) at Golf Course.

• 125th Anniversary Celebrations.

• Arts & Culture Revolution.

• Airport Redevelopment.

Cont. Growth Plan Priorities

Support Aboriginal Economic Development

• Ministerial Taskforce on Aboriginal Employment & Enterprise.

• RAP’s.

• Implementation of Aboriginal & Cultural Tourism.