Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference Michael...
Transcript of Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference Michael...
10 May 2016
Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference Michael Kilgariff, Managing Director, Australian Logistics Council
Three Areas of Focus Today
• Infrastructure reforms to boost the efficiency of Australia’s freight supply chains
• Critical Infrastructure projects to facilitate more efficient freight movements, including Inland Rail
• Improving heavy vehicle safety
Queensland – Integral to the national freight effort
• Freight movement across the state will increase from 871 million tonnes in 2010–11 to more than one and a half billion tonnes by 2026.
• 23 percent of heavy vehicle freight movements originate in Queensland
But the Logistics industry is still in the GFC tailwinds
• Inconsistent growth at Australia’s three major ports
• Retail sales growing slowly
• CPI showing a deflationary trend…
• Imperative that governments invest in productive infrastructure
Inland Rail
• Inland Rail has been added to Infrastructure Australia’s Priority Project List
• $594 million budget commitment to fund land acquisitions
• Efficient linkages to the ports critical to efficiency of the national freight effort
Infrastructure Australia 15-year Plan – recommendations
• National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
• Freight corridor protection
• Integrating land use planning and transport planning
• Progressing road funding reforms
Asset Recycling
• Diversifies the pool of funding available for public infrastructure investment
• Last week’s budget confirmed funds for a number of major infrastructure projects
• With asset sales off the agenda in Queensland, the State Government has identified the Market Led Proposals process to encourage investment
• ALC is concerned freight projects are not being progressed quickly enough which is impacting on the efficiency of the supply chain
Heavy Vehicle Road Reform
• ALC supports reform that improves long term funding sustainability of key freight routes in a transparent and equitable manner.
• It is critical that funds collected are invested in the infrastructure used by the vehicle.
Heavy Vehicle Safety • Statistics show heavy vehicle
safety is improving
• Greater gains can be made through technology, an ‘operating licensing’ scheme, greater compliance with Chain of Responsibility obligations
• These measures are far superior to the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal
• The RSRT caused significant confusion, inefficiency and costs across the industry
Conclusion
• Freight efficiency matters for all Australians
• Without a long term plan for Australia’s freight future, we will miss an opportunity to build a stronger economy
• Thank you