New strategy eyes 10-year outlook for sunshine state freight
01 April 2019
The Palaszczuk Government has
released its 10-year vision for the state’s burgeoning
freight industry.
Transport and Main
Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the Queensland Freight Strategy
provided a framework to support trucking, shipping,
rail and air cargo
across the state over the next decade.
“As
Queensland grows, so too will the demand for freight. The Queensland
Freight Strategy is the key starting point for government, industry and
the entire state to make sure we continue to have an integrated and
resilient freight system that benefits all Queenslanders,” Mr Bailey
said.
“Over the next ten years, the volume of freight moving across Queensland
will grow more than 20 per cent, which it is why it’s critical we have a
guiding document in place to drive our freight industry in the right
direction.
“We have worked extensively with key stakeholders on a clear vision for
Queensland’s freight system that provides certainty and a path forward
for one of the most diverse and geographically challenging industries in
the country.
The freight strategy provides five pillars to address the challenges of
freight in the sunshine state: Build Effective Partnerships, Unlock
Economic Opportunity, Smarter Connectivity and Access, A Resilient
Freight System and Safer Freight Movements.
“It’s said time and time again that without freight, Australia stops.
This plan acknowledges just how important a role freight will play in
ensuring the Palaszczuk Government continues to deliver more jobs for
all Queenslanders and our booming economy.
“The freight sector is a major employer in the state and jobs are the
number one priority of the Palaszczuk Government. More than 180,000 jobs
have been created since we were elected in 2015, including 3,500 full
time jobs in January this year.”
Queensland Resources Council’s Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the
competitiveness of Queensland’s export economy relied on safe and
efficient freight systems.
“Queensland’s freight systems are the arteries of our economy and the
Queensland Freight Strategy maps out how to keep those systems in
tip-top shape,” Mr Macfarlane said.
“QRC congratulates Minister Bailey and his Department on their
high-quality consultation process, with stakeholders, communities and
unions all at the table.
“From shipping bauxite around Cape York, to the Mount Isa line across
the North West into Townsville and securing freight access to the
Port
of
Brisbane – the success of Queensland’s resource exports relies on
freight.”
To view the Queensland Freight Strategy visit:
https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/business-industry/Transport-sectors/Freight
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