AFFORDABLE ENABLING GREEN MANUFACTURING POWER & INDUSTRY
AYR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE EXPANSION INDUSTRY AND JOB GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Burdekin Shire Council’s proposal to develop additional land for industrial purposes is shovel ready. The Stage 1 expansion of the Ayr Industrial Estate will create 25 (of 45) allotments in a fully serviced employment precinct. Initially developed in the 1980s, Ayr’s existing industrial estate is at capacity. Adjoining land adjacent to the existing Ayr Industrial Estate was purchased in 2019 for expansion purposes. Providing additional serviced industrial land in Burdekin Shire supports the objectives of the North Queensland Regional Plan (March 2020), which identifies a shortage of suitably sized and located industrial land in the region.
businesses will provide 176 direct jobs (on-site) with an indirect demand for intermediate goods and services across related industry sectors resulting in an estimated additional 174 jobs and the creation of a further 36 jobs as a result of consumption impacts. The expanded Ayr Industrial Estate will improve the livelihoods of residents by supporting more people to participate in productive employment and apprenticeships as well as on-the-job training. Social benefits would be improved through a reduction in social isolation, improving wellness, ensuring residents stay in the community, addressing mental health issues, and improving environmental impacts by, for example, reductions in emissions in residential areas.
The need has also been highlighted as a priority in the Townsville and North West Queensland Economic Recovery and Growth Strategy, which was prepared on behalf of Regional Development Australia Townsville and North West Queensland.
STATUS: A business case, Cost Benefit Analysis and Cost Summary have been prepared for the project. Engineering designs and planning approvals are also in place.
BENEFITS: Stage 1 expansion will create 25 new businesses in the district with an estimated construction activity worth $54.1 million. Once constructed, it is estimated new, existing and expanding
225
CONSTRUCTION JOBS
WHAT WE NEED
176
4 million from the State or Federal Government to $ support the project.
$54.1M
IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
PERMANENT ONGOING JOBS
174
INDIRECT JOBS
CHARTERS TOWERS ENTERPRISE PRECINCT Charters Towers Enterprise Precinct is a new commercial and industrial precinct to secure the future of economic investment and growth in the Charters Towers Region, with proximity to Charters Towers CBD, access to electricity, and features that make it versatile and attractive for a variety of commercial and industrial uses.
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DIRECT LOCAL CONSTRUCTION JOBS
State Funding
Federal Funding
WHAT WE NEED $16 million from State or Federal Government to complete trunk water infrastructure. $23.1 million from State or Federal Government to invest in the precinct immediately to secure several active enquiries:
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PERMANENT ONGOING JOBS
State and/or Federal
Funding N/A
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$4 million – road train access
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$4 million – Titley’s Road upgrades
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$4 million – water connection
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$5.2 million – electricity connection
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$1.2 million – rezone and clear
2023 STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGET SUBMISSION
23
