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.

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.

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

What We Need

$4 million from the State or Federal Government to support the project.

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.

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.

225 CONSTRUCTION JOBS

176 PERMANENT ONGOING JOBS

$54.1M IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

174 INDIRECT JOBS