Gracemere Industrial Area

GIAGracemere Industrial Area

“Queensland’s newest industrial precinct”

PROSPECTUS

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Central Queensland has long been recognised nationally as a growth area with considerable potential and opportunity. The Queensland Government and Rockhampton Regional Council have identified the Gracemere Industrial Area as a regionally significant area required to meet current and future industrial land demands of the Rockhampton Region.

Industry Vision This region has become Australia’s economic powerhouse with $146 Billion dollars worth of investment planned for completion before 2020. This incorporates major investment in the areas of Coal, Energy, Minerals, Ports, Rail, Water, Community, Education and Tourism, from the Central Highlands to the Keppel Islands.

The Gracemere Industrial Area is centrally located to serve Queensland’s growing mining operations, with the Bowen, Surat and Galilee Basins located within a 400km radius, Gladstone Port 110km away, and only 600km to Queensland’s capital Brisbane. Strategically positioned with access to key transport, infrastructure and services, with zoning for all industrial purposes, and access to a highly skilled workforce, the Gracemere Industrial Area is gearing up for development.

The Gracemere Industrial Area is one of the region’s ‘7 Priority Projects’ and offers a four staged industrial development to service the growth needs of the next twenty years.

Gracemere Industrial Area

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GRACEMERE

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Users of the information recorded on this map accept all responsibility and risk associated with the use of the information. The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation makes no representations or warranties in relation to the information and, to the extent permitted by law, exclude or limit all warranties relating to correctness, accuracy, reliability, completeness or currency and all liability for any direct, indirect and consequential costs, losses and expenses incurred in any way in connection with any use of or reliance on the information.

Gladstone Regional Council

Bundaberg Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council

Central HighlandsRegional Council

Isaac Regional Council

Mackay Regional Council

WhitsundayRegional Council

Banana Shire Council

North BurnettRegional Council

BarcaldineRegional Council

© The State of Queensland (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation) 2012. Prepared by the Regional Geologist - DEEDI - Mines, Rockhampton.

Updated 1 March 2012

Mineral (red)

Energy (blue)

GRACEMERE

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Precincts:

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- General Industry Precinct A - Business & Industry Precinct B - Business & Industry Precinct C - General Industry Precinct D - Special Industry Precinct E - General Industry Precinct F - General Industry Precinct G - Special Industry Precinct H - Special Industry Precinct I - General Industry Precinct J - Rural/Village Balance

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LEGEND

Based on Cadastral Data provided with permission of the Dept ofNatural Resources (Current 11/2003)

While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, theDepartment of Natural Resources and Mines makes no representationsor warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitabilityfor any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and allliability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for allexpenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage)and costs which might be incurred as a result of the data being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

© The State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources)2003 (Current as at 11/2003)

Fitzroy Shire Council

Zoning Map – A17Gracemere - Stanwell

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A $50m State Government funded grade separated road access across the Central Rail Line to the Capricorn highway, is due for completion in February 2013. This critical infrastructure will provide safeand efficient access to the area and provideconnectivity for business and logistics operations.

Rockhampton Regional Council (RRC) has committed substantially to the Gracemere Industrial Area by way of a number of studies, master planning and modelling. The GIA is well located to meet current and future land requirements, with proximity to transport corridors and existing trunk infrastructure including water, waste water and roads.

The Rockhampton Region is already a major provider of goods and services to the coal basins and businesses located in the eastern end of the GIA will have the capacity to respond immediately to the needs of the coal mining and other sectors.

The development of coal resources in the Galilee Basin, 400km west of Rockhampton, will bring a range of new service providers from China and India to Queensland. The GIA will be a perfect location in which they can establish their depots.

Economic profiling indicates that the development of each 50ha will result in $500m direct business investment, supporting 2,500 jobs.

QR National Network ServicesQR National is planning the staged development of new rail lines and increases to capacity on existing lines - including duplication of 18km of track between Rocklands and Stanwell near Gracemere.

Investment

“The GIA is well located to meet

current and future land requirements”

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INSERT DIAGRAM

Central LocationRockhampton is recognised as the Capital of Central Queensland – with a capacity to service all points North, South and West including the vast Surat, Galilee and Bowen Basins.

Growth Planning

Central Queensland provides a vital key logistical and service hub for the State and Nation. This role is supported by some of Australia’s best regional air, sea, rail and road infrastructure.

AirRockhampton has the only non-metropolitan airport in Queensland with international heavy-lift freight capacity, catering to unrestricted wide-bodied operations for B747, A340 and Antonov aircraft. Regular services connect Rockhampton to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville and Mackay.

RoadGracemere Industrial Area is situated central to Highway linkages with the Bruce, Capricorn, Leichhardt, and Burnett Highways providing connections north, south, east and west.

RailOperations in Capricorn provide services and infrastructure for 100% of rail freight between economies north of Gladstone.

Rail services travel north to Cairns, west to Emerald, and south to link with other major centres.

Queensland has one of the fastest growing economies in Australia, underpinned by the growth in the mining and energy sectors. Workers are moving into regional areas from interstate and overseas to take up job opportunities.

Regional Employment byIndustryThe following figure shows the breakdown of the ten largest industries in the catchment area by employment (Fitzroy SA4). Approximately half of the catchment area’s labour force is employed in the five largest industries.

Connectivity


“Regular air services connect Rockhampton

to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville

and Mackay”.

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LocationCentral Queensland is an attractive location to live, work, play, invest and do business. It offers a mix of city, urban, suburban, acreage, coastal, waterfront, rural, worker’s camp, and village living. Unlike other areas with only one or two centres, a mix of large and small communities with diverse lifestyle options are dotted amongst open spaces of rural landscapes in a way that provides a consistently good mix of urban and non-urban living across Central Queensland.

EmploymentThe skilled and diverse local population is sustained by nationally significant ecomomic activities and varying employment opportunities. The wider flow-on benefits of economic activity in Central Queensland is estimated to provide the third highest contribution to Queensland’s overall employment growth (behind Brisbane and Moreton). Local employment is predominantly in the services industry, with the highest share of jobs provided in public services and trade services. While Central Queensland is well known for its mining industry, others such as its manufacturing, construction and services industries are also providing significant contributions to local employment growth on the back of rapid growth in business activity and full-time-equivalent population. Dominant occupations are clerical and administrative workers, professionals, and technicians and trade workers.

Infrastructure & Support ServicesCentral Queensland provides services, infrastructure, and vital economic, environmental, and social flow-on benefits to other parts of Queensland as well as national and international interests. Major features include:• Vocational and academic education providers in

demand nationally and internationally• World leading industry and academic reasearch

facilities• Home to locally, nationally, and internationally

significant people and environmental, cultural, and heritage assets

• Diversity of innovative and creative business and community cultures with rich history and heritage

• One of the largest water catchments in Australia• Internationally connected transport gateways

(air, communications, and sea)• Internationally recognised liveability, with high

diversity in distribution and style of housing and lifestyles

• Growing and rapidly evolving economy linked to export and domestic markets, while reinforced by the stability of long-standing public sector, defence, and SME business.

Competitive Advantage

Stanwell Power Station


WaterThe Fitzroy River offers guaranteed supply from the largest water catchment of Eastern Australia, and the region is linked to the entire eastern seaboard through high capacity electricity transmission Infrastructure.

EnergyThe 1460 megawatt Stanwell Power Station is the largest power provider in Queensland, with ample land and water resources for further energy generation.

ServicesPicture the Future......Within the GIAThe GIA presents unlimited opportunities for Investors , Industrialists and Innovators. This 1300 ha “greenfields site” will allow a multitude of business and industry to co-exist within a purpose designed and built environment, creating a precinct of service delivery companies to meet existing and future demand. It will also allow new industry to align to national and global growth plus innovative and collaborative networks to satisfy emerging digitalisation and automation – freight and logistics optimisation and environmental sustainability.

Involving your industry and business in the GIA will assist in maintaining the strong and sustainable growth of the Central Queensland and State economy.

Mining & Energy SectorCentral Queensland is leading the State and Nation in exploration and new mining capital expenditure. The continuation of this trend presents significant opportunity for Resource Sector Service Companies to be strategically located – and meet expanding demand.

Freight and LogisticsImagine a seamlessly connected freight and logistics network!

TransportA centre of service and technical excellence for the Transport industry.

Manufacturing Implementing industrial automation, lifecycle management and digital environments! New industrial processes and technologies consuming less energy!

Agriculture and Food TechnologiesResearch and development combined with new farming techniques and manufacturing innovation to project the sector into the future.

ConstructionMeeting the service demand for the construction industry – warehousing, secure storage, demand servicing.

Productivity Improving raw material efficiency, minimising waste in production process, utilising less raw material and better designs.

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“Living here is easy, with health and essential services, education

facilities and a healthy construction industry to

support its increasing population”.


Capricorn Coast The Capricorn Coast was once made up of the sleepy little villages of Yeppoon and Emu Park but now is bursting with life as an area of choice for many Australians. Numerous developers have discovered these unparalleled towns and are providing more infrastructure and housing to take advantage of the spectacular views and idyllic seaside lifestyle.

National Park headlands are dotted along the coastline with easy walks boasting incredible views of the islands and mainland dormant volcanic plugs throughout the countryside. Large inland tidal lakes and estuaries are protected as environmental reserves, which provide numerous vistas for residents who can choose from many locations and vistas to build their new home.

As many relocate to the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton for work and lifestyle, they are also enjoying a number of golf courses which cater for the beginner to professional. Rockhampton Golf Club is a picturesque course overlooking the natural lagoons near the Botanical Gardens and Zoo, whilst the Mercure Capricorn Resort in Yeppoon boasts two world class golf courses and hosts the annual Pat O’Driscoll Tropical Auto Group Golf Classic, voted the best Pro-Am by the Sunshine PGA Tour thirteen years running.

It is not surprising that nearly one third of workers living on the Capricorn Coast, commute to Rockhampton daily for employment. A further one fifth of workers choose to base their families in the Rockhampton region, yet work out of town either in the mining communities in the west or further afield. This region is truly diverse, friendly and interesting. It is easy to see why so many are calling it home.

The Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton region boasts a population totalling 112 383 and is projected to increase to 162 878 by 2031. The region offers an impressive range of employment, health, sporting and cultural facilities, affordable housing and a booming economy...So what are you waiting for?

Rockhampton CityRockhampton, the city of lifestyle, innovation, and rich community spirit, lies just above the Tropic of Capricorn and has one of the best tropical climates Queensland has to offer. Rockhampton acts as a gateway to the Capricorn Coast to the east, and the Outback to the west and is the eighth largest urban centre in the Sunshine State, with a wider population totalling 112,383.

The city of Rockhampton boasts a great range of private boarding schools and state secondary schools which, together with the CQUniversity and TAFE, makes it an educational mecca. The city also presents diversified industry and business groups, key among these being two meat works, a large railway work-force, Stanwell Power Station and Central Queensland Livestock Exchange to the west.

Rockhampton is also a crucial service city for the Central Queensland mining industry. As well as being known as the “Beef Capital of Australia”, the city is a commerce centre for Central Queensland industry, government offices, legal firms, accounting firms, and medical expertise including six hospitals (thoughout the wider region), numerious aged care and allied health services. Rockhampton also boasts a great range of leisure activities, restaurants, quality shopping, sporting clubs and facilities.

The city’s airport is capable of handling the world’s largest aircraft and is a major element of the region’s business and tourism industries. It is the 17th busiest domestic airport in Australia, with 749,714 domestic passengers per year and is well serviced with direct flights from Brisbane, Sydney, and Townsville.

Rockhampton is situated on Queensland’s largest river, the Fitzroy, and lies 40 kilometres inland from the beautiful Capricorn Coast beaches. The city is sur-rounded by the Berserker Ranges and Mount Archer (607 metres high), posing an impressive backdrop for the vibrant city centre, business districts and residen-tial areas.

If you’re considering a move for your career or just to escape the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life, Rockhampton boasts all the facilities of a capital city without any of the worries.

Lifestyle & Liveability

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Contacts & Support: Neil LethleanEconomic Development ManagerCapricorn EnterpriseP: 07 4927 2055 M: 0407 039 466E: neillethlean@capricornenterprise.com.auwww.capricornenterprise.com.au

Rick PalmerStrategic Manager Economic Development Rockhampton Regional CouncilM: 0417 311 243E: [email protected]

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