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Local Government and Industry should be involved to form Queensland Infrastructure

to advise State Government on long term infrastructure needs and priorities for

Queensland.

A Roads to Resources fund should be established to facilitate Government andindustry investment in better roads in regional Queensland.

The emerging capacity constraints associated with the South Brisbane - Roma Street

linkinthecentreofBrisbaneshouldbeaddressedasarststepinaddressingthecross

river rail issue.

All of the infrastructure projects that have been allocated genuine construction funding

in the current four year budget forward estimates process should be completed as

scheduled.

Sourcing additional funding for the great many more infrastructure projects that have

beenidentiedbutremainunfunded-shouldbeaprioritytoaddressthebacklogcaused

by 20 years of Labor mismanagement and inertia.

IdentiedCriticalPriorityProjectsshouldbefasttrackedimmediatelybyanLNPState

Government.

Critical Priority Project Proposed Action Timing

Bruce Highway

Compile a 10 year Bruce Highway Crisis Action Plan

to address critical backlog in investment

Form a Bruce Highway Crisis Management Group

tobringtogetherallstakeholdersinaconcertedeort

to end the political blame game and increase Federal

funding

Begin immediately

CBD - Cross River Rail

Address critical short term rail capacity constraints

and identify and properly plan alternatives for long

term solutions to inner city public transport needs

Begin immediately

Toowoomba RangeWestern Freight Corridor

Compile business case and complete planning

Establish four way cooperative funding modelbetween Commonwealth, State and Local

Government and the private sector

Begin immediately

Eastern BuswayComplete planning and establish funding model for

busway extension to CapalabaBegin immediately

Regional Roads

Establish a Roads to Resources fund to facilitate

joint Government and industry investment in regional

roads

Begin immediately

Level Rail CrossingsReplace dangerous open level rail crossings on major

urban roads in BrisbaneBegin immediately


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Remove regulatory bottlenecks and streamline approval processes for major industrial development and

infrastructure projects.

Maximise the opportunities for local businesses to be involved in infrastructure projects.

Establish a Roads to Resources fund to facilitate Government and industry investment in better roads

in regional Queensland.

Standardise the requirements of major project proponents to invest in community and social

infrastructure when developing major projects and establish structures to coordinate and maximise the

eectivenessofthatinvestment.

Queensland needs a new economic

development and infrastructure

vision - a new innovative approach- to ensure we can provide the

infrastructure that will underpin the

states future economic growth and

social development


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increasing investment in industrial development and infrastructure projects.

Themostimportantstepistoensureeconomicandinfrastructureplanningdeliversrealandtangiblebenets

to local communities involved in major industrial development and infrastructure projects. Prosperity for local

communities and a fair share for all Queenslanders right across the State needs to be a key component ininfrastructure planning.

Government cannot simply play the role of regulator it needs to play the role of facilitator and problem

solver.TheoceoftheCoordinator-Generalnotonlyneedstodrivemajorprojects,itneedstocoordinate

and negotiate to ensure the best outcomes for Government and communities.

Infrastructure Investment - Making it Happen

Structure of Government

The structure of government departments, the lack of leadership of Ministers and unclear goals and objectivesof key agencies currently undermines the ability to make things happen.

The complex and unwieldy Departmental structures of DERM and DEEDI are hampering project development

andservicedelivery.DERMinparticularissingledoutbyindustryandcommunityleadersalikeasstiing

investment in key economic projects as project approvals are lost in a mire of red tape and ideological zeal.

Major reforms of the Governments economic development agencies are required if an LNP Government is to

grow the economy in order to continue to invest in critical infrastructure.

In particular the current mega Departments of DEEDI and DERM need to be restructured so there are clear

lines of authority with indisputable Ministerial responsibility and accountability.

The Treasurer and Treasury should be responsible for ensuring the budget gets back in the black and thestates economic environment is conducive to investment and economic growth getting the overall settings

right and ensuring the budget has the ability to invest in social and community infrastructure.

The Minister for State Development and the Coordinator General need to be focussed on the dual roles

of driving the economic development of the state and delivering major projects. The Minister for State

Development needs to be focused on driving the economic development of key sectors, regions and projects

andensuringthatbenetsofeconomicgrowtharereturnedtolocalcommunities.

The role of the Coordinator General needs to be strongly focused on coordinating and delivering major

projects rather than just being a regulator.

The EPA and Department of Natural Resources need to be re-established as separate agencies so the

Ministers can provide proper leadership and their respective agencies are focussed on their core business.

The Premier should provide the overall leadership for infrastructure investment by establishing a Cabinet

CommitteecomprisedofthePremier,TreasurerandMinisterforStateDevelopmenttosetcleargoalswithrm

time frames and ensure an atmosphere of investor certainty.

This committee also needs to be supported by an Economic Development Leadership Group comprising

suchseniorocersastheDirector-GeneralofDepartmentofthePremierandCabinet,UnderTreasurer,

Coordinator-General and the Director-General of Department of State Development to:

1. Coordinate and drive economic development in key industrial development and


2. Remove regulatory bottlenecks and streamline approval processes for all major industrial

development and infrastructure projects.


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primary goal as it is only economic development that will provide the revenue required to provide the social

infrastructure and services Queenslanders need.

With a clear commitment to driving economic growth and development, an LNP State Government would

entrench a genuine commitment to work in partnership with both Local Governments and the FederalGovernmentaswellastheprivatesectortoplan,nance,deliverandoperatecriticalinfrastructuresothe

economy can grow.

To make this happen, industry, the community and potential investors not only need to have certainty about

an LNP State Governments economic vision for Queensland and its approach to infrastructure delivery, but

most importantly of all the rules of engagement and the principles underpinning this approach.

An LNP government would provide this certainty by embracing the key principles of:

clarity, certainty and consistency in the vision and direction of Government

transparent assessment and approval processes focused on outcomes

a clear planning process focused on community consultation and underpinned by analytical andscienticrigour

an approach that embraces the expertise, innovation and value for money the private sector can bring to

delivering and operating infrastructure

pragmaticandeectiveriskallocationthatmaximisestheoutcomesforQueenslandersandprovides

acceptable investment opportunities for investors and ensures the protection of genuine intellectual

property.

Itiswidelyrecognisedthattheglobalnancialcrisishassignicantlyimpactedontheavailabilityofprivate

capital for infrastructure and the attractiveness and acceptability of previous investment models. Across

the entire investment market debt is more expensive than it was, risk has been repriced and in relation to

infrastructure investment in particular, the private sector is just not willing to take on the level of risk in fundingpublicinfrastructurethattheydidpriortotheglobalnancialcrisis.

Across Australia, the capacity and inclination of the private sector to invest in public infrastructure is strong,

but industry is seeking more sharing of risk with the public sector. There is ample indication that capital

markets are actively seeking investment in long term regulated assets and the long term predictable returns

they can provide are especially attractive to such investors as superannuation funds.

Investors seeking such returns from long term regulated assets would be attracted to investment in

Queensland infrastructure projects that provide a return to investors earned from the infrastructure project

meeting predetermined availability and service standards set by Government rather than the risk associated

with the reliance on revenues streams from projects that have a high patronage risk.

An LNP Government would guarantee the investment community a commitment to a pipeline of opportunitiesso industry has the required certainty they need to invest the time, people and resources required to

participateinthecompetitivetenderingprocessesneededtonance,constructandmaintainmajor


To achieve this pipeline of projects a unit will be established within Treasury called Queensland Projects

todevelopandadministerinnovativefundingmodelsthatspecicallypursuetheopportunitiestomaximise

private investment in infrastructure in Queensland.

ThecriticalingredientrequiredisGovernmentleadership,rmcommitmentsandanapproachthatmatches

therightnancingoptionwiththerightprojectandthatproperlyallocatesriskbetweenthepartiesinvolved.

Embracingtheinnovationandecienciestheprivatesectorcanbringtobuildingandoperatingcritical

infrastructure in Queensland would be a key goal of an LNP State Government.


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The Surat Basin

From the Gas Fields to Gladstone - new energy from a new industry

The Surat basin is located in Southern Queensland immediately to the South of the more developed Bowen

Basin with the east west boundary between the two generally accepted to be located in the vicinity of the

town of Taroom.

Dalby, Roma Chinchilla and Miles are the main regional towns with the impacts of the development of the

large resources of coal and coal seam gas in the Surat Basin extending East to Toowoomba as the regional

service centre and North through Biloela to the regional port city of Gladstone.

OverthelastveyearstherehasbeenarealisationthattheSuratbasincontainsacoalseamgasresource

thatisanenergysourceofworldsignicance.Thedevelopmentofthisworldclassresourceasanexport

industry for Queensland will have a massive positive impact on the Queensland economy for many years to

come.

It will provide jobs and career opportunities for generations of Queenslanders and the Billions of dollars to

be invested by multi-national energy companies will provide opportunities for local businesses to grow anddevelop.

The Surat Basin is already experiencing extremely rapid development with three CSG to LNG projects in the

earlystagesofconstructionandanotherinthenalstagesofplanning.Theeconomicactivityassociatedwith

these huge projects is already rapidly increasing pressure on all existing infrastructure everywhere across the

region from Toowoomba to Gladstone.

In addition to the CSG projects, the coal resources of the Surat basin are also in line for development with a

majormineawaitingnalapprovalandmanyothersintheplanningstages.

Major projects already under construction or about to begin construction in the Surat Basin include:

GLNG CSG to LNG for export - Santos and partners

QCLNG CSG to LNG for export BG and QGC

APLNG CSG to LNG for export Origin and partners

Wandoan Coal Mine Xstrata

Surat Basin Railway Wandoan to Banana

Roads

There is already a critical road situation in the region with the main access roads to the Surat Basin grossly

inadequate for the development of the resource projects already under way.

Concern about the regions road network is high among local Government and community leaders and isseen as typifying the failure of the State Labor Government to invest in the resource regions that will drive

Queenslands economic growth in the future.

In particular the Warrego Highway through Toowoomba and west to Dalby is widely recognised as a major

problem and a prime example of infrastructure that should have been upgraded many years ago.

ExamplesofcriticallyinadequateroadsidentiedbylocalGovernmentsandindustryare:

Toowoomba range Western Freight Corridor

Warrego Highway Toowoomba to Roma

Bruce Highway Gladstone north and south

Leichardt Highway - Miles to Biloela

Burnett Highway Biloela north and south


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Water

There is a need for investment in water infrastructure in the area with the Nathan Dam project having been

delayedforaconsiderableamountoftime.Whiletheproductionofconsiderablequantitiesofpuriedwater

will be a consequence of the development of the CSG industry there is a critical need to proceed with majorwater storages to provide water to both the mining and agricultural industries.

Housing

Dalby,Chinchilla,Miles,Wandoan,RomaandGladstoneareallsueringfromhousingshortagesthatare

becoming a critical issue threatening future development. There are widespread problems with the provision

ofsucientresidentiallandinallthecommunitiestoensurethereisanongoingavailabilityofappropriate

housing choices available for industry growth and community stability.

There is widespread community concern and frustration about the increasing level of constraint on land

availability caused by State Government policies which appear overly bureaucratic and pointless to local

communities.

Many local community leaders and senior industry executives consider the current Governments approvalsprocess for housing land development to be counter-productive and a major constraint on the successful

development of the region.

Health

Health services in the region are already under stress with widespread community dissatisfaction about the

services currently available and the degree to which services have been centralized in the major regional

hospitals of Toowoomba and Rockhampton.

Thereisacriticalshortageofdoctorsandspecialiststaacrosstheregionresultinginlongwaitingtimesand

increasing travel requirements for patients. Adequate ambulance services are also an ongoing concern with

communities feeling a disconnection from their local service providers and an uncertainty about their ability to

respond adequately.

Flood proofng existing communities

Existing communities in the region such as Roma, Chinchilla and Dalby were particularly hard hit by the

oodsinJanuary2011whilebothTheodoreandCondamineneededtobecompletelyevacuatedbecauseof

ooding.

Frustrationisgrowingaboutthelackofanydeniteplanstoundertakepermanentoodmitigationworkfor

these communities and the seemingly restrictive attitude of Government to what are locally considered to be

appropriate solutions.

An LNP Government would:

1. FormprojectspecicinterdepartmentalteamswithintheDepartmentofStateDevelopmentto

facilitate the completion of each Surat Basin project in the shortest available time frame

2. UrgentlypursueallroadfundingoptionsfortheWarregoHighwayandtheWesternFreightCorridor

as a matter of top priority

3. Focus on maximizing Federal funding for the Bruce Highway

4. Examineexistingroadfundingprioritiestoensurefocusisonmatchingdevelopingtracincreases

with priority road upgrades

5. Review the approvals procedures and identify constraints in the approvals process for all

infrastructure projects to ensure an outcomes focused process that can provide timely decision

making

6. WorkwithLocalGovernmenttoensuretheurgentreleaseofsucientlandforhousingtoenableprivate investment in the housing market to meet demand in all communities in a timely manner



7. Investigate options to increase rail freight opportunities to the port of Brisbane

8. Ensure the growing demand on all Government services in the region is addressed in Departmental

planning processes (with a particular focus on Queensland Health) before gaps in service provision

threaten community stability

9. Workwithlocalpeoplewhohavelocalknowledgetodevelopoodmitigationproposalsfortheir

communities

10. Fasttrackastatutoryregionalplanincorporatinglandusecontrolstoaddresstheconictingland

use issues currently causing community disquiet in the region.

The Bowen Basin

From Pit to Port - supplying quality coal to the world

The Bowen Basin is one of the worlds great coal provinces and has made an enormous economic

contribution to the Queensland economy since the export of coal began in the mid 1960s.

Today there is an enormous potential for further growth with an almost insatiable worldwide demand for the

quality coal that has become a hall mark of Queenslands coal industry.

The Bowen Basin stretches from South of Moura and Theodore the most southerly mines to north of

Collinsville. The basin has many towns including the larger ones of Emerald, Moranbah and Biloela while

Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay are the regional service centres.

There are 34 operational coal mines currently extracting over 100 million tons of coal annually with many mine

expansions planned and many new mines being considered for development.

The mines are serviced by an extensive railway system to transport the coal produced for export with major

export coal ports at Gladstone Mackay and Bowen.

Roads

The Central Queensland east west road linkages are the critical road infrastructure for the Bowen Basin mining

industry while the north south roads play an important role in linking the region to the south east corner of the

State.

The critical road linkages are :

The Dawson Highway running west from Gladstone,

The Capricorn Highway running west from Rockhampton

The Peak Downs Highway running from Mackay to Clermont

The Bruce Highway

The Burnett Highway

The Leichardt Highway

These major highways form the backbone of a road network that is struggling to cope with the ongoing build

upoftracvolumes.InparticularthePeakDownsHighwaybetweenMackayandMoranbahisseenbyboth

industry and local community leaders as being a particular problem likely to restrict further growth in the

Northern part of the Bowen Basin.

Rail

The extensive rail network was developed by the Conservative Government over a thirty year period and

recently sold by the current Labor Government. It was part of a panicky asset sales programme undertaken by

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Housing

Housingisacriticalissuefortheregionandhasbeenidentiedasanemergingconstraintforanumberof

proposed projects. The situation in Moranbah is typical with a severe housing shortage and a lack of available

land for new housing construction. The Housing shortage and the associated lack of land for development ofnew housing developments is increasingly being recognised as a constraint on development of projects in the

Bowen basin.


1. Introduce a programme to ensure regular capital investment in the road network across the region to

ensure it can continue to produce wealth for the whole State

2. UrgentlyreviewtheroleoftheULDAtoensuretheseverehousingshortagecanbeaddressedinthe

shortest possible time

3. Identify the constraints on the Wiggins Island project and ensure this key infrastructure project is

delivered.

4. Facilitate the development of the Balaclava Port proposal

5. Fast track the construction of the Connors River Dam

6. Ensure planning for the Nathan Dam project proceeds

7. Ensure health services are able to cope with the projected development

The Galilee Basin

From Alpha to Abbott point the potential is awesome

The Galilee Basin lies to the west and North of the Bowen basin and while its coal reserves have been known

for some time, they are yet to be mined however the potential is very real for that to change rapidly in the near

future.

Therearecurrentlythreelargeprojectsindierentstagesofdevelopmentandatleasttwootherswithlonger

term plans. The most advanced project being undertaken by Hancock Coal has already completed a test mine

and extracted a bulk coal sample for extensive testing by customers in Asia.

The three large projects alone have the potential to create 15,000 new construction jobs in the building of

the new mines and the more than 400 km of rail lines that would transport the coal to new purpose built port

facilities at Abbott Point near Bowen.

Roads

The Central Queensland east west road linkages are the critical road infrastructure for the Galilee Basin mining

industry.

TheroadslinkingtheGalileeBasincoaleldstothecoastalcentresare:

The Capricorn Highway running west from Rockhampton

The Peak Downs Highway running from Mackay to Clermont

The Northern road through Collinsville to Townsville

These major highways form the backbone of a road network that is struggling to cope with the ongoing

buildupoftracvolumesfromtheexistingdevelopmentsintheBowenBasin.InparticularthePeakDowns

Highway between Mackay and Moranbah is seen by both industry and local community leaders as being a

particular problem likely to restrict further growth in the Northern part of the Bowen Basin. The Northern roadthrough Collinsville to Townsville will require considerable capital expenditure


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Housing

Housingisacriticalissuefortheregionandhasbeenidentiedasanemergingconstraintanumberof

proposed projects.

The mining projects are proposed to be primarily travel in and travel out with work forces located in regional

centres from Cairns to Brisbane so transport infrastructure that provide linkages to major regional centres will

be need to be developed.

Smaller towns such as Alpha and Collinsville although some distance from the mine projects have potential to

house workers who choose to live locally.


1. Identify the best corridor for the rail line from the Galilee basin to Abbott point and institute multiple

user requirements for all proponents

2. Provide capital investment in the road network across the region to ensure it can produce wealth for

the whole State

3. FormprojectspecicinterdepartmentalteamswithintheDepartmentofStateDevelopmentto

facilitate the completion of each Galilee Basin project in the shortest available time frame

4. Centralise and streamline the approvals process for major projects and the Abbott Point State

Development Area

5. Progress to an advanced stage the planning necessary for the support infrastructure such as roads,

health and education that will be necessary when the Galilee Basin projects proceed

6. Engagelocalcommunitiestoidentifylongtermbenetsfortheregionatanearlystagefromthe

development of these projects

7. Facilitate the development of the Abbott Point State Industrial Area to ensure it can become a centrefor heavy industry associated with the Galilee Basin

8. Progress the water for Bowen water supply scheme

The North West Minerals Province

Building on the unique strengths of the North West

The North West Minerals Province is centred around the city of Mt Isa and has been the source of mineral

wealth for Queensland for well over a hundred years but the potential for further development is very high.

A Major transport corridor forms the link to Townsville where a State Development Area provides mineral

processing opportunities and an export port for the region.

Roads

Road infrastructure is critical for the North West Minerals Province because of its geographic location in the

North West of the State.

The critical roads linking the North West Minerals Province to the coastal centres are :

The Flinders Highway running

west from Townsville

The Landsborough Highway running south through Longreach to Brisbane

Bruce Highway


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Foreword by Council of Mayors (SEQ) Chairman

In launching the

inaugural South

East Queensland

Regional Plan, the

State Government

and South East

Queensland (SEQ)

Councils borrowed

heavily from the

wisdom of Benjamin

Franklin and Sir

Winston Churchill in

recognising that: If

you fail to plan, then

you plan to fail.

Six years later, this message plus the need for SEQ

Councils and the State Government to work together

to better manage population growth challenges

remains. However, the need to move from objectives,maps and pictures to creating additional infrastructure

capacity, especially transport infrastructure, is now

even more critical.

This demand has been heard from across our

community. In its 2010 Report Card, for example,

Engineers Australia said Queenslands population

growth meant the challenges in meeting the

infrastructure demand could be rated as somewhere

between considerable to highly disturbing.

The SEQ experience shows the importance of linkingpopulation, land use, transport and infrastructure

planning. In developing its Getting SEQ Moving:

2011-2012 National, State, Regional and Local

Infrastructure Priorities submission, the Council of

Mayors (SEQ) adopted a strategic and integrated

approach to identify region-wide infrastructure

priorities for investment from all levels of Government.

The Council of Mayors (SEQ) recognises that with

national population set to grow rapidly in the next 20

to 40 years, it is important for all levels of government

to plan for and deliver the sort of infrastructure

program that will increase productivity, reduce cost of

living pressures, improve quality of life and reduce our

carbon footprint.

The Getting SEQ Moving: 2011-2012 National,

State, Regional and Local Infrastructure Priorities

submission identies ve priority programs: National

Signicance; State and Regional Signicance; Rail

Network; Active Transport Network; and Public Space

Renewal. This submission provides a comprehensive

pipeline of infrastructure projects that are informed by

Federal and State Government policy settings and are

of national, state, regional and local signicance.

The potential for the Gold Coast to host a successful

2018 Commonwealth Games has increased the

urgency to deliver additional transport infrastructure,

including upgrades to the Pacic Highway from the

New South Wales border to Brisbane, extensions to

the South East Busway and Eastern Busway, as well

as Gold Coast Rail extension and capacity upgrades

to Coolangatta, along with the Gold Coast Rapid

Transit project.

The continuing economic growth in the Surat Basin

- a region that already generates 52 per cent of the

exports through the Port of Brisbane - means that the

second range crossing at Toowoomba and further

upgrades along the Warrego Highway cannot be

deferred any longer.

The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade will deliver

multimodal solutions for travel to and from Australias

fastest growing economic precinct as well as for anextra 13,000 people who will live in the Northshore

Hamilton development area. And, aside from

stimulating and supporting the local tourism industry,

Sunshine Coast Airport upgrades will diversify and

strengthen the economy and create jobs.

In releasing its 2011-12 State Budget, Queensland

Treasury said Queensland was on the launch

pad, that our state was about to rocket into a new

era and that we have within our reach the chance

to accelerate beyond our expectations and really

capture the opportunities of the 21st century. Whileit is easy to be optimistic about our State, our region

and our cities future, it is also important to do more

than simply hope, wish, dream and speak positively

about it.

How will the Gold Coast and the rest of our region

pull off the most successful Commonwealth Games

in 2018? How will the Queensland and Australian

economies get more from the resources boom in

the most sustainable way? How will SEQ continue

to accommodate record population growth and still

maintain the prized quality of life we all enjoy?

We need to work backwards from the future if the

dream is to be realised. Additional infrastructure

capacity is critical to our regions future.

Cr Graham Quirk

Chairman, Council of Mayors (SEQ)


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Getting SEQ Moving 2011-2012 - National, State, Regional and Local Infrastructure Priorities 3

1. Projects of National Signicance: The Magnicent 7

The Council of Mayors (SEQ) Getting SEQ Moving

Nationally Signicant Infrastructure Projects 2010

report to the Federal Government identied seven

infrastructure projects of national signicance for

South East Queensland (SEQ). The projects are

driven by a planning agenda with each being a criticalenabler to achieving integrated planning outcomes.

This includes improved safety, economic productivity

and connectivity, as well as linking public transport

with growth corridors.

The Magnicent 7, as the seven national priority

infrastructure projects have become known, are:

Fix the Warrego Highway Blacksoil intersection;

Extend the Eastern Busway to Capalaba;

Upgrade and extend the Gold Coast Rail Line to

Coolangatta;

Upgrade Kingsford Smith Drive; Widen the Pacic Motorway through Logan;

Expand the Sunshine Coast Airport; and

Deliver the Toowoomba Bypass

At a national level, this submission formed the basis

of the Council of Mayors (SEQ) 2010-11 infrastructure

advocacy program in the lead up to the Federal

Election, which included formal representations to

the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition,

key Federal Ministers and Shadow Ministers, all

Queensland Senators and all SEQ-based Federal

MPs as well as Infrastructure Australia.

At the State level, the submission was presented

to the Premier and Leader of the Opposition, key

Ministers and Shadow Ministers and all SEQ-based

State MPs, as well as industry groups, opinion leaders

and all major political parties.

Each of these projects need substantial government

investment to proceed. The Council of Mayors (SEQ)

advocates that the seven projects should be the

subject of Government commitments of the major

parties ahead of the 2012 State Election. To date,

the Federal and State Governments have committedto funding only the Warrego Highway Blacksoil

intersection upgrade.

There are increasing concerns that inadequate

infrastructure will be a signicant restraint on growth

unless further big steps are taken now.

Over the last decade, the SEQ economy has

grown faster than the Australian average, driven

predominantly by population growth and the resources

boom.

With Queensland growing at about twice the national

average for a lengthy period, signicantly higher levels

of infrastructure investment per capita is required,

relative to the nation as a whole, to maintain similar

levels of service.1

Despite experiencing a very challenging year during

2010-11 due to signicant natural disasters and the

need to direct additional Australian, State and Local

Government resources toward disaster response,

recovery and rebuilding efforts, Queensland had the

strongest business investment growth in mainland

Australia (13 per cent).

For 2011-12, Queensland Treasury forecast growth to

be at 5 per cent as an investment surge drives rapid

economic expansion beyond the natural disasters

with business investment skyrocketing by 27.75 percent and export volumes to grow at a decade-high

rate of 10 per cent.

As Queenslands population and economy

grows, more infrastructure and services will be

required, especially in SEQ. Government spending

on infrastructure delivers benets, including

reducing business costs and lifting international

competitiveness, and helping to lower consumer

prices while also reducing private congestion and

service quality costs.

Investment in infrastructure, because it builds andsupports capacity for the future, is a key factor in

ensuring sustainable economic growth.2 Future

dividends from investing in SEQ infrastructure are not

just a one-off economic return but will contribute to

the delivery of intergenerational benets ensuring

a dynamic and sustainable economy in the nations

fastest growing region.

The National Priority section of the Council of Mayors

(SEQ) submission provides a regional consensus view

on national priority infrastructure projects that should

be the focus of Australian Government investment.

1 Morton, A. 2009. Federal Road Funding for SEQ. Fact Finding

Report commissioned by the Council of Mayors (SEQ), September.

2 Access Economics Pty Ltd. 2010. Queensland Economic and

Fiscal Analysis. Report Commissioned by the Council of Mayors

(SEQ), March.

Projects of National Signicance


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FUNDING SOLUTION

The Queensland Government committed $833 millionto the rst two stages of the Eastern Busway projectby 2012, while Brisbane City Council delivered theEleanor Schonnel bus, cycle and pedestrian bridgein 2006 ($55 million). The State Government expectsthe Australian Government to match its commitment tothe Eastern Busway by nancing the next two stages

of the Eastern Busway project, including a dedicatedbusway from Main Avenue to Bennetts Road inCoorparoo (Stage 2B) and a transit lane solutionbetween Carindale and Chandler (Stage 3).

NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

The 2010 Infrastructure Australia (IA) Report to COAGidentied the Eastern Busway (Stages 2B and 3)as a Threshold project - with strong strategic andeconomic merit - that should proceed through theNational Infrastructure Priority Pipeline (NIPP) forCommonwealth investment. In 2009, it was assessed

as Real Potential in IAs inaugural 2009 NIPP.

Substantial planning and design work has beenundertaken over the last six years to provide a rmbasis for commencement of additional stages of theEastern Busway project when funding is available.The Concept Design and Impact ManagementPlan (CDIMP) was approved by the QueenslandGovernment in June 2008. And, construction of therst stage of the Eastern Busway, between the PAHospital and South East Busway (at Buranda) iscomplete, while part of Stage Two - between Buranda

and Mains Avenue (Coorparoo) should be completein late 2011.

However, the construction of the further stages ofthe project including the Main Avenue to BennettsRoad section, transit lanes from Scrub Road to TilleyRoad, and the Tilley Road to Capalaba section, aredependant on project funding from the AustralianGovernment. The next two stages of the EasternBusway project are essential for the greater Brisbaneregion as trafc congestion will worsen on Old

Cleveland Road and its adjoining streets as traveldemand increases with population growth.

The Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Roadintersection was identied as the third biggestheadache for Queensland motorists in a state-wide2010 RACQ poll of motorists.

By attracting more trips onto public transport, theEastern Busway will provide an integrated transportsolution that will help reduce trafc congestion andvehicle emissions along the Old Cleveland Roadcorridor including Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Carina,Carindale and Chandler. Integrated transport solutionsalso offer signicant advantages for future landuse strategies that will promote more sustainabledevelopment, including transit oriented development.

Importantly, these two stages of the Eastern Buswayproject will need to be delivered before 2018 if theGold Coast is successful in its bid to host the 2018Commonwealth Games, especially because Chandlerand Belmont will likely host two major sporting events(track cycling and shooting).

Extend the Eastern Busway to Capalaba

ESTIMATED COST: $1,736 million ($2010)

DELIVERY DATE: 2018

FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERALGOVERNMENT: $825 million ($2010)

BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Grifth, Bonner, Bowman,Brisbane, Ryan, MoretonState Electorates: Capalaba, Chatsworth,

Bulimba, Greenslopes, South Brisbane, BrisbaneCentral, Indooroopilly, Yeerongpilly

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: Extending the Eastern Busway to Capalaba will provide an effective solution tocommuter movement within the TransLink network and connections to the City Rail network, the city bus networkand the South East Busway. The 18km busway will reduce travel times by up to 20 minutes, providing access to/from Capalaba, the Chandler sporting complex, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, BoggoRoad Urban Village, the EcoSciences Precinct and the Brisbane CBD.



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The project nancing package should include a mix ofCommonwealth and Council investment.

NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE

The SEQ Regional Plan (SEQRP) recognisesBrisbane contains economic drivers of regional,state and national importance, such as the CBDand adjacent employment areas, the regions mainair and sea ports, and the economic developmentarea of the Australia TradeCoast (ATC). The SEQRPidenties transport investment priorities linking relatedeconomic activity centres, including the CBD to ATC.The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade provides improvedaccess between the city and ATC on a road thatalready has a greater freight carrying role than partsof other major Federally-funded transport corridors,including the Gateway, Ipswich and Logan motorways.

Transportation of goods and services is vital toSEQs economic development and growth. Thefreight task in Queensland will continue to grow,driven by strong population growth and economicactivity. This will place more pressure on the transportsystem, especially links supporting key industry andcommercial precincts, as well as major retail centres.

A trafc assessment undertaken using 2010 demandsshows that the Kingsford Smith Drive corridor isalready operating in excess of desired capacity.

There will be an increase in travel demand of about36,300 vehicles per day by 2026 on KingsfordSmith Drive - the highest growth of any major roadin Brisbane. Increasing transport demand in thecorridor will be intensied through further growth and

development of the ATC industrial and commercialprecinct and the major residential developmentat Northshore Hamilton. The ATC is projected togenerate 50,000 new jobs by 2030, while NorthshoreHamilton will house an extra 13,000 people.

The Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade provides anideal opportunity to introduce multimodal solutions

for travel to and within the ATC Australias fastestgrowing economic precinct. The Kingsford Smith Driveupgrade will reduce travel times and improve traveltime reliability on this important freight corridor. It willprovide better access to residential and industriallands along the north bank of the Brisbane River andaccess ramps to the Gateway Motorway. It will alsoprovide a cross-city function connecting the westernindustrial areas with ATC via Legacy Way (formerlyNorthern Link) and the Inner City Bypass. And, it willprovide secondary un-tolled access to the airport.

Options for the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade includecapacity management; corridor widening; and publicand active transport initiatives. The proposed upgradeworks provide potential to incorporate public transportservices such as buses that will respond effectivelyto Brisbanes ongoing population growth. The projectis ready to deliver improved network efciencies byconnecting growth areas of the ATC precinct to thearterial road network and to areas of commerce, trade,employment and industrial development. In effect,this project will improve transportation efciency,reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance safetyand access, public transport operations, communitymobility and planned development.

Upgrade Kingsford Smith Drive

ESTIMATED COST: $625 million

DELIVERY DATE: 2016

FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERALGOVERNMENT: $425 million ($2010)

BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Lilley, BrisbaneState Electorates: Clayeld, Brisbane Central

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: Kingsford Smith Drive is an increasingly important link to improving thecompetitiveness of the Australia TradeCoast (ATC) precinct which is expected to be the second largestemployment centre in South East Queensland (SEQ) after the Brisbane CBD. The Kingsford Smith Driveupgrade will enable growth in the trade and industrial areas and improve access to the air and sea ports.



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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is seekinga $122 million investment from the AustralianGovernment to realign and extend the SunshineCoast Airport. This is consistent with 2011-12Commonwealth Budget outcomes, which directedmoney from the Regional Development Australia Fundto help fund the Mid North Coast Aviation Plan for

business expansion and airport access expansion atTaree, Port Macquarie and Kempsey Airports.


The Sunshine Coast Airport runway extension wouldensure continued diversication of the economic baseof the Sunshine Coast, promoting further employmentgrowth in the greater-region. For the Sunshine Coast,its airport is a major commercial aviation hub. As aregional airport it also serves communities within andbeyond the Sunshine Coast.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers estimates the SunshineCoast Master Plan will generate 5,385 new jobswith a Net Present Value of $645 million for theregion. The new airport facilities will also supportthe National Aviation Policy White Paper in terms ofsafety, security, economic prosperity and coordinatedplanning.

The goal of realigning and extending the runway isto ensure continued operation of commercial aircraftin accordance with CASA regulations which will in

turn continue to diversify the economic base of theSunshine Coast promoting further employment growth

in the region. This goal aligns with the strategicpriorities set by Infrastructure Australia in its Reformand Investment Frameworkto diversify Australiaseconomic capabilities and develop our regions.

With regular ights between Sydney and Melbourne,Sunshine Coast Airport: contributes more than $475 million to the regional

economy each year; directly employs more than 600 people; stimulates more than 4,400 direct and indirect

jobs; operates 24 hours a day; handles approximately 87,000 aircraft

movements; and has around 1 million passengers per annum.

Passenger numbers are forecast to double to 1.9million passenger movements per year over the nextten years.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council proposesto construct a new 2,450 metre long east-westrunway at Sunshine Coast Airport. This will greatlyenhance safety for residents, passengers andaircraft operators. The larger runway will also enablelegitimate operation of Boeing B737s and AirbusA320s without special dispensation from CASA as iscurrently required.

Expand the Sunshine Coast AirportPURPOSE OF PROJECT: Expanding the Sunshine Coast Airport will allow it to grow and continue to serviceand facilitate increasing demand for passenger movements, landside industries and enterprises and tourismopportunities. Extending the runway will strengthen the Sunshine Coast as a tourism gateway and support amore diverse economic base for the region. The Sunshine Coast Airport Masterplan also identies a new accessroad to service an expanded commercial services precinct.

ESTIMATED COST:: $435.6 million ($2010)

DELIVERY DATE: 2015

FUNDING NEEDED FROM FEDERAL ANDSTATE GOVERNMENTS: $122 million ($2010)

BENEFICIARIES:Federal Electorates: Fairfax, Fisher, Wide BayState Electorates: Caloundra, Kawana, Buderim,Noosa, Maroochydore, Nicklin, Gympie.



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The Council of Mayors (SEQ) has identied 12

projects in SEQ that are of State and Regional

signicance. It is calling on all major political parties to

commit their support for these projects ahead of the

2012 State Election.

As Queenslands population and economy grows,

more infrastructure and services will be required.1

With investment in the resource sector a driver of

this forecast growth, Queensland Treasury recognise

that it will be important to reinvest the benets from a

rapidly growing mining sector to boost the productivity

and improve the competitiveness in other sectors of

the economy.2

Over the past two decades Queenslands share of

national output rose from 14.8 per cent to 18.8 per

cent, while its share of national population rose from16.7 per cent to 20.1 per cent.3

The strength of the Queensland economy, particularly

through the housing and mining booms has been

an underlying driver to broader national economic

prosperity.

Relying on signicant growth in business investment

and exports, the Queensland Government has

ambitiously forecast a rate of economic growth of 5

per cent for 2011-12 and 5.25 per cent4 for 2012-13.

Well-performing infrastructure can stimulate economicgrowth and bring a sense of prosperity to the

community, while poorly performing infrastructure can

do the reverse.

Investment in infrastructure in SEQ through the

integrated planning framework is essential in

improving the productivity of the region, as well as

delivering on other integrated urban policies.

The South East Queensland Regional Plan (SEQRP)

and the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan

and Program (SEQIPP) are recognised as nation-leading examples of integrated transport and land-use

strategies in Australia today.

1 Queensland Government. 2010. Queensland Growth

Management Summit. Shaping Our Future Together: -

Opportunities, Challenges and Choices

2 Queensland Government. 2011. Budget Strategy and Outlook

2011-12 (Paper 2), p. 55

3 Access Economics Pty Ltd.

4 Queensland Government. 2011. Budget Strategy and Outlook

2011-12 (Paper 2), p. 33-34

From these planning frameworks, the Council of

Mayors (SEQ) identied twelve priority infrastructure

projects of State and Regional signicance.

Investment and delivery of these projects will deliver

much needed infrastructure capacity and greater

efciency (productivity), as well as contribute tobroader achievements of liveability and sustainability

objectives embedded in the SEQRP/SEQIPP planning

framework.

These projects include:

Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project (Stage Two);

Gold Coast transit / bikeway upgrades along key

arterial roads;

Redland City to Port of Brisbane Tilley Road

extension;

Telegraph Road and Robinson Road rail level

crossing eliminations; Redland City / Gateway Motorway Corridor;

Warrego Highway / Brisbane Valley Highway

intersection (Bayley Road extension);

Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade;

Lockyer Valley emergency helipad;

Sunshine Coast (CoastConnect) rapid bus transit

project;

Beaudesert Town Centre bypass;

Toowoomba outer circulating road; and

a timber bridge priority replacement program.

Investment in infrastructure is a key factor in ensuring

sustainable economic growth because it buildsand supports capacity for the future. Government

spending on infrastructure delivers benets, including

reducing business costs and lifting international

competitiveness, and helping to lower consumer

prices while also reducing private congestion and

service quality costs.5

Unless the State Government continues to invest

heavily in infrastructure, particularly transport

infrastructure in SEQ, the State economy will face the

same capacity constraints and congestion that have

been impacting increasingly on the productivity of theregion in recent years.

5 Access Economics Pty Ltd. 2010. Queensland Economic and

Fiscal Analysis. Report Commissioned by the Council of Mayors

(SEQ), March

2. Projects of State and Regional Signicance

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The proposed funding package could include a mixof Council funding, together with State Governmentand Federal Government grant funding for active andhealthy infrastructure and programs.

OUTCOMES

Productivity Creation of prioritised capacity forpublic and active transport modes provides for anincrease in productivity generated by reduced traveltimes. As trafc congestion continues to increase,provision of alternatives to car dependency is criticalfor the Gold Coast.

QualityofLife Reductions in travel times will meangreater quality of life as less time is spent commuting.Provision of infrastructure for cycling and walking willprovide a more attractive travel mode, especially forthe 50 per cent of people who commute less than 10kilometres. Benets include better community health

outcomes, as well as greater use of open space.

Sustainability Provision of bus and cycle lanes onkey arterial roads will enhance overall sustainabilityof the transport network. This infrastructure placesless reliance on car use resulting in less congestion,reduced emissions and less pollution, with increasesin physical activity, health and wellbeing.

Gold Coast Transitway and Bikeway Upgrades


DELIVERY DATE: 2016

FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $10 million

BENEFICIARIES:State Electorates: Albert, Coomera, Broadwater,Southport, Surfers Paradise, Mermaid Beach,Burleigh, Gaven, Mudgeeraba, Currumbin

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Gold Coast Transitway and Bikeway Upgrades will deliver additional capacityfor public and active transport modes along key Gold Coast arterials roads, which will also provide better activetransport opportunities should the 2018 Commonwealth Games be held on the Gold Coast.

STATE AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

The Gold Coast is one of the fastest growing regionsin Australia. It is Australias sixth largest city (largestnon-capital city), with a resident population of about530,000 persons, rising to about 800,000 persons in2031 or more than double the current populationof Canberra. A major city the size of the Gold Coastshould have greater active and healthy public

transport choices than a city half its size. Additionally,the transport task for the Gold Coast is bigger thanits population would suggest. For example, in 2006the Gold Coast accounted for more than 10 millionovernight and daytrip visitors. This is likely to increasesignicantly if / when the Gold Coast hosts the 2018Commonwealth Games.

Car dependency, together with its resulting increasein cost of congestion, is a growing concern for theGold Coast. For example, 2006 Census data showedthere were only 6.7 per cent of Gold Coast dwellings

(private) with no motor vehicles, compared with 10.3per cent for Brisbane and 11.3 per cent throughoutQueensland (not including motorbikes/scooters).Moreover, 52.5 per cent of private dwellings on theGold Coast had two or more motor vehicles, whichwas also higher than in Brisbane (47.6 per cent).

In the context of the planning for the 2018 Gold CoastCommonwealth Games, it is important to recognisethe key commitment for the 2006 MelbourneCommonwealth Games Environment Strategy was todevelop an integrated transport strategy to reduce

motor vehicle use and encourage the use of public

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The proposed nancing package for these projectsshould include a mix of State and Local Governmentinvestment.

OUTCOMES

Productivity These two OLC elimination projectsfacilitate improved access between a major industrialarea and export gateways of the port and airport, aswell as the strategic arterial network. This will reducetransport costs by reducing congestion and delays forindustrial and commuter trafc, while improving roadand rail safety.

QualityofLife In addition to freeing up time andresources for motorists and rail commuters that couldotherwise be wasted in trafc congestion, theseprojects will improve safety due to the removal of levelcrossings, while increasing connectivity for walkingand cycling.

Sustainability These OLC removal projects willresult in reduced emissions by improving trafc ow,as well as provide walking and cycling alternatives tomotor vehicle use. The elimination of the TelegraphRoad OLC also complements the proposed NorthernBusway to Bracken Ridge.


Connecting SEQ 2031 (draft) is the QueenslandGovernments proposed long-term transport plan todevelop a sustainable transport system in the region.This planning vision has a strong focus on improvingthe rail network to support a large increase in thevolume of public transport trips. The rst phase ofthis vision is what the State Government called a

rail revolution transformation of how rail servicesoperate across the network to improve capacity,frequency and reliability. In this context, strategic OLCelimination projects are entirely consistent with thedraft Connecting SEQ 2031.

The Queensland Government recognise providinghigh frequency passenger train services in thecommuter peak period is a key initiative to increasingthe capacity of the existing rail system. Increasedroad closure times resulting from more frequenttrains, combined with the regions population growth

and trafc congestion, highlight the need to upgradeexisting OLCs through grade separation and/oralternative crossing points. DTMRs strategic prioritylist for OLC upgrades recognise Telegraph Road andNewman Road (also called Robinson Road) OLCsas Priority 1 projects. This is consistent with the2007 and 2010 RACQ Red Spot Surveys, which rankthe Telegraph Road (Bald Hills) and Newman Road(Geebung) OLCs within the states top three mostfrustrating railway crossings.

Telegraph Road has been identied in DTMRs draftNorth Brisbane Area Strategy as a priority two freight

route and important east-west link for general trafc.

Dangerous Open Level Crossing Elimination Projects

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Robinson Road Open Level Crossing (OLC) Elimination creates and enhances akey arterial link between the industrial area of Virginia and Gympie Road Brisbanes major north-south arterialroad. The Telegraph Road OLC Elimination creates and enhances a key arterial link between the industrial areaof Brendale and the Gateway Motorway, while improving the accessibility of Brendale to export.

ESTIMATED COST: $252 million ($2010)

DELIVERY DATE: 2014-2016


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The proposed funding package for the BayleyRoad extension project should include a mix ofFederal ($61.5 million), State ($16 million) and LocalGovernment ($2.5 million) funding.

OUTCOMES

Productivity This project, in conjunction with the

Warrego Highway Blacksoil intersection upgrade,will improve the road safety of the intersection oftwo national highways with a poor crash history. Itwill improve regional freight movements along theWarrego Highway, which is the principal freight routebetween the Port of Brisbane, the Darling Downsand Melbourne. It will also improve accessibility toregionally signicant tourism, recreational and watersource areas (Somerset and Wivenhoe Dams).

QualityofLife This project will improve road safetyin this dangerous approach to/from a national highway

and increase accessibility for the urban growthareas of Somerset Regional Council, while reducingcongestion and travel times.

Sustainability Through better trafc ow there arereduced vehicle emissions.

Bayley Road Extension


DELIVERY DATE: 2014


BENEFICIARIESState Electorate: Ipswich West

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Bayley Road extension will complement the Warrego Highway BlacksoilIntersection upgrade to provide an at-grade intersection with grade separated interchange plus local roadconnections.


As part of the planning for the Warrego Highway,the Queensland Government identied the BayleyRoad extension as forming part of the transportnetwork solution for the area. Ipswich City Councilhas allocated some funding towards the Bayley Roadextension but it makes sense that it be added to thescope of works of the $70 million Warrego Highway

Blacksoil Intersection upgrade, recently announced bythe Australian Government.

The Warrego Highway is a major freight artery linkingthe Brisbane Port with Toowoomba and the economicregions of Darling Downs and the Surat EnergyResources Province. Almost 52 per cent of exportsthat pass through the Port of Brisbane originate fromthese regions.

The goal of the Warrego Highway BlacksoilIntersection upgrade is to improve safety for usersand improve the efciency of freight and passengermovements within SEQ.

The Brisbane Valley Highway connects fast growingregions to the north of the Warrego Highway with theprimary economic areas of SEQ and through to theBurnett and Callide regions. The upgrade will assistin raising the productivity and competitiveness ofSEQ and Australia as a whole by providing a safe,reliable and efcient transport route along the WesternCorridor to the Port of Brisbane.



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Federal and State Government investment innatural disaster and emergency risk managementinfrastructure could complement the proposed LockyerValley airport project. Importantly, the proposedaviation facility has been designed to cater foremergency related uses, including a refuelling stationfor aircraft and helicopter in times of emergency.


Lockyer Valley was at the centre of what is nowdescribed as Queenslands worst natural disaster(ood and cyclone) the 2010-11 Queensland Floods.This series of ooding events covered 70 per centof the state and took 22 lives in the Toowoomba-Lockyer Valley region and a further 14 lives acrossQueensland in natural disaster related incidents. Ineffect, the heavy rain from December 2010 to January2011, but especially on 10 January 2011, broughtmisery, death and destruction through the LockyerValley. On Australia Day 2011, the Governor-Generalof Australia, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce ACobserved: Whats happened here has changedthis region forever, right from its western to its

eastern borders: Murphys Creek, Withcott, Helidon,

Grantham, Gatton, Forest Hill, Plainland, Hattonvale,

Laidley and all the tiny settlements in between; 35,000

people whose lives have been fundamentally altered

in some way, some in terrible, irreversible ways.

The State Government acknowledged emergencychopper pilots battled impossible dangerousconditions to rescue people from their rooftops,people who would have otherwise perished. Notably,critical emergency rescue efforts were hamperedbecause helicopter crews had to return to base aftertwo hours because the choppers were running out offuel. Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ)

helicopters were also forced to land on the WarregoHighway to wait for access to Amberley (to refuel)before returning to Grantham for rescue services.

In a statement to the Queensland Flood Commissionof Inquiry, the EMQ Brisbane Base Manager (SeniorPilot) testied that rescuers could have done morein the critical emergency response phase if thehelicopter had been upgraded to carry more fuel, hada better winch and a reliable mobile mapping displaythat was capable of locating areas inundated withoodwater. There were also bureaucratic problems

associated with EMQ rescue helicopters accessing amobile refuelling service on the Warrego highway viaa military tanker.

For Lockyer Valley and Somerset Local Governmentareas, the tragic events of 10 January 2011 highlightthe critical importance of having reliable andaccessible emergency helipad and refueling services.

Lockyer Valley Emergency Helipad

ESTIMATED COST: $1.5 million

DELIVERY DATE: 2012

FUNDING NEEDED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $1.5 million

BENEFICIARIES:State Electorate: Lockyer

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: An emergency helipad and refuelling station in the Lockyer Valley or Somersetregions will remove the need for emergency helicopters to travel to Amberley or Toowoomba to refuel.



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ALGA (2010) argues the need to replace old andtimber bridges is a major cost that is beyond thecapacity of rural and regional councils. A mix offunding from Australian and State governmentsthrough a state-wide Rural Timber BridgeReplacement program is recommended. This isconsistent with the Coalitions 2010 Federal Election

commitment to fund a $600 million program to replacedecaying and aging bridges, as well as the 2011-12Commonwealth Budget, which redirected about $49million from the Regional Development Fund to deliverlocal infrastructure projects in the Federal Electorateof Lyne (NSW). This included a local roads and timberbridge replacement package.

OUTCOMES

Productivity The replacement of old bridges willhave very signicant economic benets to localeconomies by allowing farmers to use larger trucks

that will improve the efciency of farming operations,while improving access to schools, health and otherregional facilities. Additionally, replacement of timberbridges will reduce long-term maintenance costs.

QualityofLife Timber bridges provide key links forregional communities to access surrounding areas.Removing load limits will facilitate safe and improvedtransport choices for local products, commuters,school bus routes, visitors and emergency vehicles.

Sustainability Removing load limits on bridges

enables more direct and efcient transport choices(shorter distance and higher mass load), which alsoreduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Timber Bridge Replacement Program (SEQ)

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: The Timber Bridge Replacement Program will facilitate the replacement of severaltimber bridges across South East Queensland and facilitate greater road safety and freight transport efciencyfor local producers, commuters and visitors.

ESTIMATED COST: $40 milion

DELIVERY DATE: 2014

FUNDING REQUIRED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT: $20 million

BENEFICIARIES:State Electorates: Lockyer, Beaudesert, IpswichWest


In 2006, the SEQ western regional councils of LockyerValley, Scenic Rim and Somerset had a populationof about 86,300 people with the local populationforecast to double by 2031. SEQs western councilsare predominantly located within SEQs RegionalLandscape and Rural Production Area and sustain

diverse economic, environmental and cultural valuesfor the region. Key projects identied in the SEQIPPthat will support the delivery of the SEQRP includesafety improvements to increase the capacity of theroad network.

For SEQs western regional councils, bridges providekey links for residents and also for rural industriessuch as the agricultural and livestock industry. A $40milion/three years Commonwealth-State GovernmentSEQ timber bridge replacement program could resultin a coordinated bridge replacement program for the

following timber bridges: Lockyer Valley - Connole, Steinkes, Mahon,

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Gowrie to Grandchester Rail Line



PURPOSE OF PROJECT

Identied in the SEQIPP, the Queensland Government

recognise construction of a new 67km rail alignmentfor the Toowoomba and Little Liverpool Ranges willovercome current constraints on rail capacity andperformance associated with poor alignment, gradient,curvature, structures and axle load limitations. Thenew alignment will support the volume of exportcommodities railed between south-western andwestern Queensland and the Port of Brisbane, as wellas provide a potential high capacity link to SEQ for aninland rail system.

FUNDING SOLUTION

The Australian Government recognise resource-richstates like Queensland face large resource industryinfrastructure demands. A joint Commonwealth andState Government nance package, with/withoutprivate sector investment, is required to deliver theGowrie to Grandchester Rail Line. This will helpunlock the wealth of south-west Queensland, as wellas for the ongoing development of the resource sectorin the Surat Energy Resources Province.

Beenleigh to Varsity Rail Capacity

UpgradeESTIMATED COST: $110 million ($2009)

DELIVERY DATE: 2018

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Beenleigh to Varsity Rail Capacity upgradeproject will provide additional capacity on the GoldCoast rail line by track duplication, signalling upgradesand new stations. This project was identied in theSEQIPP (2009) as capacity upgrades and additional

tracks from Beenleigh to Gold Coast, which was tobe delivered between 2019 and 2026. With GoldCoast likely to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games,delivery of this project is more urgent.

FUNDING SOLUTION

A funding mix of Australian and QueenslandGovernment investment for the delivery of this railproject as part of a broader national priority GoldCoast Rail capacity upgrade and extension forCommonwealth Games transport demand-readiness(before 2018) is recommended.

North Coast Rail



PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Queensland Government recognise rail freightoperations are severely constrained due to conictwith passenger services and poor track alignment,particularly between Brisbane and Nambour. Inaddition, the North Coast Line is limited to cateringfor train lengths of 650m, which could impact on thepotential growth in rail freight transport on the corridor.The operation of 1500m train lengths will enable

operators to gain economies of scale and potentiallysupport a more competitive rail freight system inthe Brisbane-Cairns corridor. Enhancements to thecorridor will help overcome rail congestion, andimprove the capacity, timeliness and quality of trainservices. While small parts of the project are nowcomplete or underway, the 2008 North Coast Railproject includes: Caboolture Beerburrum Landsborough; Landsborough Nambour; Lawnton Petrie install 3rd track; and Operation of 1500m trains.

FUNDING SOLUTION

The North Coast Rail Line is the principal generaland intermodal freight line in the states rail network,providing a critical link to major regional centres,coastal ports and east-west rail lines servicing ruralQueensland north of Brisbanes CBD. A funding mix ofAustralian and Queensland Government investmentfor the staged delivery of this important rail project isnecessary.

Rail Network Priorities

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Manly to Cleveland Rail (duplication)

ESTIMATED COST: $180M


PURPOSE OF PROJECT

Reducing car dependency in the Old ClevelandRoad corridor, duplication of the Cleveland Rail linefrom Manly to Cleveland will allow more frequent

rail services to Brisbane CBD and the BrisbaneAirport. This would include ExpressLink train servicesfrom Cleveland running all stops to Manly beforetravelling express to inner Brisbane seven days aweek. With the Manly to Cleveland Rail duplicationproject, Cleveland commuters could expect to arrivein Brisbanes CBD within 45 minutes, while trainfrequency would be also be doubled with trainsdeparting stations every 15 minutes, off peak.

FUNDING SOLUTION

State Government funding is recommended for this

project.

Brisbane to Beaudesert PassengerRail

ESTIMATED COST: $1,800M

DELIVERY DATE: 2056

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The need to identify and preserve a rail corridor

suitable for future passenger rail services betweenSalisbury and Beaudesert is identied in the SEQIPPand draft Connecting SEQ 2031. A new passengerrail service from Salisbury to Beaudesert will provideimportant public transport for the growth areas ofFlagstone and Park Ridge. The establishment ofa passenger rail service between Brisbane andBeaudesert will increase potential for residentialand employment growth in identied growth areasof Greater Flagstone, Greenbank, New Beith-RoundMountain and North Maclean, as well as the majorrural service centre of Jimboomba.

FUNDING SOLUTIONThe declaration of Greater Flagstone as an UrbanDevelopment Area (UDA) providing an additional50,000 dwellings to house a future population ofabout 120,000 people, combined with the declarationof nearby Bromelton as State Development Areafor future industrial development in SEQ, will needto be matched with a Queensland and AustralianGovernment nancial commitment to service the areawith transport infrastructure. There could be potentialto negotiate a State Infrastructure Agreement toinclude a nancial contribution to the construction of

rail from potential developers.

Manly to Cleveland Rail Duplication

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Chevron Island Green Bridge


DELIVERY DATE: 2016

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Chevron Island Greenbridge will create akey linkage along the Cavill West corridor, whichconnects Surfers Paradise Beach, Cavill Mall, Nerangriverfront, Chevron Village, Gold Coast Cultural andCivic Centre, Bundall Commercial District and theGold Coast Turf Club. The new greenbridge linkagewill be part of an integrated pedestrian and cyclenetwork linking residential, recreational, cultural andcommercial opportunities to the multi billion dollarGold Coast rapid transit network (which has threestops in central Surfers Paradise).

FUNDING SOLUTION

Gold Coast City Council would like to partner withthe Queensland and Australian Governments todeliver this project well-before the proposed 2018Commonwealth Games.

Gatton-Forrest Hill Bikeway (via UQGatton campus)



PURPOSE OF PROJECT

Construction of a 2.5 metre wide concrete bikeway/pedestrian pathway over the distance of 7km betweenForest Hill and Laidley.

The University of Queensland (Gatton Campus) ishalf way between Gatton and Laidley and is locatedin close proximity to Forest Hill. Forest Hill is hometo a large population of university students andcycling would be a much more attractive transportmode if there was bikeway infrastructure. The logical

extension of the bikeway would be on to Laidley, adistance of approximately 7km from Forest Hill. Abikeway would also make the recreation area of LakeDyer more accessible.

FUNDING SOLUTION

A combination of Local, State and FederalGovernment investment is required to deliver thisproject.

Downfall Creek Bikeway (Stage Three)



PURPOSE OF PROJECTConsistent with the SEQ Principal Cycle NetworkPlan, the Downfall Creek (Stage Three) project willprovide the missing link in connecting Banyo andNudgee bikeways to the Chermside Regional Centre.The 565 metre long bikeway will start at the existingbikeway west of Virginia Railway Station and traverseunder the railway line and Sandgate Road to join theexisting bikeway in Wellington Street (Banyo). Thisproject will also include safety signage and pathwaylighting.

FUNDING SOLUTIONThrough the SEQ Cycle Network Program, BrisbaneCity Council will seek joint (50/50) Council-StateGovernment funding for this project. An applicationwas submitted for the 2011-12 QueenslandGovernment Capital Funds Allocation.

Cabbage Tree Creek Bikeway (StageThree)



PURPOSE OF PROJECT

To provide the missing link in the Cabbage TreeCreek Bikeway, linking Brisbanes northern suburbsfrom Deagon, through Aspley, to McDowall. Thisproject will provide for a grade separated crossing ofGympie Road (Aspley) providing safer pedestrian andcyclist access to the Aspley centre and surroundingresidential areas.

FUNDING SOLUTIONThrough the SEQ Cycle Network Program, BrisbaneCity Council will seek joint (50/50) Council-StateGovernment funding for this project. There is potentialto apply for State Government funding for 2012-13.

A green bridge, Gold Coast

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Active and engaging public spaces are key to

achieving a public realm that contributes positively to

quality of life.

These spaces are often key enablers of activities that

directly support economic growth4 and in improvingaccess to community facilities and services that

enhance liveability.

Maintaining and enhancing liveability is a key

objective when contemplating the social pressures

of population growth. This is a key theme of

contemporary policy such as the SEQ Regional

Plan and the Australian Governments Our Cities

Discussion Paper.

The emphasis in the SEQ Regional Plan on promoting

compact development and inll will place greaterpressure on existing public spaces and highlights

the need for continuing strategic investment in public

spaces to maintain the liveability of our suburbs and

towns.

Whilst liveability also considers policy areas of

housing affordability and access to employment and

community services; investment in renewal of public

spaces results in immediate benets to liveability.

The Council of Mayors (SEQ) have identied the

following priority projects:

East West Flood Creek Detention (Toowoomba); Gallery Walk Project;

Brisbane City Hall Restoration Project (Stage

Two);

Beaudesert Centre Revitalisation Project;

Cavill Mall upgrade;

Capalaba transit hub;

Beenleigh Town Centre;

Beenleigh Aquatic Centre;

Centenary pool upgrade;

CBD vibrant laneways (Redlands);

Brisbane Energy Efcient Sustainable Transport

Car Parks Project.

Projects such as the Cavill Mall upgrade and the

Gallery Walk Project will both be enablers for

economic growth in key tourism precincts in need of

updating. Much of this will be in the tourism sector,

of which many jobs in SEQ are dependent. And, this

will be a public space of international signicance if/

when the Gold Coast hosts the 2018 Commonwealth

Games.

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p. 47

Similarly, the Capalaba transit hub and the Brisbane

City vibrant laneways projects will contribute to

stimulating localised economic growth, as well as

optimising connectivity between people and jobs.

Other priority projects such as the Beenleigh AquaticCentre and Centenary Pool will improve access and

deliver greater active and healthy sporting facilities for

SEQ communities.

The Brisbane City Hall Restoration Project helps

protect and enhance the rich civic, architectural

and historic importance of Brisbanes most loved

and identiable building. As a key symbol for

Australias largest city and Queenslands capital

city, this project will help ensure the Queensland

icon remains a historic legacy for future generations

of Queenslanders and visitors to enjoy, while itsincreasing integrated transport facilities within

King George Square will ensure Brisbane City Hall

continues in its role as the peoples place.

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Gallery Walk Project (Mt Tamborine)

ESTIMATED COST:$13 million


PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Gallery Walk project will help manage increasing

trafc demand, congestion and parking issues throughGallery Walk (Long Road). This project will createjobs during the design and construction of the project;reduce trafc congestion along Gallery walk; improveroad safety over the length of the project; improveroad usability by incorporating bicycle facilities and carparks; incorporate environmental and sustainabilityrequirements in design and construction; and allowfor the redevelopment of the Gallery Walk BusinessPrecinct to improve the amenity of the businessprecinct, increasing business activity and job creation.

FUNDING SOLUTION

A nance package including, State Government andLocal Government investment is required.

Cavill Mall Upgrade


DELIVERY DATE: 2016

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

To provide a high quality urban environment suitable

to link the new Gold Coast Rapid Transit station andthe new Surfers Paradise Foreshore Redevelopment,which will also address an inconsistent streetscape.Creation of a high quality urban corridor will supportsustainable transport modes of walking, cycling andpublic transport. As Cavill Mall is a major destinationfor local residents, tourists and visitors, a high qualityconnection of the light rail to the foreshore will providea signicant benet for this very popular area of theGold Coast. This will be particularly benecial whenthe Gold Coast hosts signicant events, like theproposed 2018 Commonwealth Games.

FUNDING SOLUTION

A nance package, including State Government andLocal Government investment, is required.

Capalaba Transit Hub


DELIVERY DATE: 2012

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Capalaba Transit Hub will allow the partial

closure of Redland Bay Road to through trafc,reconguration of the bus station, intersection upgradeworks and reprioritisation of the Mount Cotton andRedland Bay Road intersection. This project willprovide park and ride facilities to increase publictransport. This also supports Capalaba Centres roleas a principal regional activity centre, while improvingsafety and amenity for pedestrians, while improvingthe efciency of the bus interchange.

FUNDING SOLUTION

As a potential Regional Development Australia Fund

project, the nance package for this project couldinclude a mix of Federal Government (RegionalDevelopment Australia Fund), State Government andLocal Government investment.

Beenleigh Town Centre(redevelopment)

DELIVERY DATE: 2031

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

The Beenleigh Town Centre Redevelopmentproject. Beenleigh will be an important centre withemployment, training and community services for itssurrounding communities. As a designated principalactivity centre in SEQRP, Logan City Council hasdeveloped a Master Plan to guide the aspirations andpotential of Beenleigh for eth next 20 years (to 2031).

FUNDING SOLUTION

A mixed nance package could include Federal, Stateand Local Government investment, as well as privatesector investment opportunities, is recommend

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