❓ The WA government's response indicates that the upgrade of the Greenbushes to Bunbury railway line and the construction of the intermodal unit are contingent on a commercial agreement between the timber industry and a rail freight operator. The government is exploring options to make rail transport commercially viable.
AnsweredQoN 2904Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(a) when will work commence on the upgrade of the railway line between Greenbushes and Bunbury Inner Harbour;
(b) when is the upgrade of the railway line between Greenbushes and the Bunbury Inner Harbour expected to be completed;
(c) will the Internodal Unit planned for Greenbushes still be built according to the original plan; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(d) when can we expect to see logs and woodchips being carted on the Greenbushes to Bunbury Inner Harbour Railway line?
(b) when is the upgrade of the railway line between Greenbushes and the Bunbury Inner Harbour expected to be completed;
(c) will the Internodal Unit planned for Greenbushes still be built according to the original plan; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(d) when can we expect to see logs and woodchips being carted on the Greenbushes to Bunbury Inner Harbour Railway line?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 February 2008
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
103 days
(a-b) Work to upgrade the Greenbushes to Bunbury railway line can commence when the timber industry and a rail freight operator establish a commercial agreement to cart logs or woodchips.
Recent negotiations between WA Plantation Resources (WAPRES) and the Australian Railroad Group (ARG) have not resulted in a commercially viable rail proposal. Standing in the way of a commercial viable agreement is the security of log supply contracts.
The Government has not given up on the timber industry and a rail freight operator establishing a commercial agreement and is now looking at other options that will make the railway commercially viable. These options include: Improving the efficiencies of rail operations; examining strategies to reduce the gap between road and rail costs; Providing a commercially viable environment by compelling a certain quantity of the product within the relevant catchment area to be transported by rail where it is viable. The new licence for heavy haulage trucks in the South West effective as of 1 January 2008 will assist the Government in securing the future of rail operations in the South West.
(c) The design of the Greenbushes loading facility will depend on the timber logs or woodchips freight scenario specified in the agreement between the timber industry and a rail freight operator.
(d) Please see response to parts (a-b)
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Recent negotiations between WA Plantation Resources (WAPRES) and the Australian Railroad Group (ARG) have not resulted in a commercially viable rail proposal. Standing in the way of a commercial viable agreement is the security of log supply contracts.
The Government has not given up on the timber industry and a rail freight operator establishing a commercial agreement and is now looking at other options that will make the railway commercially viable. These options include: Improving the efficiencies of rail operations; examining strategies to reduce the gap between road and rail costs; Providing a commercially viable environment by compelling a certain quantity of the product within the relevant catchment area to be transported by rail where it is viable. The new licence for heavy haulage trucks in the South West effective as of 1 January 2008 will assist the Government in securing the future of rail operations in the South West.
(c) The design of the Greenbushes loading facility will depend on the timber logs or woodchips freight scenario specified in the agreement between the timber industry and a rail freight operator.
(d) Please see response to parts (a-b)
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.