❓ The Minister for Lands outlines the Liberal-National government's plan to promote economic growth and diversification in Broome through the development of the Broome Road industrial estate, addressing industrial land constraints and supporting the Yawuru people.
AnsweredQoN 481Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
BROOME — DEVELOPMENT
481. Mr B.J. GRYLLS to the Minister for
Lands:
Can the Minister for Lands please
update the house on what the Liberal–National government is doing to
help promote economic growth and diversification in Broome?
481. Mr B.J. GRYLLS to the Minister for
Lands:
Can the Minister for Lands please
update the house on what the Liberal–National government is doing to
help promote economic growth and diversification in Broome?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Pilbara for
the question and for his focus, of course, on all things north, which members
know is a big part of his history. We know that Broome has gone through a
number of changes over the past couple of years, but it is still a growing
community. If we are to support a growing community such as Broome, we have to
focus on not only residential development and expansion, but also industrial
expansion to ensure that industrial growth meets the needs of that community.
We know that the current industrial
land in Broome is somewhat constrained. A big part of the industrial focus is
on the Broome peninsula, near the port, and, of course, that has some
geographical constraints on it. In recent times, with some of the expansion of
the liquefied natural gas opportunities in the north, some companies, due to a
shortage of industrial land in Broome, have had to use some areas near the port
as laydown areas for their equipment. It is not a position that we want to
finish up with over time. Having a current industrial land focus on the
peninsula means that trucks are going through the community to get to that
site. Again, for a significant tourism town such as Broome, that is not the
preferred situation.
Cabinet recently approved the
development by LandCorp of the Broome Road industrial estate as a solution to
this challenge. That is some 330 hectares, about 10 kilometres to the north of
Broome; it is on the main road that comes into town. It is adjacent to the
existing wastewater treatment plant and it is also adjacent to the proposed new
Broome airport. The first stage is likely to start later this year with
pre-sales. Construction is to commence by the middle of next year and
additional stages will come on as the need in that area develops. The first
stage will deliver 40 lots, which we predict will house more than 40 businesses
and supply some 900 jobs, if they are filled. I feel very confident about the
interest in the industrial activity in Broome when I look at the background of
the decision to progress this project.
LandCorp will contribute $37 million
to the project, with $14.9 million coming from royalties for regions. This has
strong support from the Broome shire, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Western Australia and also from the Kimberley Development Commission. The
benefits are fourfold and will provide industrial land for Broome for the next
20 years, create jobs and economic opportunity for the region, move industrial
activity away from the constrained port area, and reduce the number of truck
movements through Broome.
Members may well be aware that under
the 2010 Yawuru industrial land use agreement, land was made available in this
industrial precinct for the Yawuru people. They have 80 hectares of the 412 hectares
in total. The structure of the arrangement that LandCorp is working through
with the development is that the royalties for regions funds will be used for
funding essential power, water and telecommunications infrastructure and that
means that will be an enabler for the 40 hectares of Yawuru land that is on
that site. That will allow the local Yawuru people to offer up industrial land
to get potential leaseholders on the back of that, and provide a long stable
income to support the economic development of the Indigenous community in the
north. This is a fantastic outcome for Broome; it is a fantastic outcome for
regional Western Australia and I am looking forward to it being something that
is a trigger for growth in that part of Western Australia.
the question and for his focus, of course, on all things north, which members
know is a big part of his history. We know that Broome has gone through a
number of changes over the past couple of years, but it is still a growing
community. If we are to support a growing community such as Broome, we have to
focus on not only residential development and expansion, but also industrial
expansion to ensure that industrial growth meets the needs of that community.
We know that the current industrial
land in Broome is somewhat constrained. A big part of the industrial focus is
on the Broome peninsula, near the port, and, of course, that has some
geographical constraints on it. In recent times, with some of the expansion of
the liquefied natural gas opportunities in the north, some companies, due to a
shortage of industrial land in Broome, have had to use some areas near the port
as laydown areas for their equipment. It is not a position that we want to
finish up with over time. Having a current industrial land focus on the
peninsula means that trucks are going through the community to get to that
site. Again, for a significant tourism town such as Broome, that is not the
preferred situation.
Cabinet recently approved the
development by LandCorp of the Broome Road industrial estate as a solution to
this challenge. That is some 330 hectares, about 10 kilometres to the north of
Broome; it is on the main road that comes into town. It is adjacent to the
existing wastewater treatment plant and it is also adjacent to the proposed new
Broome airport. The first stage is likely to start later this year with
pre-sales. Construction is to commence by the middle of next year and
additional stages will come on as the need in that area develops. The first
stage will deliver 40 lots, which we predict will house more than 40 businesses
and supply some 900 jobs, if they are filled. I feel very confident about the
interest in the industrial activity in Broome when I look at the background of
the decision to progress this project.
LandCorp will contribute $37 million
to the project, with $14.9 million coming from royalties for regions. This has
strong support from the Broome shire, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Western Australia and also from the Kimberley Development Commission. The
benefits are fourfold and will provide industrial land for Broome for the next
20 years, create jobs and economic opportunity for the region, move industrial
activity away from the constrained port area, and reduce the number of truck
movements through Broome.
Members may well be aware that under
the 2010 Yawuru industrial land use agreement, land was made available in this
industrial precinct for the Yawuru people. They have 80 hectares of the 412 hectares
in total. The structure of the arrangement that LandCorp is working through
with the development is that the royalties for regions funds will be used for
funding essential power, water and telecommunications infrastructure and that
means that will be an enabler for the 40 hectares of Yawuru land that is on
that site. That will allow the local Yawuru people to offer up industrial land
to get potential leaseholders on the back of that, and provide a long stable
income to support the economic development of the Indigenous community in the
north. This is a fantastic outcome for Broome; it is a fantastic outcome for
regional Western Australia and I am looking forward to it being something that
is a trigger for growth in that part of Western Australia.
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