Lithium Valley Main Report 2018
Ideally the Industrial Park should be providing a higher level of service and support compared to competitor facilities elsewhere in the world. This means potentially providing or facilitating specialist advice on: ● ● Health and safety ● ● Customs and clearance services ● ● Labour and industrial relations ● ● Government advisory ● ● Instrumentation, control and automation techniques ● ● Laboratory, testing and analytical support ● ● Literature, information, learning and teaching aids ● ● Materials technology and testing ● ● Mechanical processes ● ● Pharmaceutical, packaging and storage techniques ● ● Shipping ● ● Research and Innovation Ultimately, it is about supporting companies operating within the Industrial Park in a cost- effective way. The importance of management being flexible to changing conditions should not be under-estimated. A comparative analysis with successful international industrial parks could be completed with identified strengths implemented into the new park and identified weaknesses improved upon.
the current WA State Government setup, this function would be performed by the WA Department of Jobs, Technology, Science and Innovation (JTSI). Consultations with industry has revealed that businesses do not consider JTSI to be the right party to develop an Industrial Park. Business considers a dedicated, commercially focused and experienced team of key experts, like the AMC, would be suitable to develop a facilitated Industrial Park. Successful Industrial Parks elsewhere in the world typically have dedicated management, usually independent from government, business development focused and proactive. It is no longer possible to build comparable industrial parks in Sydney or Melbourne as suitable land has already been sold or developed for other uses, so the opportunity is lost in these cities. Urban encroachment has significantly impacted the Port Botany industrial park precinct in Sydney, costing tens of thousands of ongoing jobs and losing tens of billions per year in economic earnings. Sydney’s main airport is now in danger of becoming a stranded asset due to urban encroachment and the lack of surrounding industry. Gladstone, Queensland, has a heavy industrial precinct although uses of this precinct are limited. The Eagle Farm Industrial area near the Port of Brisbane is the only other comparable site for potential industrial development, however it lacks some of the advantages of the WTC and its focus is logistics. Ergo, the WTC is the premier location in Australia for development of a world- class industrial park and unlike elsewhere in Australia is perfectly suited for the export market. The first stage of the Industrial Park could include the land parcel where the Motorplex is located and is bordered by Abercrombie Rd in the East, Anketell Rd in the North, Thomas Road in the South and Rockingham Road in the West.
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