Aboriginal Enterprises Government is investing in Aboriginal empowerment through supporting the establishment of Aboriginal enterprises. There is an opportunity for investors to partner with Aboriginal Corporations and governments to establish new initiatives and projects.
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Resources Aboriginal businesses are encouraged to register their business on the following registers: Aboriginal Business Directory WA – www.abdwa.com.au
Supply Nation’s Indigenous Business Direct – www.supplynation.org.au Industry registers e.g. Project Connect – w ww.projectconnect.com.au
Freight Optimising the utility of the Port of Albany as part of a multi-port import/export gateway for south west WA is important for future economic development of the regions within this geographic area. A government study completed in 2013 demonstrated the potential of a new rail line between the planned Mundijong Intermodal Hub and Brookton to alleviate pressure on the Eastern Goldfields line between Northam and Kwinana and major road freight routes across the Darling Scarp. Future west to east freight flows to Westport along with significant challenges associated with increasing road capacity across the Darling Scarp suggest that the time has come for a second freight rail line across the Scarp as the most cost-effective, lowest impact solution. Enabling freight to move east and west from the Great Southern to Brookton will become increasingly important as rail and road intermodal terminals to optimise agricultural rail freight movement west across the Darling Scarp and facilitate value added processing in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. Capacity improvements to the line between Northam and Albany will be critical to realising the value of a new Brookton to Mundijong spur – as a more direct route to Kwinana and Bunbury; to relieve pressure on the Northam to Kwinana line through to Bunbury and as a more direct route from Westport to Albany to optimise the utility of the Ports of Albany and Bunbury. These rail improvements – particularly the Mundijong to Brookton spur – establish the potential for an efficient Perth-Albany rail passenger service, in support of growth of the Great Southern. Resources Arc Infrastructure www.arcinfra.com Department of Transport, Regional Freight Plan – www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/about-us/ ABOUT_P_RegionalFreightPlan_FullA3.pdf Revitalising the Agricultural Region Freight Strategy – www.transport.wa.gov.au/Freight-Ports/ revitalising-agricultural-region-freight-strategy City of Albany – www.albany.wa.gov.au i
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