Business Investment Opportunities in the Rapidly Growing Southern South-East Corridor Introduction to the South-East Corridor
The Southern South-East (SE) Corridor of metropolitan Perth has an area of 1577km2 comprising of three local governments – the Cities of Armadale and Gosnells and the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale. These local governments together form a vibrant and rapidly developing area close to Perth’s CBD. The corridor is well served by an integrated public transport system and regional roads, with a major activity centre located in Armadale. The corridor’s expanding population and available land offer exciting options for a wide range of business.
“...an attractive business investment destination...”
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Due to its location and rapid growth, the Southern SE Corridor presents an attractive business investment destination, which offers:
©© Strategic proximity to integrated public transport and road infrastructure
©© A skilled and readily available workforce
©© Strong established industries relating to construction, manufacturing, retail trade and health care / social assistance
©© Developable land for new businesses in strategic locations
This document outlines the specific business investment opportunities in the Southern SE Corridor with the aim of attracting investment to this region.
Population and Growth The population of the Southern SE Corridor in 2011 was 186,627 (national census data), representing 11% of the Perth metropolitan area’s total population. The population is projected to grow by more than two-thirds by 2031. This would see its population increase to more than 330,000, which would then represent 15% of the metropolitan area’s population. The Corridor has a number of rapidly developing urban areas such as Canning Vale, Southern River, Harrisdale, Piara Waters, Forrestdale, Haynes, Hilbert, Wungong and Byford. Large rural areas in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, City of Armadale and in the south of the City of Gosnells, balance out the urban areas and provide diverse lifestyle and recreation opportunities.
Industry Opportunity The major industries currently operating in the corridor are Construction, and Manufacturing. However, there are significant demands and opportunities in the sectors of Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Retail Trade and Wholesale Trade sectors. There are many developed industrial areas, as well as significant opportunities for the development of new large industrial and commercial estates and premises. The land availability strongly aligns with the demand sectors and provide potential investors with a range of investment options.
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500 No. of People 400 SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SERVICES SCIENTIFIC & RETAIL TRADE RETAIL WHOLESALE TRADE 300 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC WAREHOUSING & POSTAL TRANSPORT, & TRAINING EDUCATION & FOOD SERVICES ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE CARE & SOCIAL HEALTH 200 ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT SERVICES & SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE OTHER SERVICES MINING FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES SERVICES & RECREATION ARTS CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING SERVICES HIRING & REAL ESTATE RENTAL, ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER & WASTE SERVICES WASTE & WATER GAS, ELECTRICITY, & FISHING FORESTRY AGRICULTURE, 100 TELECOMMUNICATIONS MEDIA & INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL, 0 Industry Sectors Figure 1: Local demand industry sectors in the southern SE corridor.
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Although the local government areas in the Southern SE Corridor have broadly similar demographics and socio‑economics, each local government area has different strengths and investment opportunities.
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City of Armadale – Project Summary
Locations for Current Investment Zoning Land Available
Planned for 70,000 m2 1 Armadale City Centre Strategic Metropolitan Centre, Mixed of Commercial Retail (Strategic Centre) Business / Commercial and Residential floorspace by 2031 and 10,000 m2 Other Retail Primarily Residential with some 9.7 hectare total 2 Armadale City West Mixed Business / Commercial development area
3 Forrestdale Business Park General and Light Industrial / 330 hectare total (East and West) Service Commercial development area
2 4 Kelmscott Town Centre District Centre and Mixed Planned for 18,400 m Redevelopment Business / Commercial and 7000 m2 Other Retail
5 Champion Lakes Mixed Business / Commercial 15 hectare total Commercial Precinct and Residential development area Locations for Future Investment Future Zoning Land Available
South Forrestdale area will be zoned South Forrestdale 6 Industrial. Rezoning expected by 345 hectares (Rowley Road Precinct) 2014 - 2015 and first land release in 2016 City of Gosnells – Project Summary
Locations for Investment Zoning Floor Space
Mixed Business /Commercial and 7 Gosnells Town Centre 1424 m2 Highway Commercial Regional Centre and Mixed 8 Maddington Town Centre 610 0 m 2 Business / Commercial Canning Vale Light Industry, 9 10,571 m2 (South-East of Railway Line) Mixed Business / Commercial Locations for Future Investment Future Zoning Land Available
Maddington Kenwick Up to 300 hectares 10 Industrial Strategic Employment Area in 3 - 7 years Business Development; a draft Up to 35 hectares 11 Southern River Business Park Outline Development Plan proposes in 2 - 4 years Light Industrial and Mixed Business uses Development with an Outline Development Ranford Road / Up to 70 hectares 12 Plan that may include Light Industrial, Passmore Street in 3 - 5 years Mixed Business and Commercial Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale – Project Summary
Locations for Investment Zoning Floor Space
Byford Town Centre Mixed Business / Commercial 13 15,000 m2 (District Centre) and Residential The Cardup Business Park will be zoned 14 Cardup Business Park 200 lots Industrial and Mixed Business by 2014 Locations for Future Investment Future Zoning Land Available
15 West Mundijong Will be zoned Industrial by the end of 2015 880 lots
3 City of Armadale
The City of Armadale is only 30 minutes south-east of the Perth CBD. It is a growing regional centre at the heart of the growing Southern SE Corridor. The Armadale City centre is conveniently located at Perth’s major gateway crossroads of Albany and South Western Highways and Armadale Road. Perth’s rail network directly links Armadale to the Perth CBD (just 28km away) and to all other centres on the expanding rail network. Access to the Perth CBD is particularly swift via Armadale Road and the Kwinana Freeway.
“...a Strategic Metropolitan Centre in the Perth Metropolitan Retail Hierarchy...”
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The Armadale City Centre is a Strategic Metropolitan Centre in the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme. The Kelmscott District Centre is also located in the City of Armadale and provides a number of mixed retail and residential opportunities. In addition, the development of the Tonkin Highway will provide new opportunities for commercial development nearby the Champion Lakes international rowing facility. The Armadale City Centre is also expanding, providing new commercial/retail opportunities.
Locations for Investment
1. Armadale City Centre (Strategic Centre)
The crossways of Armadale Road South Western / Albany Highways and Location adjacent to the Perth to Bunbury rail line Strategic Metropolitan Centre, Mixed Business / Commercial and Zoned Residential Commercial Floor Space 70,000 m2 by 2031 and 10,000 m2 Other Retail Armadale’s City Centre continues to grow as a major retail hub in the area, and significant commercial floor space is readily available.
2. Armadale City West Precinct
The crossways of Armadale Road, South Western / Albany Highways and Location adjacent to Forrest Road, Green and Commerce Avenues adjacent to the Perth to Bunbury rail line
Zoned Strategic Metropolitan Centre, Primarily Residential with some Mixed Business / Commercial opportunities Land Available 9.7 hectares The Armadale City West Precinct area is a 9.7 hectare parcel of under‑utilised land close to the rail line and city centre. The ARMADALE ROAD CITY CENTRE area is earmarked for redevelopment as an CIVIC & CULTURAL inner‑city residential precinct, with service and R60 commercial activities at ground level.
FORREST ROAD The Redevelopment plan incorporates a JULL STREET CITY CENTRE Transport Oriented Development (TOD), WEST OF CITY RAILWAY CENTRE FIFTH ROADR80 RETAIL utilising maximization of residential density, R-IC incorporating mixed commercial uses and GREEN AVENUE COMMERCE AVENUE CHURCH AVENUE CITY CENTRE promotes public transport use and pedestrian SOUTH WEST HIGHWAY movement due to its proximity to the railway R60
CITY CENTRE RAILWAY STATION line and City Centre.
For further information: www.mra.wa.gov.au/ SOUTH WEST HIGHWAY Projects/Armadale/Publications/
Figure 2: Armadale City Centre
5 “...an important employment zone to support future population growth...”
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3. Forrestdale Business Park (East and West)
Location Armadale Road, adjacent to Tonkin Highway Zoned Industrial, Mixed Business and Highway Commercial Land available 330 hectares (190 hectares East and 140 hectares West) The Forrestdale Business Park (East) covers 190
hectares, and is championed as a contemporary RANFORD ROAD and efficient commercial estate, characterised by high quality industrial buildings and coordinated FORRESTDALE (WEST) landscaping. The site is expected to accommodate SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PRECINCT up to 700 industrial lots with the potential to create more than 12,000 jobs. The Forrestdale Business Park (West) is a 140 hectare commercial and light industrial development that will be an important employment zone to support future population
growth in Wungong and other new suburbs in TONKIN HIGHWAY FORRESTDALE KEANE ROAD the Corridor. BUSINESS PARK Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) Pty Ltd (HCA) recently announced plans to build a new ARMADALE ROAD state of the art facility at Forrestdale Business Park (East). This Greenfield project is HCA’s most significant investment in key infrastructure to date and follows a number of other key investments Figure 3: Area outlines of Forrestdale Business Park enabling further national expansion. (East and West) HCA officially purchased land in June 2013, with construction expected to commence in April 2014, and the project scheduled for completion in June 2015. Strategically located adjacent to Tonkin Highway, the facility is conveniently accessible to surrounding major industrial areas, including Perth Airport, Fremantle Port and Kwinana. This land covers an area of approximately 100,000m2 with an estimated total project expenditure of $100 million once completed. For further information: www.mra.wa.gov.au/Projects/Armadale/Publications/
4. Kelmscott District Centre Redevelopment
Location Albany Highway, Kelmscott District Centre and Mixed Zoned Business/Commercial Commercial 18,400 m2 and 7000 m2 TONKIN HWY Floor Space Other Retail
LAKE ROAD Kelmscott District Town Centre is undergoing a
major revitalisation. This site comprises publicly CORNELL AVE and privately owned land that is available for retail and other commercial opportunities. A concept PAGE ROAD plan and detailed design guidelines have been ALBANY HIGHWAY released. Located on Albany Highway, with close RAILWAY AVENUE KELMSCOTT TOWN CENTRE access to Tonkin Highway and the metropolitan WESTFIELD ROADCAMMILLO ROAD railway line (Kelmscott Station), Kelmscott is
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Figure 4: Outline of Kelmscott Town Centre Redevelopment Area
7 “...a world class rowing complex...”
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5. Champion Lakes Commercial Precinct (Commercial and Residential)
Location Lake Road and adjacent to Tonkin Highway Zoned Mixed Business / Commercial and Residential Land Available 15 hectares (for commercial precinct)
A world class rowing complex is the CORFIELD STREET centrepiece of a new urban village at Champion Lakes that is also ear‑marked to include a proposed theme park. A 15 hectare commercial precinct has been ear‑marked around the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre, RAILWAY AVENUE allowing businesses to take advantage of the ALBANY HIGHWAY opportunities provided by close proximity to the international sporting venue, and the TONKIN HIGHWAY CHAMPION LAKES COMMERCIAL high quality residential development at PRECINCT Champion Lakes.
LAKE ROAD The Champion Lakes Commercial precinct will WESTFIELD ROAD provide a fantastic opportunity for a range of CAMMILLO ROAD diverse commercial activity. CHAMPION DRIVE For further information: www.mra.wa.gov.au/ Projects/Armadale/Publications/
Figure 5: Champion Lakes Commercial Precinct Area
Locations for Future Investment
6. South Forrestdale (Rowley Road Precinct) FORREST ROAD Rowley Road adjacent to Location
Tonkin Highway FORRESTDALE LAKE ARMADALE GOLF COURSE South Forrestdale area will be
Future Zoning COMMERCIAL ROAD zoned Industrial 345 hectares. Rezoning expected STIRLING ROAD Land by 2014 - 2015 and first land Available ROAD COMMERCIAL release in 2016 OXLEY ROAD The site is 345 hectares and has effective
transport linkages to Tonkin Highway, Rowley KARGOTICH ROAD SOUTH FORRESTDALE Road, Nicholson Road, Armadale Road and COMMERCIAL PRECINCT TONKIN HIGHWAY South West Highway. Its proximity to existing and new residential development in Hilbert and Haynes is likely to provide increased incentive ROWLEY ROAD for developers and businesses to undertake activities in this strategic location. Figure 6: South Forrestdale (Rowley Road Precinct)
9 City of Gosnells
The City of Gosnells is approximately 20 km from the Perth CBD. The City is well served by the major strategic transport links of the Albany, Roe and Tonkin Highways and the Armadale and Thornlie passenger railway lines. These important transport links provide excellent access in and around the Perth metropolitan area and to the south and south‑west of the State. Fremantle, WA’s largest general cargo port, is just 35 minutes away by road. The City is also conveniently situated for access to Perth’s domestic and international airport – both are just a 15 minute drive.
“...Maddington is the major activity centre of the City of Gosnells...”
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In addition, the Western Australian State Government’s key planning document, Directions 2031, recognises the secondary centre of Maddington and the district centres of Gosnells, Forest Lakes and Thornlie within the City. Each of these areas is easily accessible via public transport, including rail connections to Perth’s CBD. The City has an industrial area in the Maddington - Kenwick suburbs, which is ideally located near the Tonkin Highway. Rezoning is underway to extend this industrial area. There are also significant commercial and retail opportunities in Maddington, Gosnells and Canning Vale. Locations for Investment
7. Gosnells Town Centre
Albany Highway, Fremantle SP ECI MILLS ROAD AL C ON Location Road, Dorothy Street and TR OL A R E Wheatley Street FREMANTLE ROAD A
GOSNELLS Zoned District Centre TOWN CENTRE
Vacant Commercial 2 FEDERATION PARADE ALBANY HIGHWAY 1424 m MAIN STREET Floor Space GOSNELLS RAILWAY STATION LISSIMAN STREET WHEATLEY STREET
Gosnells Town Centre has been substantially STATION STREET
ASTLEY STREET HICKS STREET redeveloped in the last decade, opening up STALKER ROAD small business and commercial opportunities
S P E in the Town Centre. C IA L C O DOROTHY STREET For further information: www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/ NT RO L A About_our_City/Major_initiatives/Town_Centre_ REA regeneration/Gosnells_Town_Centre
Figure 7: Gosnells Town Centre Area
8. Maddington Town Centre
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Attfield Street, Burslem Drive AUSTIN AVENUE Location CHURCH ROAD and Olga Road
ALTOA ROAD Future Zoning Regional Centre Development Vacant 2 MADDINGTON STATION Commercial 610 0 m ALBANY HIGHWAY KELVIN ROAD Floor Space
MADDINGTON THE CRESCENT Maddington is the major activity centre of TOWN CENTRE the City of Gosnells. The area surrounding ATTFIELD STREET ORR STREET Maddington Centro Shopping Centre is primed for business development and investment, OLGA ROAD and significant commercial floor space is BURSLEM DRIVE also available. The City of Gosnells is undertaking the Maddington Town Centre Revitalisation project, which aims to make Maddington a major Figure 8: Maddington Town Centre Investment Area activity centre that will include transit-orientated development close to the Maddington train station. This project will also provide significant business opportunities. For further information: www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/ About_our_City/Major_initiatives/Town_Centre_ regeneration/Maddington_Town_Centre
11 Large commercial area ready for development in Maddington
“...Canning Vale is a major growth area...”
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9. Canning Vale (South-East of Railway Line) NICHOLSON ROAD
IAL CONTROL AR Location Nicholson Road, Tulloch Way SPEC EA Light Industry, Mixed BANNISTER ROAD Zoned Business / Commercial CANNING VALE YALE ROAD SOUTH-EAST OF RAILWAY LINE Vacant Commercial 10,571 m2 Floor Space VOSTAN ROAD
TULLOCH WAY GARDEN STREET
Canning Vale is a major growth area and has PANAMA STREET experienced some significant commercial MACMILLAN BOUILEVARD activity in the last few years. This commercial precinct is conveniently located off Nicholson HUGHES STREET McLEAN ROAD LESCHENAULTIA DRIVE Road (easily accessible from Roe Highway) NICHOLSON ROAD and is zoned Light Industrial and Mixed S GATEWAYP EBOULEVARD A CIAL CONTROL ARE Business / Commercial, providing a range of CANNA DRIVE business opportunities. Significant commercial floor space is also readily available. Figure 9: Commercial Area in Canning Vale Locations for Future Investment
10. Maddington Kenwick Strategic Employment Area (MKSEA)
WELSHPOOL ROAD Tonkin Highway, Roe Highway, COURTNEY PLACE Location Bickley Road and Welshpool Road EDWARD STREET MADDINGTON / KENWICK Future Zoning Industrial and Mixed Business COLDWELL ROAD STRATEGIC EMPLOYMENT AREA (MKSEA) TONKIN HIGHWAY Land GROVE ROAD
Up to 300 hectares in 3 - 7 years ROE HIGHWAY Available BROOK ROAD MKSEA is a City initiative designed to create more employment in the area. MKSEA is BOUNDARY ROAD close to the Maddington industrial area, and BICKLEY ROAD is being rezoned for further industrial activity. BRENTWOOD ROAD MKSEA will provide prospective investors with
VICTORIA ROAD a range of major industrial and commercial BICKLEY ROAD opportunities. For further information: www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/ Building_and_development/Planning_the_City/ Figure 10: MKSEA Projects/Maddington_Kenwick_Strategic_ Employment_Area
13 “Southern River... the most significant future greenfield development site in the City of Gosnells...”
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11. Southern River Business Park FORESTERS WAY
Southern River Road / Lander Location REFLECTIONS ROAD LANDER STREET Street, Southern River STILLWATER STREET
Urban and Business STREAMSIDE STREET Zoned Development
Land Up to 35 hectares for SOUTHERN RIVER ROAD Available development in 2 - 4 years SOUTHERN RIVER PRECINCT The Southern River Business Park is being planned through a collaborative effort between landowners and the City to provide a new base
MATISON STREET for business and employment uses in a rapidly FURLEY ROAD growing part of the City. The site is close to other business areas in Canning Vale and Forrestdale, with convenient access to Roe and Tonkin Highways. Figure 11: Southern River Business Park Area Likely uses include Light Industry and Mixed Business. The Business Park will provide prospective investors with a range of major industrial and commercial opportunities. For further information: www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/ Building_and_development/Planning_the_City/ Endorsed Plans/Southern River Precinct 3 LSP
12. Ranford Road/Passmore Street, Southern River
Location Ranford Road / Passmore Street, Southern River Proposed Zoning Urban and Development Land Available Up to 70 hectares for development in 3 - 5 years The site is in single ownership and forms part of a larger landholding that is identified as the HUNTINGDALE ROAD
CORFIELD STREET most significant future greenfield development ALBANY HIGHWAY site in the City of Gosnells. HOLMES STREET
[FUTURE GARDEN ROAD LINK] The broader site is going through rezoning and structure planning phases to provide
RAILWAY AVENUE for development for a range of uses, including residential, commercial, business, entertainment, educational, recreational and SOUTHERN RIVER ROAD LAKE ROAD MATISON STREET RANFORD ROAD community uses. PASSMORE STREET
TONKIN HIGHWAY The identified 70 hectare light‑industrial site is CHAMPION DRIVE RANFORD ROAD included in the planning initiative being driven SOUTHERN RIVER by the land owner, with the support of the City, to bring forward development plans for the broader area and could cater for a range of ARMADALE ROAD business-related uses.
The site is close to other business areas in Figure 12: Ranford Road Development Site Canning Vale and Forrestdale, with convenient access to Roe and Tonkin Highways.
15 Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale is 45 km south of the Perth CBD, in a position providing easy access to the Perth Metropolitan and Peel regions. It has ready access to primary freight routes and national highways such as the Kwinana Freeway and the Forrest and Tonkin Highways.
“...600 hectares of industrial land in close proximity to primary freights routes and national highways...”
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More than 600 hectares of industrial land in close proximity to primary freights routes and national highways is being rezoned. Various exciting developments have already been approved including a supermarket, a shopping centre, various fast food outlets, offices and other commercial activities to meet the growing demand in one of the fastest growing local authorities in Australia.
Locations for Investment
13. Byford Town Centre (District Centre)
Abernethy Road, South Western Location Highway, San Simeon Boulevard EDWARD CRESCENT and Evans Way
Mixed Business / Commercial CLARA STREET Zoned and Residential SOUTH CRESCENT
GEORGE STREET
SOUTH WESTERN HIGHWAY Vacant MARY STREET 2 BLYTHESWOOD AVENUE THOMAS ROAD DEVIATION Commercial 15,000 m BYFORD STATION Floor Space CLIFTON STREET
Byford Town Centre is a key district centre. BYFORD TOWN CENTRE It is undergoing a revitalisation that has created ABERNETHY ROAD BEENYUP ROAD new business investment opportunities. WAY GORDIN Byford is a fast growing area and commercial
SOLDIERS ROAD development has already been approved for a supermarket, shopping centre and fast food outlets. For further information: www.sjshire.wa.gov.au/ Figure 13: Byford Town Centre Redevelopment Area byford-town-centre/
14. Cardup Business Park THOMAS ROAD
1164 South Western Highway, Location Cardup (various lots) ABERNETHY ROAD The Cardup Business Park will Zoned be zoned Industrial and Mixed
Business by 2014 ORTON ROAD
HOPKINSON ROAD Estimated 1164 SOUTH WESTERN HIGHWAY number of 200 CARDUP industrial lots SOUTH WESTERN HWY
SOLDIERS ROAD BISHOP ROAD
Figure 14: Proposed Cardup Business Park
17 “...ideal for industrial development...”
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Locations for Future Investment
15. West Mundijong
Kargotich Road, Mundijong BISHOP ROAD Road, Kwinana Freight Line POSSIBLE REALIGNMENT Location OF KWINANA FREIGHT and proposed Tonkin Highway RAIL LINE extension LEIPOLD ROAD Will be zoned Industrial by the Zoned end of 2015 SCOTT ROAD
Estimated WEST MUNDIJONG number of 880
industrial lots ROAD KARGOTICH
SPARKMAN ROAD
This area in West Mundijong is in a prime EXTENSION HIGHWAY TONKIN PROPOSED location and is ideal for industrial development. The area is currently zoned Rural, but will be zoned Industrial by the end of 2015, MUNDIJONG ROAD providing many industrial and commercial investment opportunities. For further information: www.sjshire.wa.gov.au/west- Figure 15: West Mundijong Industrial Area mundijong/
19 Summary 6 Reasons to Invest in the Southern South-East Corridor
Rapidly growing Town Centre corridor small business With a population of nearly and commercial 200,000 people, and growing, the corridor provides prospective opportunities business owners with a strong The Armadale Strategic Regional consumer base. Centre and Gosnells town centre both consist of ready‑made small Ready - made business opportunities. Whilst the redevelopment of Byford and workforce Maddington town centres will provide some new and unique A growing population and a opportunities in the future. relatively young population, means there is a ready-made workforce in the area. This will mean new Competitive businesses will easily find locally skilled employees. commercial land prices Major industrial Comparative to other local and commercial government areas the land prices in the corridor are growing from opportunities a much lower base providing excellent opportunities to a wider As the corridor is growing it has range of potential business owners. the land available for many new commercial and industrial precinct opportunities. The corridor also Lifestyle living – has a number of developed commercial and industrial areas thriving urban town that have readily available land. centres and gateway to the foothills Big community events are rapidly growing in the corridor, with many in the surrounding town centres. These events are great for families. The corridor also has easy access to the Darling Ranges.
20 Business Investment Opportunities in the Rapidly Growing Southern South-East Corridor Who to Contact? The Southern SE Corridor clearly presents the business sector with a wide range of investment opportunities
The Cities of Armadale and Gosnells, and the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale have a great record of supporting new business establishment in the Southern SE Corridor. Below is a list of contacts that potential business investors / owners can contact to obtain further information about specific areas and to explore the opportunities identified in this document.
Scott Jarvis Manager Economic Development City of Armadale (08) 9399 0464 [email protected] Dr Mike Brewis Economic Development Coordinator City of Gosnells (08) 9397 3190 [email protected] Deon van der Linde Senior Strategic Planner Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale (08) 9526 1106 [email protected]
21 9397 3000 9399 0111 9526 1111 www.gosnells.wa.gov.au www.armadale.wa.gov.au www.sjshire.wa.gov.au