GV Link – Link to the Future of Transport and Logistics
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LINK TO THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS 2 From its earliest beginnings, the concept of a thriving transport and logistics hub in the heart of Victoria has been logical, feasible and highly attractive. As Victoria’s food bowl, a major manufacturing centre and the gateway to and from northern Victoria and beyond, the Goulburn Valley has long enjoyed strategic importance for Victoria’s economy. Today that concept has a sound business case, a complete facility design and the government backing and regulatory approval to make it happen. GV Link is now inviting serious investors to stake a claim in one of the most exciting economic development projects undertaken in this region. GV Link will connect industries within the Goulburn Valley to export markets around the globe. GV LINK IS TAKING SHAPE 1 a a GOuLbuRN VALLey Hwy eCHuCA MOOROOPNA Rd TO INLAND NSW AND QLD TO ADELAIDE - 740KM FuTuRe GOuLbuRN a VALLey HiGHwAy ROuTe ANd MidLANd Hwy MeLbOuRNe- TO BENALLA - 60KM bRisbANe iNLANd TO SYDNEY - 730KM RAiL Reserve MOOROOPNA sHePPARTON MOOROOPNA FREIGHT RAIL TERMINAL MELBOURNE/TOcumwal a Railway LINE MidLANd Hwy TO BENDIGO - 120KM GOULBURN RIVER TOOLAMBA ROAD SIMSON ROAD GV LINK BROKEN RIVER PYKE ROAD GOuLbuRN VALLey Hwy TO MELBOURNE - 180 KM MELBOURNE/SHEPPARTON a RAIL LINE 2 3 ECONOMIC SENSE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL As a modern transport and logistics centre, GV Link offers an exciting opportunity for GV Link has the potential to provide investors and companies interested in: significant benefits for Victoria and the • Relocating all or significant parts of their Goulburn Valley, including: business to GV Link • A more efficient supply chain for regional • Partnering to build and develop GV Link industries and commercial distributors through the staged construction plan • Reduced congestion on roads into and • Investing capital in this valuable around Melbourne infrastructure for Victoria. • Direct rail access to the Port of Melbourne • Easier access to national and global why invest in GV Link? markets for regional businesses Image courtesy of Fleur Baldi GV Link is a thoroughly researched, • Promotion of urban renewal multi-faceted investment opportunity likely to realise returns on investment through: • Improving the competitiveness of regional exporters in the marketplace • Its capacity to handle significant freight volumes • Economic growth and prosperity. • The efficiencies and opportunities of In recognition of the project’s importance consolidation and co-location with other to one of Australia’s most productive, businesses export-driven regions, the Victorian and Australian Governments have already • Its access to rural and regional committed $2 million and $3 million communities and markets respectively to the development of • Its streamlined movement in and out of Stage One of GV Link. Melbourne • Strategic positioning for future growth. Staged investment opportunities, a flexible approach and attractive, negotiable terms for early and significant investment aim to meet investors’ individual business needs and objectives, whatever they may be. GV Link is investment ready now. GV LINK - GOULBURN VALLEY FREIGHT AND LOGISTIcS cENTRE 4 A39 YOUR business REGIONAL FIT Cobram 19 18 Barooga at GV LINK Strathmerton 20 21 B400 B400 Yarrawonga Nathalia A39 Imagine the possibilities for your business The Goulburn Valley enjoys growth with 22 Numurkah B400 Moama 5 at GV Link. stability. It has a strong, dynamic community, 4 Echuca a diversified economy and a workforce skilled 3 2 1 The centre will support a range of commercial B400 B400 to meet the future employment needs of B75 activities related to and vital for manufacturing 7 GV Link and local industry. 8 Tongala and food processing, including: 9 A39 GV Link complements other major economic 10 Kyabram Congupna • Secure, long-term storage for commodities 11 24 development initiatives underway in the 6 Rochester such as fresh fruit, empty cans, processed Merigum 25 26 27 12 Mooroopna Shepparton Goulburn Valley. These projects will create Girgarre 23 28 29 30 fruit and finished goods A300 B75 A300 reciprocal opportunities with GV Link, to 14 Tatura Stanhope 16 A39 • Consolidation of packaging, labelling and the ultimate benefit of industry and the A300 13 15 A300 other production processes community in this region. Benalla • Centralised warehousing, reducing product GV Link is Greater Shepparton city council’s B75 Rushworth handling and transport costs, and saving highest priority project for its Economic M31 Murchison time Development Strategy 2009-2012, and A39 Violet Town commits council and its government partners B75 • Quicker, easier freight distribution by truck A300 to driving this and other major economic and/or rail to the ports of Melbourne and Euroa development projects in the region. A39 Geelong of export-ready product Nagabmie M31 17 • Tenancy for and co-location with upstream Food bowl Modernisation Project or downstream services, including container servicing and truck maintenance. This Victorian Government project is manufacturers IN supported by council and involves a $2 GOULbURN VALLEY The Goulburn Valley business community has billion modernisation of the irrigated farm embraced GV Link and can be confident that sector by upgrading the water supply 1. Heinz Wattie Echuca 16. Unilever Tatura planning is on track and well underway. infrastructure in the Goulburn Valley Irrigation 2. Riverside Meats Echuca 17. Oz-Taste Nagambie District. It aims to expand agricultural activity 3. Nestlé Echuca 18. Bega Strathmerton by boosting sector confidence in water GV Link is located at the junction of two major 4. Cedenco Echuca 19. Murray Goulburn Cobram security and future farm productivity. freight routes that service Victoria’s Food Bowl 5. Simplot Echuca 20. Meiji-MGC Cobram and Southern NSW www.nvirp.com.au www.victoriasfoodbowl.com.au 6. Murray Goulburn Rochester 21. Vodusek Meats Cobram • Victoria accounts for 25% of Australia’s total food exports 7. Nestlé Tongala 22. Riverland Oilseed Numurkah • 85% of canned fruit production occurs in improved passenger and rail 8. HW Greenham Tongala 23. SPC-Ardmona Mooroopna the Food Bowl region of Shepparton and the freight services 9. CopRice Feeds Tongala 24. Campbell’s Soups Lemnos Riverina in NSW Improvements to passenger and freight rail 10. SPC-A (IXL) Kyabram 25. SPC-Ardmona Shepparton • Goods from wider NSW border region and into and out of the Goulburn Valley have been Murrumbidgee irrigation area also move into 11. Amcor Cans Kyabram 26. VisyPak Shepparton realised through recent rail track upgrades. Victoria for packaging and export 12. Heinz Girgare 27. Visy Board Shepparton Greater Shepparton city council will continue to play a lead role in advocating for a 13. Fonterra (Bonlac) Stanhope 28. Pental Soaps Shepparton *statistics souced from Freight Futures, 2008 significant stake in Australia’s long-term rail 14. Tatura Milk Tatura 29. Geoff Thompson Shepparton infrastructure. 15. Snow Brand Tatura 30. Amcor Fibre Pack Shepparton 5 GV LINK - GOULBURN VALLEY FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS CENTRE Image courtesy of Port of Melbourne corporation 6 KEY economic ACTIVITIES IN Greater Shepparton Manufacturing Construction Output: $2.36b Output: $568m Jobs: 3,468 Jobs: 1,500 Agriculture Output: $500m Jobs: 2,453 Retail Output: $500m Jobs: 4,374 Property & business services Output: $495m Jobs: 1,544 Shepparton City Council 2009 Data supplied by Greater 7 to endofFebruary2010 Cost ofbuildingworkinthemunicipality ECONOMY REGIONAL 1999/2000 $99,899,368 2000/2001 $87,711,582 2001/2002 $109,636,281 2002/2003 $117,114,742 2003/2004 $113,000,000 2004/2005 $142,841,258 2005/2006 $127,904,946 2006/2007 $169,708,097 2007/2008 $160,104,358 2008/2009 $175,844,071 eNd OF FebRuARy 2009 $106,521,296 eNd OF FebRuARy 2010 $148,595,303 8 9 GOULbURN VALLEY SNAPSHOT Facilitating Partnerships • Shepparton’s population increased by • Retail floorspace has significantly increased Greater Shepparton city council has Greater Shepparton city council is working 2.3% between 2008 and 2009, which from 144,000m2 in 1996 to approximately assumed leadership as project developer in partnership with other levels and key is amongst the highest growth rates in 200,000m2 in 2010 of this landmark venture to ensure: agencies of government, including: regional Victoria. the Australian Government, Victorian • Higher share of manufacturing jobs than • Its timely, efficient delivery in compliance Government and the four neighbouring local • Resident population of more than 61,000 regional Victoria generally (13.3 per cent with council’s robust planning, building, government municipalities. is forecast to grow by 10,000, or more than vs 10.8 per cent) environmental and associated regulations 16 per cent, by 2026 GV Link has the firm support of government • More than half of manufacturing jobs • Responsible financial management and at all levels because it fits within and meets • Vibrant community and economic activity associated with food manufacture sound, long-term investment secured from a range of key and long-term policy across a 2,421 square kilometre area multiple, viable sources • Existing transport and logistics industry objectives for economic development, • Central location within Victoria: base with dedicated workforce, 73 per • A development that addresses the broader transport, regional revitalisation, population 180 kilometres north of Melbourne and cent of which is employed in road transport economic needs of the region and of the growth and the environment.