SUBMISSION TO DECENTRALISATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1966
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction 1 ·. ·~ Strategic Position ·. 2 (i) Raw Materials ·. 2 (ii) Markets ·. .. 0 3 Land Availability and Price ·. 4-
Cormnunications o • o • 4-
Distribution of Employment 6 ·. • c (i) Males and Females ·. 6 (ii) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Industries 6 Population Trends ·. 8 Employment Trends 9 • 0 ·. Industrial and Cormnercial Locality Map ·. 10 Existing Industries • • 11 Existing Cormnercial Development 22
Existing Educational Facilities 23 Services - Water Supply ·. • • 24- Electr icity Q . 27 • 0 Gas; Sewerage , Drainage 28 ; Service and Access Roads 29
Housing • • 30 Town Planning 30 ·. • u Existing Social and Cormnunity li'acili ties ·. 31 Organisations f or development of Industry ·. 33 1 I J Development of Portland - Matters for Considerati on. 33
Conclusi on ·. • • 37
Appendices No. I to XIII ( inclusive )
III
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, DECENrRALISATION ADVISORY COm.uTTEE SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF PORTLAND
lit INTRODUCTION
The Committee is required under its Act to provide advice to the Governor in Council as follows:-
'Which places outside the Metropolitan area within the meaning of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 have the greatest potential for industrial and commercial expansion and the type and extent of the stimulation required to ensure their future development" .
The following submission is submitted on behalf of the Town of Portland and the Standing Committee appointed by that Municipality and the Shire of Portland and the Portland Harbor Trust, following an initial visit to Portland by the then Minister of State Development, the Hon. Vance Dickie, M.L.A., on the 27th. May, 1965, and the subsequent visit to Portland by the Decentralisation Advisory Committee comprising the Minister of State Development, the Hono J .W. Manson, M. L.A. , the Director of the Division of State Development, Mr . N.T. Howard, and the members of the Committee itself, on the 1st. June, 1966. Juring this visit, discussions took place with • representatives of the two Councils and the Portland Harbor Trust, and with industrialists .pperating at present .lithi'n the general Portland area, in • particular, representatives of Messrs. Thos . Borthwick & Sons (Aust. ) Ltd., Everett Products Pty. Ltdo, South Australian Fishermen's Co-operative Ltd., West Vic Masonry Pty. Ltd., South Western Constructions (Hamil ton) Pty. Ltd. ,
the Portland Wool Selling Brokers I Association and Mr. W. Amor, together with representatives of the Fruitgrowers' Association.
The following submission, which, it is hoped, will convince the Committee that Portland is one of the areas in the State which has the greatest potential for industrial and commercial expansion, also sets down some of the thoughts of the people as to the nature of the stimulation which might be applied here.
The submission has been prepared at the request of the Standing Committee and with the fullest co-operation of a great many people in the area whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged.
/~,,(~\ l~ (E . Noel T. Henry) Town Clerk
October, 1966. Page 2. P 0 R T LAN D
'. . S T RAT E G I C POSITION PORTLAND is located within 8 miles of the direct overseas route between Melbourne and Adelaide and almost midway between the capitals of Victoria
and South Australia o
The construction of its $16, 000~00 0 Port offers unique opportunity for the development of the rich hinterland comprising the We stern areas of Victoria and t he South Eastern area of South Australia. (See map of Hinterland on front cover of this submission).
I ~ To meet this opportunity, the Portland Harbor Trust now has three general cargo berths available for the trade offering, one new bulk berth under construction, one tanker berth and plenty of land immediately behind the general cargo berths to handle the containerisation potential, to say nothing of adequate open areas close to the Port for container packaging purposes.
It is of interest to note that Portland has been selected as the operational headquarters for an extensive search for undersea oil and gas deposits in the Otway Basin" Plans are now in hand to commence • drilling operations off' the South West Coast of Victoria during January, 1967 • • ( i) RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCED IN THE ll'INiEDIATE VICINITY
1. Meat: Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal, Pork, Sundry By-Products The long established meat works of Thos. Borthwick & Sons
(Aust.) Ltd o have been the principal industry of the area over the past 60 years. Messrs. Angliss & Co. will establish
a works here also o
20 Wo ol: Portland is now established as a major wool selling centre within the National Wo ol Selling roster. Five woolselling brokers established here, with a sixth now building. The majority of the firms have expanding building programmes. 128,000 bales sold in Portland during 1965-66 season, with 54,000 bal es shipped direct to overseas destinations from Portland. Estimate for present season possibly 175,000 bales.
3. Dairy Produce: .. The Portland Co-operative Dairy Company produces an extensive range of produce at its Portland Butter Factory and Heywood Cheese FactorYn Page 3. P 0 R T LAN D-
(i) RAW MATERIALS (Cont'd.)
4. Fish: ~ Development of the fishing industry has taken place with the operation of the S.A.F.C.O.L. Fish Cannery, and the establishment of Stanke Broso (Boat Builders).
5. Extensive Forests - both Hard and Soft Wood: Hardwood timbers milled at 14 mills nearby, and Softwood timbers at Dartmoor, Nelson and in the Mount 'Gambier district.
6. Fruit: Extensive apple and pear orchards, with cool storages.
7. Vineyards being developed at Drumborg, 100 acres now planted.
8. Oats: Portland is now the principal oat-exporting centre for the State of Victoriao
9. Vegetables: Extensive crops of tomatoes and potatoes have been produced locally and in the neighbouring Shire of Portland. Other vegetables, including root crops, legumes and all garden produce are grown with success.
10. Materials available for extractive industries: Basalt, and ironstone gravel San!i Limestone Dia tomaceous Earth Clay
( ii) MARKETS Situated in very close proximity to overseas shipping lanes" Portland is virtually at the door of almost every country in the world.
On the local scene, it has rail connections to Melbourne and Adelaide and, in its vicinity, to such centres as Mount Gambier, Casterton, Coleraine, Hamilton and Warrnambool, (these links also serve the smaller towns between)o The rail link to Horsham via Hamilton, Cavendish, Toolondo, requires regrading and heavier rails if it is to become effective for the purpose for which it was built, namely, the carriage of agricultural produce and farm supplies to and from the Portland Hinterlando
" A good road system connects Portland to all points in its hinterland Page 40 P 0 R T LAN D
(ii) MARKETS (Cont'do ) and to the capitcl citieso .The hinterland provides a market area where goods manufactured in Portland could be soldo
The Portland aerodrome provides opportunities for airfreighting,
now V8F:/ essential and much availed of.
LAND AVAILABILITY AND:..-.---"---- PRICE The development of Portland is controlled by the Joint Planning Scheme
operated by the Town and Shire Councils~ This plan is being constantly reviewed to meet the growing needs of the town and surrounds.
The Town Council is at present processing an amending ordinariee which will
extend the area available for residential and industrial uses o The Shire Council has planning schemes being processed which will have similar effect"
Adequate land is a.vailable under the scheme as amended for Housing~
Commer~ial and Industrial purposes"
Recent land sales indicate the following prices for land:- • (i) Housing: From $1,000 to $6$000 for residential sites, according to situation~
(ii) Commercial: From $300 to $600 per foot for land in Commercial "A" Zone and up
to $80 per foot for land in Commercial liB" (Daily Needs) Zones c
(iii) Industrial: About $600 to $800 per acre for land in Industrial Zones suitable
~ for establishment of industry.
The Portland Harbor Trust will lease lands near the Port to
suitable industries o
See Industrial and Commercial Locality Map Page 10"
COM M U N I CAT ION S
(i) Road: First class highways link Portland -
with Me195~~ via Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Camperdown, Colac and Geelong,
with A!!elaiil.e via Mount Gambier, Naracoorte and Border Town, and also via Mount Gambier and Kingston, 'i,
with Mildu~ via Hamilton, Horsham, Hopetoun and Ouyen, Page 5. P 0 R T LAN D
COM M U N I CAT ION S (Cont'd.)
wi th Ballarat via Hamil ton, Lake Bolac and Skipton,
wit~ Bendigo via Ararat, Avoca and Maryborougho
(ii) Rail: A Railway map indicates the railway system converging
on Portlandc The one enclosed also indicates the oats flow to Portland in the 1964-65 season. (Appendix TV)
(iii) Air Services regularly connect Portland with M~lbourne each week day and a first class aerodrome fills the needs of charter and
other itinerant aircraft o
(iv) Sea: The overseas trade of the Port is now well established.
With the establishment of containerisation; Coastal shipping is a logical development in which Portland will be included.
(v) Town Bus Service in operation linking Commercial "A" Zone with outer residential areas.
(Vi) Telephones: The new Automatic Telephone Exchange serves the Town and the immediate area - Extensions are to be made which will eventually link up the whole district in the Automatic Network. P 0 R T L A N D Page 6.
DISTRIBUTI ON O F EM PL O Y MEN T
(i) MALES AND m iLUES
I t i s diff icult to assess curr~ nt employment figures, however, the following t ables give some indication of t he wor k force and age group as rel ated to total populat i on f or the years 1947, 1954 and 1961 :
Work Force and Age Groups in Ter ms of Populati on PORTLAND B I-- 1 A I Census I as % of ! M 15 - 64.) as %A .. Year I Popltn. I F 15 - 29) % to B - ---.------J- M I 58 60 97 1947 1? 17 21 81
M 60 60 100 1954- F 16 19 84-
M 53 75 89 1961 F 16 18 89
------.------~-- -- -
" ge GrouEs for Portland
-- - - ! Age I 1947 1954 1961 Gr oup Mal e l" erna.l e Mal e Femal e Male Femal e I \ - 15 28 24 30 29 34 32 15 - 29 I 21 19 18 I 15 -64 I 60 63 60 60 57 58 64 12 13 10 11 9 10
Tot al \ 1680 1782 2302 2457 2911 3103 I I Popltn. ! 3462 4759 6014 I , - I I
(ii) PRTh1ARY SECONDARY AN:) TERTIARY INDUSTRIES To obtain a percentage of the whole popul ation t he following classifications have been adopt ed. A. Primary Production B. Mining and Quarr ying, Manufacturing, Building and Construct i on C. Electricity, Gas & Water Services , Transport , Communications . D. Finance and Property, Comme rce , Amusements, Hot el s and Eat ing .. Houses 6 E. Publi c Authoriti es (N.E.I.), Pr of essi onal . F. Per sons not in wor k f orce . Page 7. P 0 R T LAN D
DIS T RIB UTI 0 N 0 F E M P LOY MEN T. (Contrd).
Percentage of Population According to Indus,try for Portland at the census dates indicated.
Class of P 0 R T L A N D I Industry 1947 1954 1961
M 10 6 5 A. F ... - - M 23 30 25 B. F 2 2 2
M 6 , 6 5 Co F 1 1 I 1 'M 16 14 14 Do F 10 9 I! 8 M 3 4 4 Eo F I 4 4 5 M 42 40 47 Fo Ii F 83 84 84
I! I I .---- - indicates 0.5.% or less THOS BORTHWICK & SONS (AUST o) LTD. The largest individual emp1oyersof the available labor force are Thomas Borthwick and Sons and it is interesting to note their strength of staff figures on the last day of each month during the current year.
YEAR 1966 IvIALES I FEl'lL:UES YEAR 1966 MALES FEMALES
January 483 49 Jtme 430 45 I February 526 46 July 463 47 March 486 40 August 493 52 April 488 41 Se;>tember 542 46 I May M.4 46 October I 570 51 I -- _._._-_._ .. _.,.
October figures reveal that the plant is operating close to full capac·l.ty which 1.f achieved wou.1d provide employment for 625 males and 56 females. September, to December are the months of peak production at the works.
EVERETT PRODUC'rS PTY. LTD. The largest individual employers of female labor are Everett Products Pty. Ltd who have a static employment figure as fol1ows:- Males 14 - 16 Females 57 - 63 Page 8. P 0) R T L 'A N D
DIS T RIB UTI 0 N 0 F E M P LOY MEN T (Cont'd).
THE WOOL SELLING INDUSTRY Although ther3 ha.s been considerable capital expenditure in the industrial • development field in recent years, this has not necessarily had a large effect on the requirement for an increased permanent work force.
1m example of th:i..s is the capital investment of pastoral companies in the erection of wool stores and extensions costing $6 million.
The present employment figures in this field by the five companies -with established stores are as follows:-
Permanent Employees 74 Casual Employees 58 Seasonal Workers 63
OTHER II\l])lIS!~_~ Portland Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. Maximum Employment 95 Males 9 Females Minimum Employment 40 Males 4 Females
In recent months since the merger of the company with the M~ray Goulburn Co-operative Ltd., the Portland Factory has been serving an increased area.
This is due to closing do~n of other factories and the number of suppliers .. has risen from 461 in June, 1966, to 870 at present.
South Australi~~1@.£mens' Co-operative Limited During the period of peak production the cannery employs 12 males and
45 females 7 The minimum average period of full employment is at present 6 months, but the company's growth chart provides for a minimum full employment period of 10 months in the foreseeable future with ultimate achievement of full production over the .vhole year.
Timber Industa
Hardwood Mil~ There are 14 hardwood mills in operation employing 110 merle
Forest Commission ~ From the district office at Heyvmod, the Commission employs at prerent 45 men, but the future development of activities in the softwood timber field could provide an employmE:mt factor of upwards to 1000 workers.
POPULATION T·R END S I The Population of the Municipal District of the Town of Portland is rising steadily as indicated. her6under.
It has practically doubled in 18 years.
The Popluation of the Shire of Portland adjoining is not rising eo quickly.
It has increased by 17.% in 18 years. oq
Page 9. P 0 R T L ;,. N D
POPULATION - T-R END S (Cont'd. )
.. Town of Shire of Portland Portland 194-7 Census 34-62 6194- 1954- Cbnsus 4-759 7056 1961 Cbnsus 6014- 6982 1962 6190 7060 1963 6370 7110 1964- 654-0 7190 1965 6720 7280 1966 Oensus (Not yet available)
Thb figures for y~ars other than c ~n sus y~ars are those supplibd as
estimates by the Oomnonwcalth Bur~au of Oensus and Statistics
EMPLOYI:ENT TRENDS During this decade Portland ha s experibnced a steady incr~a S6 in population and has not sufferbd from any serious de~ee of unemploymbnt in r ecent years.
In 1964- there v~ s an aver age of 90 persons r ebistered for unemployment benefits and the aver aGe figures for 1965 and 1966 arc 30 in each year.
The l arge increa se in school populations r eferred to elsbwher e in this submission dObs , however , indicat e that in futurb years a high number of school l eavers will be r el eased on to the employment market which could have a detriment al eff ~ ct on the existing unemployment rate unless further industrial and comme rcial development i s ev id~nt during these years.
One of the Lreat est erawbacks in the over all employment field in Portland is the l ack of 8uitable permanent bmployment for both mal e and f emale _ workbrs. The major employers of labor wor k on a seasonal basis and this is particularly emphasised with Thomas Borthvvick & Sons Ltd, the -;rool Sel l ina Industry and tlE South Australian Esherman's Co-cperative It d. It is therefore evident that the type of development re quir~d is that whioh vall provide permanent employment for the work forces vvith a good bal ance of i ndustry interested in using female l abor. Page 10 . P 0 R T LAN D
PORT OF PORTLAND.
INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL LOCALITY MAP,
SCALE OF FEET.
TO FRUIT COOL STORES, AGRICULTURAL LIME TIMBER MILLS.
ABA
PORTLAND BAY
UGHTHOUSE.
HARBOR FOR ~ FISHING INDUSTRY. • - ONE HOUR FROM CARGO BERTH . '\ . ." REGULAR SHIPPING CARGO BERTHS --;",J. _ ROUTE TO BERTH PLASTER SHEET FA(:TORY.---;?" BUTTER FA':TC>RY. ---" HARBOR TRUST OFFICES. HYPODERMIC NEEDLE
DEPOT.
PlANflEO RAI L ACC ES S. LEGEND
FUT URE INDUSTRIAL SITES.
OCCUPIED FACTORY SITES . POINT ___ ACCESS ROADS.
RA.ILWAY.
~ WAREHOUSE SlTES_
[:==J EXTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL SITES AVALAeLE NORTH OF PORTLAND. DANGER
LAWRENCE ROCK~ GRANT
SOUTHERN OCEAN EXISTING I N D U S T R I E S - P 0 R T LAN D Page 11.
MEAT WORKS Thos. Borthwick & Sons. (See Appendix II Pages 1 to 5 (Glenelg Regional Committee) for particulars regarding meat works, labour force, supply area, potential and statistical and other information.) Land has been purchased byW. Angliss & Co. for a second meat works, and this firm has entered into a firm agreement with the Sewerage Authority for disposal of wastes" As to allied products and possible extensions of industry, see above
Appendix II Pages 4 and 5~ WOOiL STORES Australian Estates Company (Portland) Ltd~ Dalgety-NewZealand Loan Ltdo (now being enlarged) Elder Smith-Goldsbrough Mort Ltd~ (now being enlarged) South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union Ltd. (now being enlarged) Portland Woolbrokers· Ltdo , now a subsidiary of Younghusbands Ltd. Store about to be erected by Dennys Lascelles Ltdo WOOL EXCF..ANGE - Operated by Portland Wool Selling Brokers' Association. The Exchange to be extended immediately by the addition (at a cost of $50,000) of a new No o 1 Selling Room which will accommodate 120 growers and 100 buyerso The present roster for Portland is 8 sales per annum each of two days' durationo In 1967 the Portland sales will take place on the same days as Adelaide in lieu of Geelong, and will probably be extended to 3 day sales with growing catalogues.
Further information regarding the wool industry is given in Appendix II Pages 7, 8 and 9 (Glenelg Regional Committee).
PORTLAND HARBOR TRUST I t-E t T d _m~or ;por ra e During the financial year 1965-66, a total of 317,793 tons of cargo were handled through the Port, with exports comprising 82,840 tons, and imports 234,953 tonso. Shipping revenue for the year amounted to $217,264e Main exports compri.sed 10,216 tons of butter, cheese and milk products; 5,527 tons of meat and allied products; 58,649 tons of bulk oats and 7,711 tons of wool~ '\
Import tra~e consisted of 226,840 tons of petroleum products; 2,779 tons of coffee beans; 2,565 tons of paper pulp; 643 tons of wool packs; 531, tons of machinery and 1,381 tons of steel productso Origin and Destination of Cargo Imports o Petroleum Products are imported from the Arabian Gulf, and Australian Ref'ineries located at Kwinana, VI .A.; Port Stanvac, S.A.; and Geel.Ong, Victoria~ Distribution throughout Western Victoria and the South East of South Australia~ Coffee Beans: From New Guinea, East Africa and Brazil. Despatched to Nestles Fact'ory at Warrnambool o
Paper Pu~: From :B'inland. Consigned to Apcel Tissue Mill at Millicent, South Australia.
Wool Packs: From Calcutta, India~ For member companies of the Portland Woolselling Brokers' Association, and distributed throughout Western Victoria and the South East of South Australia. Page 12. P 0 R T LAN D
E X 1ST I t! G I N D U S T R I E S (Cont'd. )
PORTLAND HARBOR TRUST (Cont'do )
Imports: (Cont'd~)
Machinery~ From United Kingdom, United States of Amerlca, and
West German~To Mai nly for industrial expansion associated with the treatment of ani processing of Radiata Pine Timber in the South East of South Australia"
Steel Products: .B'rom Port Kembl a, N.S.W0 Octagonal steel piles for new shipping berth under construction by Portland Harbor Trust.
Glass: From Belgium imported by Yencken (Warrnambool) Pty. Ltd. and
consigned to Hamilton and Warrnambool o
Phosphate Rock will be imported when "Cresco"is established"
Exports Butter, Cheese, Milk Products: Drawn from manufacturing companies located within 100 miles of the Port. Consigned to the United
Kingdom, Japanese and Far East markets o
Meat and Allied Products : Stock drawn from a wide area of Western Victoria and South East of South Australia to Messrs. Thos . Borthwick & Sons export abbatoirs at Portlandc Exports to Japan, India, Far East, United Kingdom~ Continent, United States of America and Canada"
Bulk Oats: From We stern District, Wimmera, Mallee, Cen.tral and Northern distri3ts of Victoriao Shipped mainly to West Germany and Italy"
Wool: From We stern Victoria and South East of South Australia. Sold through Portland Wool Exchange and exporte d. to main wool processing countries including Japan, United Kingdom, U.S.A. , Canada, Italy, France, Hclland, West Germany, India, Far East and Russia.
Rabbits: Chiefly from Hamilton area. About 66 tons exported to United Kingdom and the Continent.
Livestock pas been exported to the Arabian Gulf (Kuwait) .
Fish Products: Canned Fish is exported to the United Kingdom and Abalone to Malaysia.
Gas Oil: 870 tons exported t o Tasmania. Page 13., P 0 R T L AN D
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PORTLAND HARBOR TRU~ j_C ont! do 2
The mai n shipp:i.ng line3 utilisi ng facilities at the Po r t of Portland, together wi t h their various na.tiona.lities, are :
British •• 4 Now Z8a}.anu Ship;.:-inG Coo Fllercan IJ~ nE' s IJtd , Baste r~1 & Au, tralie.n sis Co o Ltd. Athel IJin8 L-'.:::J.? Clan IJin8 ·teru:lOrs Ltd~ Bri ti.sh·-India. S'ceam Navi gation Co. Ltd. Port Li'1e Ltc.. o Shan S<,.v-111 & Albion JJ i ne Saliert S'.1i:pp~.ng Co:
Dutch o • 0 Royal I nterocea:'l Line s
Germw ") iii • Ha~bu~g-Am0 rika Line Norddeuts0hcr Lloyd
Norwegi.an o. Star Bnl' Sbi pping Coo Wilhelm Wilhelmsen
Japanese o 3 Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ni ppon Suisson K,,!( Jj no Kai<.'.n KoK o
The majority of petr;)le~m products a r e shi pped int o Portland by
ves sels of t he Mobil and Shell c oast~ l t ank8r f l ee t s~
Additi onal I nformati on
See Appendix V wi7.h "ell! rer..t ItL.O:;:'Ulaticn r elat i ng to Port Developme nt" .
See a l s o Appendix II Pages 9 to 1li. inclusive (G lenel g Re €;, ional Commi t tee)"
CUSTOMS SUPERV 'SI ON
Two full t ime pernanent CustO!.1S Officers stationed at Portland.
Additional o ffi c e~s sent from Melbo rne for certa in ships as n e c essary ~ Average of one temporary officer"
BOAT BUILDI NG A Boat Building Yard i s oper e-t ed on the f oreshore by Stanke Bros " Duri ng the past f our years 10 fishing craft avera ging 16 - 17 tons and 2 smaller craf t have been buil t. Their slip-way will accommodate vessels up to 20 tons. Ther e a r e four r egula r employees and uvo or t hree casual help9rs ar e engageuo
FISHING I NDUSTRY A total of 50 vessel s now op erat e Qut of Portland, employing more tha n 70 men . The cat ch for 1965- 66 VIas 67'j )~99 Ibs. ( landed we i ght) made up of - Page 1-4. P 0 R T LA N D
EXISTING I N D U 3 T R I E S (Cont'd. )
FISHING INDUSTRY (Cont' d.)
Barracoota 273,452 lbs. Salmon 9, 225.-lbs 0 Shark 161,835 lbs o Other Fish 6,258 lbs. Crayfish 220, 709 I b s •
It should be noted t hat Portland is the largest producer of ~rayfish of the We stern District ports and that its catch of these represents 17 % of the total l anded in Victori a $
Stanke Bros. opera t e 17 boats ( including one of 135 tons) with Portland as their ho me port. The fish produced are pr ocessed at Carpenter's Rocks Cannery, about 18 miles West of Mount Gambier. The majori~ of t he bo ats a r e 16 - 17 tons. During the winter the boats ar e overhauled at Stanke 's yards at Portland by their crews (about 30 men) .
S.A.F. G.O . L. CA~mERY
A mode ~ fish canne ry established at Portland by South Australian Fishermen' s Co-oper ative in 1962 has provided a "spot" market for persons engaged in the fishing industry here and at neighbouring coastal cent r es. The cann ery cost $100 ,000 and it provides employment
for a l ar ge part of the year fo~ more than 20 women and several men. Some 500 t ons of fish, 200 tons of tuna and 300 tons of other species WeI'e handl ed a t the cannery during the first half of 1966. Apart
from its canning ope~~ tions, S.A.F. C.O.L. distributes a variety of South Australian frozen f oods f rom its Portland depot to a large area in this distr ict and a pe rcentage of the cannery output is distributed throughout the South East of South Australia . All deliveries are carried out by read t ransport. Thirty local vessels are operated by memb ers of the Cc -operative.
The l at est addition to the S.A.F.C.O.L. fleet is the 450 tons "Espirito Santo" i mported from the United States of America late in 1965 at a cost of $340,000. This craft is fitted with the latest navigational aids and will act as a mother ship to tuna boats. In
this capacity it will be moored at Eden and Po~t Lincoln to expand shore f acilities, r eceive fish, freeze and store it and act as a sea going transport to S.A.F.C.O.L. Canneries. The ship i s capable of holding 450 tons of fish under r efrigeration. Huge schools of tuna have be en sighted off Portland in the past and it is anticipated that
in the future, tuna will provide a big ha~est for fishermen based at Portland. See Appendix X regarding S.A. F.C . O.L .
(For further particulars see Appendix II Pages 5 and 6 (Glenelg Regipnal Committee) . Page 15. P 0 R T LAN D
E X 1ST I N G I N D U S T R I E S
OIL DISTRIBUTIO N
Bulk Te~inal Depots oper at ed by -
Shell Cc~ of Australia Ltd. Mobil Oi l Austr alia Pty~ Ltd~ Aropol ? etroleuQ ~Vic o ) Pty. Ltd. B.P. Austral ia Ltd ~
Distribution D e E£i~ oper at ed by - Golden Fl eece Petroleum Products Caltex Oil (Aust.) Pty. Ltdo (Lar ger depot to be constructed). Esso standard Oil (Aust o) Ltd.
Neptune Oil Co ~ Ptyo Ltd Q
(Petrol and other pr oduct s are sold in Portland at Capital City prices) .
For further parti culars see Appendix II Page 12 (Glenelg Regional
Commi ttee ) e
OATS Grain terminal of $1 million bushels operated by the Portland Harbor Trust. Victorian Oats Pool about to build large storage shed for
storage of sur plus oats and processing o~ r e j ect grain.
(See Appendix I I Page 10 (Glenelg Regional Committee) ). (Sec also AppenJ.i x IV Map of Victorian Railways indicating Oats Flow
Chart 1964~65 and the pattern of railways serv~ng Portland).
FERTILISER WORKS
Cresco F8rt ili ser~ have co mme no ed their programme Bor construction of works to cost $7,250 ,000"
(See Appendix II Pages 12, 13 and 1L~ (Glenelg Regional Committee) ).
FORESTRY AND THE 'l'I NlBER I NDUSTRY Radiata Pines Expansion of the Radiat a Pine Industry in the South East of South Australia. and the South West of Victoria has provided a major
contributi on towa~is industrial development within the Portland district within the past deca de ., The many f acets of this industry, includi.ng forestry oper ations, milling, timber treatment and allied manufacturing processes have r esulted in increasing shipping traffic at Portland with the importa tion of paper pulp and heavy parcels of machinery necessary for the expansion of industrial undertakings, particularly those
located in t he Mount Gambier and Millicent districts of South Austra1 i a~
Approximately 50 %cf Austr.alia's Radiata Pine plantations are locatod within 100 miles radius of Portland and these extend Westward from Dartmoor and Kentbruck in West Victoria through the South East of S uth Australia wher e something like 200,000 acres of pine forests are well
establishedo P 0 R T LA N D
EXISTING I N D U S T R I E S (Cont'd.)
FORESTRY AND THE TIMBE:l~'~ ,,---I N.....;I:....")U~S.;;;.;TR.;.;,.Y_~(C:...;o;..:;.;n;..;.t_' d;:;;.:~~) The Victorian Forest Commission has announced pl a ns to extend its plantations in t he Portland district to a t otal of 40,000 acres and
when this pro g r~nme ha s been completed it is not inconceivable that a vast forest are a of )00, 000 acres on both s i des of the border could provide t ..e materi al necessary to support the establishment of a major
paper manufa c tUI·l :1g industry ~
Pine f orests in t he a r ea were commenced in the 1920 ' s by South Australian inter ests who, 10 years later, expanded their field of
op e ratio~ s into the border areas of Victoriac
Apcel at Mil licent has under t a.1cen a ~6 million expansion programme and this Company!s usage of pulp runs to the order of 28, 000 tons annually of which approxi mately 10,000 are produced from timber grown in the
South East of 80uth Australia o
During Hay of 1966 a complet e factory unit valued a t almost $500,000 was also imported "';;hrough Portla nd for Softwood Holdings Ltd., in Mo:. ." '- '.
Gambier, and when ' ~ his plant goes i nto operation a t the end of the y G [,~ ~ ) it will prcc.uce material widely used in the building industry o
The largest softwood mill in Victoria i s a subsidiary of Softwood Hc.J.<'l. i ngs
situ aterl at Dart moor ~.o miles West of Portla nd .. This mill has an w nua l log inta:~e of 20 mi llion super feet, some 10 % of which is treated and produced a s pole s for the State Electri city Commi ssion and Post--Maste r
General' s D epa rtme nt~
A large proportion of the production from a case mill operated by Sapfor Timber Mills a t Tarpeem .) South Australia, al so passes ove r the wharf at PiJrtland in the form of packi ng cases containing milk produc;ts shipped to over 8eas countriesc
(See Append.ix VI r egarding operations of Softwood Holdings Ltde)
Hardwood Mills There are 14 hardwood mills operating in this ar ea, and they employ 110 me n.
Victor~an Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission employs 45 people in its Heywood Headquarters
and at Kentbru~k a nd Rennick Forest Commission Estates. New Government plantations of 1JOOO acres of' Radi ata Pine per annum are made within 50 road miles of Portland, a nd, in addition, 500 acres are planted in the
Rennick areas 0 Page 17,. P 0 R T LA N D
EXISTI NG I N D U S T R I E S (Cont ' d. )
FORESTRY AND THE T.DIIBER I NDUSTRY (Cont'd.) As these softwood ar eas develop, ther e will be an increase in tile number of persons empl oyed i n thi s indust r y, r eaching f inally a total of 1,000 people employed di rectly in t he Government f or estry and saw milling ino.u s"ky, a s disti nct from the operations of privat e enter pri se.
(S ee also Apper.dix II Pages 11+- 15 (Glenel g Regional Committee) in r el ation to timber industry, f orest r y etc.)
DAIRY PRODU CE The Po rtland Co - oper at ive Dairy Company Limited (now mer ged with Murray Goulburn Co - operative Company Limited) oper at es f actories at Portland and Heywoodo
For the year ~ 965-66 (before the mer ge r ) the production f i gures were -
Cheese 1959 t ons Butter 1337 t ons Pas tol.ll'ised Milk Sold 395000 gallons
The two f actories have employed a maximum of 95 males and 9 femal e~ The minimum employoent i s 40 mal es and 4 females.
Supplier s in June 1956 were 461 and in October now numb er 870. The incr ease i n milliner s i s caused chi efly by t he closi ng down of small er f actories :n t he distri ct and t he diver sion of t hei r products to t he
Heywood and Por tland fa c t o ri e s ~
~ ee Appendi x II Pages 5 and 11 (Gl enelg Regional Committee) for fUrther informat i on anc1 statistics r el ating to the Dairy I ndustry) .
ORCHARDS Appl es and pears are grown in the i mmediat e vicinity. Co - operative and private Cool Stores are operated in a ssociation.
(S ee Appendi x IX - Fruit Grower s As sociation. )
(S ee also Appendix II Pages 6 and 7 (Gl enelg Regional Committee) in relation t o this industry and i t s prospects) .
VI NEYARDS The well- known f i rm of B~ Seppelt & So ns pty. Ltd. , wi th its headquarters in Adel ai de , has comme nc ed the development of vineyards i n the Drumborg area, 20 mil es f r om Portland.
In December , 1965, Mr. Karl J . Seppelt wrote, wi t h regard t o this matter , as follows:- Page 18 0 P 0 R T LAN D
EXISTING I N D U S T R I E S (Cont'd.)
VINEYARDS (Cont'd.)
"Our Company's purchase of land in the Drumborg area was based on the fact that there were vineyards around Geelong in the early part of the century.
Climatic factors there, and at Dr~mborg are quite similar in most respects to the better vine areas of Franceo
We have hopes of producing some fine high quality wines at
Drumborg o
To this end we hav~planted a small trial vineyard of a number of high quality grape varietieso This trial block will be extended shortly with a number of specially selected vine varieties imported from overseas"
At present all our wo~k is of an exploratory nature as we must first make wine ar.d evaluate each variety before proc.eeding much further.
Our intention is to develop 100 acres of vines and then stop to test results ..
To this date~ about 60 acres are planted and growing well.
There is no thought of constructing a winer,y at Drumborg as the capital involved would be out of proportion to the through-put of grapes
off such a small areao
We estimate thatJ a man is capable of handling about 30 acres of
vines once they come into bearingo At that rate we could need twelve to fifteen men if the property was fully developed.
There is also seasonal employment for grape pickers and pruners of both sexeso
Transport operators will also be needed to move the harvest from
the vineyard to the nearest wine~J which is at Great Western.
Vine growing is a specialist's job and requires a fairly heavy investment in trellis and machineryo
We use approximately 110 pine posts to ever,y acre and a tractor with implements for ever,y 50 acres. Local purchases also include fertilizers and spray materials.
We cannot givG definite facts on the possibilities of grape growing
in the area for three or four years at the earliest 8 "
Contacted again on the 28tho October, 1966, Mr. Seppelt said that the Company had now planted 100 acres of vines in all, and that "ever,ything
looks good at the moment e " Page 19. P 0 R T LAN D
EXISTING I N D U S T R I E S .. HYPODERMIC NEEDLE FACTORY operated by Everett,' Products Fty. Ltd., who are associated with Amalgamated Dental Company of Australia.
This Company manufactures hypodermic injection equipment comprising all of the needle requirements of the surgical dental and veterinary fields together with various instruments related to those fields. It is the only factory in Australia manufacturing complete hypodermic needles from raw materials and it exports some of its product to New Zealand.
Specialised Moulding techniques and bulk handling methods are employed. The factory produced over 7 million needles last year. For the past five years the Company has included in its production schedule sterilised disposable needles.
This is an ideal industry-for a country town for two reasons -
1. The components and the finished product are not bulky and minimise transport costs because of the large number of units per ton.
2. Employment in the industry features female labour. The average
number of emp~oyees is
Males 14 to 16 Females 57 to 63
See also Appendix II Page 15 (Glenelg Regional Committee).
BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION Bass Pipes (Heywood) - manufacturers of a wide range of concrete pipes and other concrete products.
Road Mix Concrete Pty. Ltd. - suppliers of concrete (modern and efficient plant).
West Vic. Masonry Pty. Ltdo - manufacturers of steam cured concrete masonry such as br:J.cks, slabs etc. (See Appendix :(II for brochure giving particulars).
Building Contractors and allied trades constructing domestic, commercial and industrial premises.
Earth Moving and General Contractors for road construction and other works - Mibus Bros., South Western Constructions (Hamilton) Fty. Ltd. and WoLe Boyer & Co. Pty. Ltd.
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES Roadmaking Materials ) Concrete Aggregate ) ) (See Appendix II Page 9 (Glenelg Regional Committee) re Harbor Quarry)
Ironstone gravel Sand (Beach and Dune) Limestone Page 20. P 0 R T LA N D
·E X I S TIN G I N D U S T R I E S (Cont'd.)
TOURISM One of Portland's most i mportant industries through t he years has been
the tourist trade o Besides its at traction as a tourist r esort, Portlar.d has always been a meenet f or those interested in its historical background as the first permanent settlement in the stat e of Victoria,
There are facilities for safe swimming and surfing, skin diving, water skii ng , yachting and anglingo In the distri ct are outstanding coasta.l scenery, fresh wat er lakes, unusual geological formations and caves ,
r iver scenery, national parks~ wild f lowe r reserves, heath l ands and f orest drives which i n season display a wealth of wild flowers unsurpassed in the s t ate of Victoria. More than 800 species of flowering pl ant s , f erns and shrubs have been listed and 300 listed
species of bi rd life are found in the ar ea o
Portland is meeting the demand s of the tourist trade with modern ameni ties in good c&mping grounds and car avan parks. Two up- to- data mot els, four hotels, and numerous other places of accommodation meet
the needs of the to~rist.
Sporting activities attract tourists, and these include :-
J a nuary - Rodeo and Sports Angling Co mpetition Cycling Carnival Ladies ' Bowling Carnival Croquet Carnival Aquntic Carnival
February - Agricultural Show Beef Carcass Competition Sheep Do g Trials Open Bowling Carnival
March - Arts Festival (conducted by Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) Floral Art Display Autumn Golf Tournament
April - Highland Gatheri ng - Anzac Commemoration and Sports
October - Spring Golf Tournament
November - Horticul tural Show Queenscliff to Portland Oc ean Yacht Race
December _. Sailing Club Regatta Tennis Tournament Athletics Meeting
Excellent facilities exist for the sporting activities listed in this submission under "Existing Social and Community Activities ." (Page 32) • • Page 21. P 0 R T LA N D
EXISTING INDUSTRIES (Cont'd.)
MISCELLANEOUS Tyre Retreading Plaster Sheet Ship's Dunnage and Stevedoring Cordials and Soft Drinks Ice Cream Distribution Ice Works Light Engineering and Motor Body Repair Shops Crane Opera to rs Water Drillers Transport Haulage, including goods and livestock, local and interstate,,·· Shipping Agencies Plant Farms and Nurseries specialising in carnations and roses.
More detailed informa~ion with regard to industry is supplied in booklet
"Portland - Gateway of Opportunity" (Copy enclo sed) 0
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(h) E X I S T I~~N...;G:...-....-.;:.C_O;;..,...:;lV:...r.:;:M....:E=-.:;:R:...... :;.C .....;I=-.:;: A:.....:;:.L_-=D--=.E _V=-=E~L.....;O=--=P_ ~:;:,d ....:E::...... :..N;...... ;:.T The following is an analysis of the shops i n the Town of Portland in 1962 and in Oc tober, 1966.
The 1962 f igures are extracted from the r ecords of the Department of Labour and Industry and the 1966 f igures arrived at by act ual count. Nt:.mber of Shops Class 1962 October 1966 Bread, Cakes, Pastry 5 5 Bo ots and Shoes 5 4- Butchers 4- 8 Cafes , Snack Bars, e t~. 7 7 Chemists 4- 5
Clot hing 13 11 Cycles and Motor Cycles 1 1 Department stor es 1 3 Electrical Goods 4- 7 Fish 2 2 Fruit and Vegetables 6 6 Flowe rs, Seeds 2 2 Fuel and Ice 1 Furni t ure 3 3 General 1Terchandise , Mixed 5 3 Grocers, including Licensed 5 9 Hairdressers 5 8 Ha r dwar e 4- 4- Machinery 2 2 Milk Bar) Confertionery 5 5 Motors, Petrol, Tyres 12 19 Newsagents , Books 5 5 Pr esent s" Gifts 2 Va riety Stores 1 1 Watche s, Jewellery 1 3 Other, not classified 9 16
TOT A L .... 111 14-2 Page 23. P 0 R T LAN D
EXISTING E D U CAT IO N A L FACILITIES
TOWN OF PORT LAND Students Existing Schools - State ... Primary School Palmer st. 605 Edgar st. 31 0 Secondary High School 642 Register ed Schools Primary - All Saints 192 Primary & Secondary - Loreto TOTAL " .
In addition ther e ar e two Kindergartens - "Elsa MacLeod", Henty Street and "Jaycee", Wellington Ro ad.
Active promo t ion is t aking place for the establishment of "!\yeeman Centre for Intellectually Handicapped Children and Adults.
A small Primary School at North Portland (48 pupils) (outside Town Boundary) .
The High School provides a wide r ang e of curricula including extensive craft courses in wood, met al and instrumental drawing.. Night classes are undertaken at the High School, with a present enrolment of approxima.~e ly 100 (not included i n numbers quoted elsewher e). The subjects cover ed vary from time to time . This year classes have been formed covering Art,
Physical Educa tion for Women, Typewriting, Needlework and Wool Classin g~ The l astnamed has a ttracted 25 to 30 students, who a r e undertaking full R.M. LT . Course of three years.
SCHOOL ENROLMENTS - PORT LAND TOWN 1964 Oct. 1966
Primary Schools ••• 747 1119 Secondary Schools ••• State 651 650 Re€;ister ed 84 105 TOTAL .. l~~ TOTAL .. l~Z~
It can be a ssumed tha t having r egard t o the i ncrease in primary school popula tions there will be an increase in secondary school populations in the years to come , particularly as there i s an increasing t endency for students to r emain longer at school, a s evidenced by the greater numbers in senior forms at secondary schools each year.
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
It should ce noted that ther e is no Technical School in Portland as yet. Students and apprentices ar e forced to travel to the nearest schools at Hamil ton ar:d Warrnambool.
Having r egard to Portland ' s present development, it is noted with a great deal of satisfaction that a site is being zoned for this purpose, and it is understood that the Educa tion Departme nt will shortly acquire the necessary area for a Technical School at South Portland. Page 24-0 P 0 R T LAN D
(k) S E R V ICE S - WATER, POWER. GAS, SElfERAGE. DRAINAGE. SERVICE and ACCESS ROfillS
(i) Exis~ing (ii) Proportion of Population served (iii) Present Excess Capacity (iv) Prac~icability of ext ension
1 • WATER: The reticulated water supply covers practi cally the whole of the popula-:;ed a r eas of the town and the adjacent areas of the
Shire e The measured output of water for l ast year was 221 million gallons. Only 24- houses in the Town of Portland are not served by r eticulation mainso The control of water is in the hands of the Portland Watenvorks Tru.st, a corporate body under the Water Acto The members of the Trust are the Councillors of the Town of Portland with one Government nominee.
PORTLAND WATERWOPXS TRUST
Description of Water Supply
Portland derives its water supply from four shallow and one deep bore, which tap two distinct artesian basins.
The shallow bores (200-500 feet deep) provided Portland with its water from 1931 until the sinking and harnessing of the deep bore in 1962< The shallow bore water used alone is somewhat hard and deep bore water much softer. The 50/50 mixture gives a satisfactory supply for domestic and other purposes. The capital expenditure on the scheme to date is $616,000 0
Description of Scheme:
The deep bore was sunk to 5,383 f eet below the surface o The be st water was obtained from aquafers approximately 3,000 f eet to 4-,COO feet deep. This water is under pressure and if the top of the pipe were carried up 90 feet above the surface the water would floVl out the top. The temperature of this water is 131 0 F.
In order to obtain sufficient water, a pump (No~ 6) i s installed in the deep bore and boosts the discharge to 60 , 000 gallons per houro Without the pump the discharge is 30,000 gph.
This wat er is passed through a cooling tower where it is both cooled and aerated to r emove smell and iron deposits. The iron may be seen in the base of the cooling tower . The water falling through the tower absorbs oxygen from the air in excess of its demar.d and aerates the shallow bore wat er which is pumped into the underside of the Cooling Towe r, thus removing odours. Page 25. P 0 R T LAN D
PORTLAND WATEffilVORKS TRUST
Description of Water Supply (Continued)
~escription of Scheme (Cont'd~):
The sr~llow bore water is normally pumped from two bores, Numbers 3 and 4, which have their water surface at ground level or just below. Another bore, pump No.5, is used as a standby for emer gency use only. This water may be pumped from the No. 5 bore direct to town or into the base of the cooling tower. The two duty pumps (Numbers 3 and 4) give a combined discharge of 60,000 gallons per hour into the base of the Cooling Tower.
The deep bore and the shallow bore waters are mixed in the base of the Cooling Tower, giving a temperature of 60 0 to 70 0 F and fall over a weir into the storage tank of 1 million gallon capacity.
From here the water is pumped direct to the Town, the Standpipes acting as balancing tanks to iron out fluctuations in demand which may differ from the capacity of the high lift pumpso
All pumps and the fan for the Cooling Tower are automatically operated, there
being no r eason for other tr~n periodic checks at weekly i ntervalso
The bore pumps and the Cooling Fan turn on and off vrith low and high l evel in the storage Tanks and by time switch, these being carefully adjusted to ensure
that virtually all of the p~mping into the storage Taru~ is done at night. By this means considerable savings in annual costs are achieved. This is one reason for pumping from the deep bore, as only by pumping at night can the most economical power costs be obtained.
The high lift pumps to the Town are also automatic. The standpipes are small for such a large Town, with approximately only supply for one hour. Therefore the pumps must have capacities to closely approximate the needs of the Town. This is achieved by automatically measuring the pressure in the Town and turning pumps on and off at high and low pressure. The control equipment determines which pumps should operate by means of a flow meter which reads the rate of flow to the Town.. It is planned to operate five pumps when the growth of the Town requires that they be installed.
In order to defer the installation of larger mains through the expanding Town, electrically operated valves at both the South Portland and North Portland Standpipes close when the towers are full and allow a higher pressure to be
pumped into the Town~ When the pressure in the Town drops these valves are automatically openedo
To sQmarise the foregoing, low l evel pumps discharge hot water to the storage tank through the cooling tower and cold water direct to the storage tank. High lift pumps discharge through the town reticulation to the standpipes.
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.' PORTLAND WATERWORY~ TRUST Description of Water Supply ii (Continued)
Description of Scheme' (Cont'a~): The low lift pumps are controlled by the water level in the storage tank and time switches.. The high lift pumps are controlled by a flow meter and pressure
instruments c
Capacity of the System: Making use of all the equipment available, the present system will deliver
150,000 gallons per houro The maximum daily consumption reached 2,438,000 gallons
prior to the installation of meters which, it is considered, will reduce demand a
The present system was designed for a maximum population of 9,000 with a Summer visitor population of 7,000 equivalent to 10,750 persons,O
All the investigations made indicate that the underground supplies from both basins are inexhaustable or, in other words, that the problem of additional requirements can be solved by sinking more bores and installing greater pump and main capacities • • Analyses of the Water:
Tho following are rocent analyses of the water - Shallow Bore Shallow Bore Deep Bore No o 3 No .. 4 19/9/66 19/9/66 2/6/66 Hydrogen ion , Concentration (pH) 7,,6 7,,6 7.6
Determination in Parts per Million
Turbidi ty (Silica Scale) 500 50 0 5.0
Dissolved Solids 504 .. 0 476 0 0 878.0 Total Hardness 186.0 194.,0 85.0 Total Alkalinity 160.,0 156.,0 328~0 Sulphate (S04) 20.5 17.9 35.1 Chloride (el) 128 .. 0 120.,0 200.0
Fluoride (F) 0 0 16 0.23 0.5 Dissolved Iron (Fe) 0 .. 5 0.6 0.7 Calcium (Ca) 46.4 48.8 14.7 Magne sium ' (Mg ) 17.0 17 .. 5 11.7 Sodium (Na) 8100 69 .. 0 260,,0
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P 0 R T LAN D
PORTLAl\l) WATERWORKS TRUST
SERVICES
10 WATER (Cont'd) Cost to Conswner: The water rate for 1966 is a very low one of 4 cents in the dollar! Allowance' and excess water is charged at 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. Large consumers are given special concessions being charged at the current "allowance"'rate for water up to 2,000,000 gallons per annum, at 10 cents per 1,000 gallons between 2 million and 5 million gallons per annum [j,nd at 7.5 cents per 1000 gallons for all consumption over 5 million gallons per annum, allowance being made for the rate assessed in all cases.
2. POWER Electricity:
The State Electric~ty Commission serves the whole of the Town area with the exception of 6'houses, and also the habitated area in the Shire adjacento Both Town and Shire communities raised large sums of money to secure the installation of the necessary mains that bring the power initially from Warrnambool by a 66,000 volt line to the Town sUbstation at North Portland and then by 22,000 volt line to surrounding areas.
The extent of self help organised to ensure supply is as follows: $ Warrnambool - Portland Line 516380 Portland - Heywood Line 18404.0 Other extensions completed 500000 UnderConstruotion 250000 Planned 350000
T'otal "self help" $1800420
The standard State tariff applies to domestic, ,commercial and industrial
useso
New industries can be assured of ample supplies at State wide tariffs.
The present maximum demand represents about 2~ of the installed transformer capacity which in any event could be increased at any time by
installation of largertransformerso The main power lines to Warrnambool are such that they would handle any possible foreseeable future loading
It is understood that ilCresco" will be in a position to generate surplus electricity at its new plant and to sell the same to the Commission.
Petroleum Products: - The bulk installations and direct importation of petroleum products at Portland ensures that
supplies of refined pe~roleum products and fuel oils are available at
Portland at Capital City Pric~o Page 28 . P 0 R T L N D
S E R V ICE S (Cont ' d)
3. GAS The Gas Supply Company took over the local Council s~pply system in 1958 and now provid8s propane gas to a l arge portion of t he town area by reticulated mains. In other ar8as propane gas in bottles and, wher e r6quired, in l arge containers, is available. This enabl es any installation, l arge or small, to be serviced either by tanker units carrying liquid propane or by bottles, and by this means gas is made avai lablE: for industry or domestic purposes, without limit as to quantity, in any part of the town area or its surrounds.
'T. SE'iJERAGE The Portland Sewerage Au-:hority, a corporate body, whose members are t he Councillors of th6 Tmvn of Portland, provides the Sewerage facilities for the greater portion of th6 inhabited section of the Town area and a section of the Shire immediately adjoining. The Capital Expenditure on Seweragt::; Works to date is $1, 027,000. One Hundred and three (103 ) premises vdthin the Town cannot be serviced by existing mains, but ext ensions are planned to Fr ovido
for many of these. The system includes five pumping st ations and the main~ • have been designed to adequately dispose of the domestic wastes of the
Town as it grows. Trade v~s t es are accepted from the Portland Dairy Company and S.A.F.C. O. L. , under special agre8ID6nts. Thos. Borthwick & sons (Aust) Ltd. discharge their wastes to the sea direct. W. Angl iss & Co . have
enter ed into an agr eE;men~ for the disposal of their vvastes through the Authority's system, and enlarged sewers have been install ed to carry these.
A rising main and a section of gravity main convey the sewage from the main pumping station at the South end of Percy Street 2~ miles to an ocean outfall in Nelson Bay about midway between Capes Grant and Nelson. The outfall is locat ed about seV8n miles aroU11d the coast from the Harbor in a lonely sect ion of the St;a front .
The capacit y of the system is adequate for present and immediat e future needs. A detail survey of adjoining art;as has been undertaken to permit planning of extensions. ;1. duplication of the rising main is planned whEm the wastes are accepted frOID W• •\ngliss & Co . Enlarg6ment of the system to provide future needs presents no pr oblems other than those of finance for t he provision of enlarged sewers and pumping stations.
5. DRAIN...I\.GE Wit h the expansion of r esidential areas, t he town is facing problems of drainage. One system of underground drains has been constructed at
South Portland and another to deal with t he storm v~t er from Wool stores PORTL :~ ND Page 29.
S E R V ICE S (Cont'd.) 5. DRAINAGE (Cont'd) '. and adjacent areas at North Portland has been designed and will proceed at an early dat e . The undula.ting t errain and the pre sence of the vVattle Hill Creek and its tributaries with sea outfall, minimise drainage problems and it is not anticipat ed that a growing Portland will have major problems with drainage ot her than the provision of the nece s sary finance to cover the cost of the work.
6. SERVICE .AND ",.Cc;ESS RO:.ng The Town Plan ha s made provision for adequate service and access roads. Highways l eading into the t own which ar e constructed and maintained by the Country Roads Board ar e : 1. The Eenty Highway which connects Portland with Mildura via Heywood, Hamilton, Horsham , 1.'!ar racknabeal, Hopetoun, and Ouyen. Portion of the Henty Highway from Garden Street t o the Freezer road is currently being r e -locat ed by the Country Roads Board to achieve stable condit ions f ollovnng l andslides along the coastal section of the existing route. 2. The Princes Highvl8.y and Dutton Way which connect Portland with Me lbourne via Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Camperdown , Colac and Ge elong, and with Adel aide via Heywood, Mount Gambier, Millicent , Kingston, Meningie , Tailem Bend and Murray Bridge.
• :Main Roads constructed by the rSunicipal CounciJs vvith a s sistance from the Country Roads Board connect Portland with Nelson via Kentl,ruck, with Bridgewater and with Ca shmor e and Gor ae We st.
A Ring Road ~o divert traffic from the Town ' s centre has been designed to connect the highvl8.ys 'with the Port ar ea and is est imat ed to cost ~4CO , 000 . initially with an tULtimate cost of $750,000. for a 4 lane roadway. Contributions to its cost will be made by the two Municipal Oounci~ , the Country Roads Board and the Portland Harbor Trust.
The Town Plan provides for an ~x t ension of the ring road Southerly and Easterly to serve the Southern portion of the Town ar ea, and the Council is acquiring land f or roads i n acc0rdance with the pl an. The Town Plan also provides f or widening of road r eserve s t o connect the tovVll centre with the ring road.
l\rterial roads from the t own centre cutting the Ring Road are - vellington Road (building lines 126 f eet apart) Cape Nel son Road (Building line s 126 f eet apart) Fawthrop Street (widened to 99 f eel, limited access road) Bridgewat er Road (Widened to 132 feet , limited acce ss road) Heath-Road (widened mainly to 132 f eet, limited access road) Henty Highway (3 chains wide , limited access road)
Provision is made for the widening of the Ii/est Boundary Road section of the Ring Road and the road linking this with the Highway. Both sections will be • 132 feet, limited access r oads.
The original Government Survey pr ovided a t en chain network with e ssentially 99 f eet wide streets, in the centre of the Town. Page 30. PORTLA N D
H 0 U SI N G (i) Availability (a ) Purchase (b) Ren t
Houses a r e availabl e for pur chase, a number of t hose built each year
being "spec" houses o
It i s very difficult to obtai n houses for r ental.
Of the 20 32 houses in the Municipality on the 30th .. J'une, 1965 ( the number e st~ted by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics) 124 wer e units constructed by tto Housing Cornm:::.ssi on"
Between 1947 and 1965 the t otal i ncrease of housi ng units was from 987 to 20 32 = 1045. The Housi ng Commi ssionvs propor tion of these was 124, or 12 %. Since the 30th. June, 1965 , the Housing Commission t otal hc'1. s now increased by 9 to 133u Contracts have been l et fo r the er ection of 16 more units .
Permits for new houses issued by t he Town Council in r espect of houses other than Housi ng Comn:.i ssi on units were -
Year ending 3O th~ septa 1965 - 66 Year ending 30thG Sept. 1966 - ~ . 6 .
(ii) Aver age cost of constructi on per 100 squar e f eet Brick Venoer j 750 to $800 Weatherboard or cement sheet $700 to $7~0 .
Of t he l ast 50 houses erected, 8 were weatherboar d, 5 cement sheet, and 37 brick veneer. No brick houses have been built recently. No experi enc e as yet vnth modul ar ma sonry. (Factory oper ating i n the area).
T 0 Vi N PL ANNING
The Uniform Bui l ding Regulations are enf orced within the Town and adequat e by- l aws control t he i nst al lat i on of wa t er and sewerage connect i ons. These RegUlations and By-Laws also apply t o the areas served within the boundaries
of the Shire of Portland adjacent to the town o
A Joint P l anni n~ Committee was formed in 1951 between the Town and Sh i r e
Councils o A plan was prepar ed in 1957 and f i nall y approved by the Governor-in-Council on the 3rd. May, 1960 , coveri ng t he ar ea of the Town of Portland and the surrounding section of t he Shire of Portland equival ent to approximat el y twice the a rea of the Town itselfo After the plan was approved i n 1960 one a:nendi ng pl an was produced by the Joi nt Planni ng Committee in 1961, a.ni the Co mmittee was then di s solved, each Council becoming t he r esponsible Aut hority under the Act for its own t erritory. A J oint Advisory Commi t tee is in existence for t he pur pose of permitting consultations between repr esentatives of the Town and Shire i n r el ation to • future amendme nts. Both Town and Shire have t he scheme constantly under r eview , and t he followi ng amendments have been approved by the Gover nor in-Gouncil: - Page 310 P 0 R T LAN D
TOWN PLANNI N G (Cont ' d.)
Town of Portl a~d Amendment Number 2 - 1962 4th. Sept. 1962 AQe ndme nt Number 3 - 1963 1 st. Sept .. 1964 Amendme nt Numb er 4 - 1964 17tho December, 1964- Amendme nt Number 5 - 1964 16th. February, 1965 Amendme nt Number 6 - 1965 21 sto Dec ember, 1965 Shire of Portland Amendme nt Number 1 - 1962 22nd. October) 1963 Amendr.lOnt Number 2 - 1964 1 2th~ May, 1964 Amendme nt Numbe r 5 - 1966 11 thn October, 1966
In addition the To ~n cf Portland has pl aced on exhibition Amendment Number
7 - 1966, and is preparing for 8Y libition Amending Plan Number 8 - 1966 0 The Shire of Portland has placod Ame ndme nts Numbers 3 and 4 on exhibition,
and these ar e now awaiting t he approval of the G ov er~or-in Council afte r dealing with object ions o
Both Councils have in~ic at e d their willingness to consider amendment of the
Town Pl~ to meet ch~ng in g circumstances.
EXISTING SOC I A LAN D CO MM U N I T Y FACILITI E S
In addition to the basic services provided by Local Government and Governmental Depar tme nts me ntioned above, namely, \{ater, Sewerage, Electricity, Customs, Educational Facilities, Road, Rail and Air Services, the Muni cipal Council provides a garbage service in practically the whole of the inhabited ar ea, and a mU::1icipal t ip in Cape Nelson Road, open daily, including weekends, pan s ervices for premi ses outside the sewered areas
wi til a pan s ervice duoping station discharging d~re ct into the outfall sewer, Health services such a s Infant Welfar e Centre, monthly Immunisations, Home Help services, and pr ovides an1 maintains sporti ng and recreational areas. These include a Botanical Gardens , Benty Park, Hanlon Park and Flinders Park, wit h fully developed playing fields, and the Council al so controls as a Co mmittee of Management a numb er of other Reserves in the Town which it is developing. The Council has assist ed in the financing of the erection of a basketball pavilion costing approximately $30 , 000 , a nd i s al so assisting the Bowling Club in transferring i t s activities to anot her site fron the restricted one now occupied.
In addition to the 50 bed Portla nd and District Hospi tal with a new geriatric ward (17 beds) practically complet ed (at a cost of approximately $100,000) , there is "Lewis Court" Home for the Ag ed, accommodating 27 elderly people . The hospital provides a district nursing service, and in conjunction with t he Ro tary Club, "Meals on Wheels" . The Glenelg District • Ambulance operates an efficient service, and when necessary makes use of aerial ambulances from Portland Aerodrome. Page 32 .. P 0 R T LAN D
EXISTING SOC I A LAN D CO M M U NI T Y F A C I LIT I E S (Cont ' d.)
Sporting activities adequately provided for are Football, Cricket, Lawn and Hard Court Tennis, Bowling, Croquet , Men ' s and Ladies ' Basketball, 18 hole Golf Course, Cycle and Trotting Tracks, Rifle Range, Show Ground, Theatre,
Drive-in Theat re, Angling, Wat er Skiing, Speed Boati~g, Swimming, Surfing, Yachting , Spear Fishing, Badminton, Table Tennis, Youth Club, Slot Car Club,
and Squash Courts 0
Cultural activities include Men ' s and Ladi es ' Pipe Bands, Brass Band, C.E.M.A. (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) , Historical
Society, Museum, Music a:'1d Drama Groups, Floral Arts, Field Naturalists I , Ro strum, Penguin and Came ra Clubs .
Rotary and Ap ex Clubs and Junior Cha.'1lber are all active, with a Lions Club
in course of forrr~tione
In addition to the service clubs mentioned above, the following is a list of r eco gnised organisations existing in the town, cat ering for all types of social and co mmuni ty activities:- • Ambulance Service and Auxiliary Hi gh School Advisory Council & Angling Club Welfare Association Athletic Club Hospital Auxi l i ar y Aquatic Club Horticultural Society Badminton Associa tion Historical Society (formed by Basketball As socn o (lvie n ' s & Women 's) C .E.M.A.) Blind Institute Auxili a ~! Infant Welfare Associa tion Bowling Clubs (Men is) (2) J aycettes Bowling Clubs (Ladi es ') ( 2) Kennel Club Bridgewat er Bay Sports Committee Kinder garten Committees (2) Bridgewat er Lakes Aquatic Club Lawn Tennis Association Business & Professional Vromen ' sAss 0 Lewi s Court Committee & Auxiliary Cairngorm Club Legacy Club Caledonian Dancing Soc. (Portland) Missions to Seamen & Auxiliary Caledoni an Society (Portland) Pa st o~al, Agricul tural & Hort. Soc . Camera & Cine C l~b Highland Pi pe Band and Ladies' Bane Car Club Penguin Club Churc~ Social Guilds Pistol Club G.E.M.A. (CoUJlcil f or Encourageme n ' ~ ::.-'Qrtland Club of Musi c and tbo Al'tS) Portland Prim. School Cttee. & Chamber of Co mmerce Mothers' Club Cheer Box Club Red Cross Society and Company Chess Club R. S. S. & A. I . L.A . & Women ' s Auxiliary Citizens' Band (Portland) Rostrum Club Civilian Widows - Assocn. of Rotariannes Cricket Clubs Sailing Club Croquet Club Scouts (3 groups & Auxiliaries) Country Women IS Assoc. & Younger Set Sea Cadets and Sea Rangers Cycling Club South Portland Primary Sch. Cttee. Field Naturalists I Club & Mother ' s Glub Fire Brigade & Ladi es I Auxiliary St. John's Ambulance Brigade & Cadets • Floral Ar t C-ro up Surf Life Saving Club Football Clubs & Auxiliaries Swimming Club Golf Club Table Tennis Association • Good Neighbour Council Young Farmers Girl Guides youth Club Page 33. P 0 R T LAN D
WH AT O RGANISAT IO N EXISTS W ITHIN THE AREA T 0 E N CO U RAG E THE DEVELOPMENT o F I N D U S TRY?
The Portland Town Council The Portland Chamber of Commerce The Portland Shiro Council The Port of Portland Advisory Committee The Glenelg Regional Committee ,J The Portland lIarbor Trust
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTLAND
Recop:ising tha · ~ the development of Portland is dependent primarily upon the Port and its adeq~mte use, it must also be pointed out tr~t as Portland is the only possible overseas Port between Me lbourne and Adelaide, the development of Portland' s Hinterland is dependent on the early develcpment of Portland itself not only as an expert Port, and a receiving and distributing ~ entre, but
also as a co~~e rcial and industrial centre of adequate proportions.
The following matters are therefore suggested for consideration in relation to the future development of Portland:-
1. Land Dev o lopm en~ wo uld provide a boost to the economy of the Tovm and increase export and import potential.
Opening up of Crown Lands to increase population in the immediate vicinity is regarded as a primary step of the utmost importaLce and is referred to in "Submission Prepared by the Shire of Portland COLcerning Possible Development fer Agricultural Purposes of Areas of Vacant Crown Lands and Reserved Forest Considered Unsuitable for Forest Purposes . "
(See Appendjx III). As to Land Development and Use see Appendix VII (J.A. Sharp) and Appendix VIII (Development of Dartmoor Ar ea).
2. Technical School - Machine Shop Facilities. The early establi shment of a Technical School in Portland is a necessary adjunct to the clevelopment of the Town for industrial purposes as also is • the expansion of machi ne shop facilities. Page 34. P 0 R T LAN D
THE DEVELOFMENT OF PORTLAND (Continued) , 3. Establishment of Industrial Estates The provision of "ready made" factories could be undertaken by the Governmentc It i s beyond the capacity of the municipal authority. The Portland Harbor Trust has an area at South Portland where an industrial estate could be established.
4. Crown Land for Industrial Purposes Crown Land should be made available on suitable terms for industries. An area of nearly 400 acres of unalienat ed Crown land exists near Gorae Railway Siding, some two miles or so North of Established Wool
Stores and Borthwick~ s Meat Works"
5. Further Assistance to New and Established Industries in the area by way of -
(a) Erection of Cool stores primarily for pre -sh~pment storage of
exportable goods such as those associated wi~h existing meat, dairying, fishing and fruit industries.
These could be placed on the wharf or at some other point close to shipping.
(b) Easing of transport restrictions, particular~y in the matter of back loading for vehicles transporting perishable go ods such as
meat, fish, fruit, and r emoval of costs incu~ed by one or two way
~re ighting disabilities.
See Appendix XI (Hr. K.S . Anderson) "Trans:;Jort and Decentralisatio
(c) Tax concessio~s during early years of establishment for decentralise industries.
(d) Cheaper Loan Monies for establishment and extension of approvod industries in country areas.
( e) Improvement of Telephone facilities and cheaper rates to remove present disabilities. Early extension of a°.ltomatic telephone to all country areas to ensure 24 hours a day s3rvice.
Early installation of Subscriber Trunk Dialling Equipment to permit subscribers to directly dial the capital cities would be a great advantage to local industry and commerce.
(f) Improvement of rail services to avoid delays, strengthening of railway lines, reduction of grades, provision of cross lines to link Portland Rail System with Mildura line and lines further East. I (g) Special concessions in rates for power from S. E.C. at least in early years of industries i n the area. Page 35. P 0 R T LA N D
" THE DEVELO IlliEl'iT OF PORTLAND -, (Continued) , 5. Further Assistance to New and Established Industriet: in the Area by way of - (Continued)
(h) A Government approach to the Apple and Pear Board, Australian Dried Fruits Board, Australi an Barley Board, sud Australian Wheat Board for a share of the large tonnages of freight exported overseas annually to be shipped through Portlsnd.
6. More rapid expansion of Government Forests by increasing yearly pine plantingse
7. Housing Commission programme to be speeded up to provide homes for
employees of industrial concerns o The proportion of Housing Commission homes to those privately erected in Portland is low when compared to
other count~J centres.
8. Encouragement of Import Trade through the Port, particularly in connection with goods which can be distributed from Portland through its Hinterland, .- such as - Farm equipment and necessities, steel products and the like for
primary producers~ It should be emphasised that Portland as a wool
• selling centre will ~e further developed because of the superphosphate works, and the farmer who brings his wo ol here vlOul .l also benefit if he could procure other farm necessities as back loading.
9. Dec entralisation of Gove~Gnt Departments to ensur3 speedier and more efficient service to the country dweller and an increase of population
in country towns o
10. Further development of tourism.
11 0 Special Grants and help in connection with Ring Roai Construction.
12. Encouragement of the setting up of new industries such as those associated with -
(a) The Wool Industry - Scouring, Manufacturing, etc. Woollen Mill
The Meat Industry - Canning and fUrther t r eat ment of By- Products Treatment of skins - Leather, etc.
The Oats Industry - Reject Produce - Stock Fe ed
The Forestry Industry - Paper Pulp
The Fishing Industry - By-Products such as Pet Fo ods, and Fish Meal o
The Fruit and Vegetable Industry - Manufacture of Tomato Pu:J..P, Cider, etc. Page 36. P 0 R T LA N D
12. Encouragement of t he setting up of new industries such as those associa t ed , with - (Continued) (b) Assembly of Motor and Other Vehicles, a lso Farm Machine ry.
Steel a nd other met al products could be ~mport e d through Portland and fabricat ed a lso "small par ts" such a s e=-ectronics, which, like the hypodermic needl es, would present no problems of freightageo
(c) Canning and Pres erving of Meat and By-Products, Fruit, Veg etables,
Fish and/or other produce o
Pulping of f ruit and veget ables o
Manufacture of cider .
(d) Manufacture of ca ns to support Item (c). (25 million cans are used by Nestle s each year, necessitating the usage of 3, 500 tons
of tinplat e o )
(e) Industries which will fulfil the conditions set down earlier in the submission r elating to permanent employment (a s distinct from ca sual) and the use of f emale labour.
Any employment whi ch will have the effect of r educing the proportion • of casual to permanent employment is desirable • (f) An Oil Refinery which would have the advantage of proximity to sea lanes, loca tion mid-way bet ween Me lbourne and Adelaide , and a n ideal position to s erve the Portland Hir:terland. Page 370 P 0 R T LAN D •
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CON C L U S ION
PORTLAND stands in a u~ique position as the only possible overseas Port
~etween Port Phillip and Adelaide.
PORTLAND ' 8 development will ensure services for the whole of its Hinterland in Western Victoria and the South East of South Australia. The Map on the Front Cover of this Submission indicates the area
referred to, comprising ~,OOO square miles, with 300 ,000 inhabitants.
PORTLAND ' S development, more than any other factor, would contribute to reduction of the disabilities now suffered in this state because of centralisation. t
PORTLAND offers ideal living conditions.
0 Average mLempera t ures - Summer 6-00 , ',XTJ."'Y nter 51 0 • Average Rainfall - 32" Humidity, low.- Frosts, rare and light. - Snowfall, Nil
Elimination of long journeys to work each d~y is a basic attraction
to present ~y city dwellers.
R)RTLAND 'S Ultimate Development is assured - its Speety Development can be achieved with great benefit to the economy of the whole of the State of Victoria •
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