Victoria has expanded exports 40 per cent in the last 10 years.

Victoria produces 44 per cent of ’s processed food exports

Victoria produces 50 per cent of Australia’s horticultural exports

Victoria produces 85 per cent of Australia’s exports

20 Key trends affecting 18 Victoria’s ports 16

Growth in food- 14 and-fibre exports 12 10 (percentage) 2010-2015 8 6 4 2 0

Dairy Grain Animal fibre Meat Horticulture

Source: Agriculture Victoria Key trends shaping the Victorian intermodal scene Regional freight flows

SWAN HILL

GRAIN, HORTICULTURE TOCUMWAL

ECHUCA

WANGARATTA DAIRY SHEPPARTONCONTAINERS, MEAT CONTAINERS,HORSHAM GRAIN MARYBOROUGH SEYMOUR ARARAT

BALLARAT WOOD CHIPS HAMILTON DAIRY DAIRY SALE PORTLAND HASTINGS

4 MILDURA Expanding Victoria’s export capacity Port upgrades

SWAN HILL

TOCUMWAL

ECHUCA WODONGA

PORT OF GEELONG DIMBOOLA DREDGING AND BENALLA HORSHAM INTRODUCTION OF DUKCBENDIGO MARYBOROUGH SEYMOUR PORT OF ARARAT PORT OF PORTLAND WEBB DOCK EXPANSION EXPANDED WOOD CHIP CAPACITYBALLARAT (UNDER WAY) HAMILTON BAIRNSDALE WARRAGUL GEELONG SALE PORTLAND TRARALGON PORT OF HASTINGS WARRNAMBOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BULK AND BREAK-BULK TRADES

5 Agricultural goods and meat make up 43 per cent of all containerised exports. Over the last five years, containerised grain exports have increased by over 200 per cent. Containerised grain exports represent 30 per cent of all grain exports from the Port of Melbourne. A price cap on port charges for at least 15 years. Prices frozen on loaded international container export charges. Loaded international container export charges progressively reduced by 2.5 per cent annually for the next four years. By 2020, loaded international container export charges expected to be 22 per cent lower than equivalent import charges. $20 million Bay Environs Grants

FOOTSCRAY WHARF UPGRADES MISSION TO SEAFARERS CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE

WESTGATE PARK UPGRADES WILLIAMSTOWN SEAWORKS WHARF MILDURA Bridge strengthening for freight

1. Buninyong Creek, Buninyong HWY 2. , Koondrook SEYMOUR TO TOCUMWAL SWAN HILL 3. , Tyers 7 BRIDGES 4. , Maroona 5. Devil Bend Creek, Tuerong 2 TOCUMWAL 6. Wennicott Creek, Carapook 14 ECHUCA WODONGA 11 7. Grassy Flat Race, Strathdale WANGARATTA 12 15 SHEPPARTON 8. Pauls Creek, Tarrawarra DIMBOOLA 13 BENALLA 9. Merino Creek, Merino 7BENDIGO HORSHAM 10. Campbells Creek, Castlemaine MARYBOROUGH 10 11. River, SEYMOUR FWY 12. Bullock Creek, Auchmore ARARAT M80 TO WODONGA 13. Cherry Tree Creek, Redbank 6 4 10 BRIDGES BALLARAT1 8 14. Maher Creek, Torumbarry HAMILTON 17 BAIRNSDALE 9 16 15. Winter Rd, Girgarre WARRAGUL 16. , Wantirna WESTERN HWY 3 SALE GEELONG 17. Wallan Rd Richmond PORTLAND MELTON TO 18 5 TRARALGON WARRNAMBOOLBALLARAT 18. Kananook Creek, Seaford 4 BRIDGES M1 TOORAK RD TO STH HWY 10 BRIDGES MILDURA

NEW BRIDGE Major regional PLANNING NEW BRIDGE TOOLEYBUC PLANNING NEW BRIDGE freight network ECHUCA-MOAMA PLANNING SWAN HILL YARRAWONGA upgrades CALDER HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE TOCUMWAL RAVENSWOOD ECHUCA WODONGA

WANGARATTA SHEPPARTON DIMBOOLA WESTERN HIGHWAY BENALLA HORSHAM BENDIGO DOYLES RD UPGRADE DUPLICATION SHEPPARTON TO STAWELL MARYBOROUGH SEYMOUR ARARAT

PRINCES HIGHWAY BALLARAT HAMILTON BAIRNSDALE DUPLICATION WINCHELSEA TO COLAC WARRAGUL SALE GEELONG DUPLICATION PORTLAND TRARALGON WARRNAMBOOL TRARALGON TO SALE Western Distributor Tunnel Above ground West Gate Freeway widened from 8 to 12 lanes Access to Bolte Bridge fromSUNSHINE Webb Dock

FOOTSCRAY

YARRAVILLE PORT OF BROOKLYN MELBOURNE

FISHERMANS WEST GATE BEND BRIDGE Victoria’s local ports LAGOON PIER KERFERD RD PIER BROOKE PIER ST KILDA PIER MIDDLE BRIGHTON SANDRINGHAM MORDIALLOC ROCK WALLS FRANKSTON MORNINGTON DROMANA HASTINGS STONEY CREEK BACKWASH ROSEBUD WARNEET SOUTH ALTONA PIER RYE WARNEET NORTH WERRIBEE SOUTH SORRENTO TOORADIN ST LEONARDS PORTSEA CORINELLA TANKERTON QUEENSCLIFF NEWHAVEN POINT LONSDALE SAN REMO RHYLL MALLACOOTA COWES FLINDERS GIPPSLAND BARWON HEADS LAKES LORNE WARRNAMBOOL ANDERSON CORNER AND PORT INLET ALBERT HON LUKE DONNELLAN MINISTER FOR ROADS AND ROAD SAFETY MINISTER FOR PORTS