THE SOUTHERN TASMANIAN ADVANTAGE A GUIDE TO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND INDUSTRIAL PRECINCTS Office of the Coordinator–General www.cg.tas.gov.au CONTENTS SOUTHERN TASMANIA REGION .................................................................................................................... 4 KEY STRENGTHS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 WELCOME TO SOUTHERN TASMANIA ....................................................................................................... 6 SOUTHERN TASMANIAN COUNCILS AUTHORITY FOREWORD .................................................... 7 OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR-GENERAL: HOW WE CAN HELP.........................................................................................................8 PART A: REGIONAL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 9 KEY STATISTICS ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 THE PLACE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 THE PEOPLE .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 THE ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 THE OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 THE BRAND ADVANTAGE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................13 THE LIFESTYLE.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR STUDY ........................................................................................................................................................................14 INDUSTRY, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................................15 THE CLIMATE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 KEY INDUSTRIES ................................................................................................................................................. 19 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MARITIME AND DEFENCE .....................................................................................................................19 AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS ..............................................................................................................................................................................20 ANTARCTICA AND THE SOUTHERN OCEAN ......................................................................................................................................................22 AQUACULTURE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS ...........................................................................................................................................................................24 RENEWABLE ENERGY ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................24 SCIENCE RESEARCH ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 SHARED SERVICE CENTRES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................26 TOURISM .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................... 28 ELECTRICITY.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 NATURAL GAS ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 AIR ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 PORTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 ROADS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 RAIL .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 WATER ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 WASTE TREATMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 SUPPORTING INVESTMENT ............................................................................................................................ 32 PAYROLL TAX EXEMPTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................32 LAND TAX EXEMPTION .........................................................................................................................................................................................................32 PLANNING AND REGULATION SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................................................32 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................33 FREIGHT EQUALISATION SCHEME ..................................................................................................................................................................................34 PATHWAYS TO COMMERCIALISATION .......................................................................................................................................................................34 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT .................................................................................................................. 35 TASMANIAN CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICE ...................................................................................................................................................................35 CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................................................................35 REDUCING EMISSIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................36