GROWTH - Salisbury City

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NEW projects worth bil-lions of dollars are driv-ing an economic boom inAdelaide’s north, trans-forming the region fol-lowing Holden’s closure.FULL STORY: PAGES 14 & 15

COLIN JAMES

$2.5 billion innew investment

$1 billion boost in food production

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19 Jul 2018Adelaide Advertiser, Adelaide

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Investment driving the north in a new direction

COLIN JAMESURBAN AFFAIRSTHE new Marshall Govern-ment is reviewing Labor’s blue-print for northern Adelaide asmore than $2.5 billion is beingspent to revitalise the region inthe wake of Holden’s closure.

Numerous projects createdby the Northern EconomicDevelopment Plan are eitherunderway or about to start,with the $200 million rejuven-ation of the Elizabeth CBDplaying a leading role.

Construction activity acrossthe northern suburbs is remi-niscent of the Playford era inthe 1950s, when thousands ofhouses were built to accommo-date workers in a new manu-facturing industry centred onthe Holden factory at Eliza-beth.

Hundreds of millions of dol-lars of state and federal fundsare being spent on individualprojects, ranging from the ex-pansion of the EdinburghRAAF base and the construc-

tion of the six-lane NorthernConnector road to the long-awaited electrification of theSalisbury-Gawler railway line.

Playford and Salisburycouncils have adopted proact-ive stances, fast-tracking ap-provals of significant civicprojects and actively encour-aging private investment intheir regions of an unpre-cedented scale.

They have been supportedby extra government funding,both from state and federal, toensure there is sustained econ-omic growth in the wake ofHolden’s closure last October.

Extensive planning wentinto the creation of the North-ern Economic DevelopmentPlan to ensure there were em-ployment opportunities to fillthe vacuum left by the with-drawal of one of the state’s big-gest economic drivers.

Treasurer Rob Lucas saidthe plan was being reviewed aspart of his first Budget, sched-uled to be delivered in Septem-ber, as the northern suburbs

underwent transformationalchange “post-Holden”.

“The Budget planning pro-cess involves the routine re-view of former Laborgovernment priorities to ascer-tain what’s working and what’snot in order to achieve maxi-

mum benefit for South Austra-lian taxpayers,” Mr Lucas said.

He said Adelaide’s “vibrantnorth” played a vital role in thecity’s economic and socialprosperity. He said it was also akey focus of the new Govern-ment’s reform agenda, “whichis centred on stimulating theeconomy to drive real jobsgrowth and provide SouthAustralians better services”.

“We are capitalising on thevast opportunities presentedacross a range of industries,from defence, advanced manu-facturing and food productionto construction, transport andlogistics.”

Mr Lucas said northernbusinesses would benefit fromnew apprenticeships funding,

payroll tax cuts and emergencyservices levy reductions.

“There will also be signifi-cant opportunity for defence-related companies across thecity, including the northern

suburbs, to support the $90 bil-lion naval shipbuilding pro-gram,” he said.

Much of the activity gener-ated by the defence spending isoccurring within SalisburyCouncil’s boundaries, withleading players based aroundMawson Lakes and Edinburghinvesting in new facilities.

They range from interna-tional giants such as BritishAerospace, Lockheed and Saabto South Australian companiessuch as Codan and Levett En-gineering, which have seizedthe opportunity to grow.

Salisbury Mayor Gillian Al-dridge said it was an excitingtime and her council was fo-cused on attracting and work-ing with businesses to increasetheir investment and jobs.

“Council’s developmentagenda is a driving force in en-suring Salisbury is a flourish-ing city with opportunity for

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all,” she said.“We recognise the value in

being a proactive and strategicpartner and have worked dili-gently to ensure investmentwithin Salisbury continues toincrease.”

Playford Mayor Glenn Do-cherty said his council also wasaggressively pursuing new in-vestment, especially throughthe creation of the new “Play-ford CBD” with a hotel, medi-cal centre, government officebuilding and multipurposearena among its key features.

“While we’re proud of ourhistory we, not Holden, aredriving the future course forour growing population by cre-ating new opportunities acrossa number of industries – in-cluding health, construction,horticulture and defence,” hesaid.” Mr Docherty said hiscouncil had attracted $100 mil-lion in private investment overthe past 12 months.PAGE 16: EDITORIAL

$2.5 billion in northern projects either underway or soon to start.

$90 billiondefence spending, with northern companies to

benefit.

$155 millionfor a new irrigation scheme for the Northern Adelaide Plains.

3700new jobs expected for the

Northern Food Bowl.

$200 millionto create the new “Playford

CBD”.

5500new housing blocks available

for construction.

38,000extra Playford residents

expected by 2036.

$2 5 billion

THE PLANNED SALISBURY HUB

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1 NORTHERN CONNECTORWork is progressing on construction of the $985 million six-lane, 14.5km motorway linking the Northern Expressway, South Road Superway and Port Lane Expressway.

2 TECHNOLOGY PARKThe existing defence and space innovation hub is expanding, with companies such as Raytheon and Saab investing $12 million into new facilities and jobs.

3 GLOBE DERBY PARKThe state’s harness racing body is seeking planning permission to sell 30ha of surplus land for commercial development to fund an upgrade.

4 PARAFIELD AIRPORTA masterplan is being implemented to build a new commercial precinct and increase the amount of general aviation and training flights, creating a total of 750 jobs.

5 SALISBURY COMMUNITY HUBConstruction has started on a $43.8 million building which will house new civic facilities, a public library, community meeting rooms, gallery and outdoor plaza.

6 EDINBURGH PARKSThe food industry precinct is beginning to attract tenants, with cheese maker La Casa Del Formaggio and transport company Auscold Logistics among those relocating. Sir Jack Brabham’s nephew has announced plans to build a $1.8 million supercar at former Holden supplier, Precision Components.

7 LYELL McEWIN HEALTH PRECINCTAged care provider ACH will soon start building a $80 million health, teaching, research and residential facility next to the Lyell McEwin Hospital.

8 EDINBURGH BASE EXPANSIONThe Defence Department is spending $900 million expanding the RAAF base at Edinburgh to accommodate

American-built long-range surveillance jets and drones and the Australian Army 7RAR Battalion.

9 GAWLER RAIL ELECTRIFICATIONLend Lease will start work on the long-awaited $615 million electrification of the passenger line between Salisbury and Gawler early next year.

10 FORMER HOLDEN SITEMelbourne-based developer Pelligra Group wants to transform the former carmaking plant into an industrial park. British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has expressed interest in using it to build electric vehicles.

11 PLAYFORD CBDMore than $200 million is being spent within the City of Playford to revitalise the Elizabeth CBD and surrounding areas. Projects

include a new hotel, over-50s community hub, sports park, tennis centre, government office building, multi-storey carpark, multi-purpose arena, plaza and medical centre.

12 HOUSING ESTATESSeveral large subdivisions are underway at Edinburgh Parks, Virginia, Munno Para, Penfield Gardens and Angle Vale, with plans approved by Playford Council for 5500 allotments.

13 VIRGINIA-BOLIVAR PIPELINE Expansion of the existing pipeline pumping treated effluent from the Bolivar wastewater treatment plant costing $47 million will enable increased horticultural production on the Adelaide Plains, which will be protected by a new $27 million flood mitigation scheme.

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