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IN THIS ISSUE

NEWSLETTER >> SEPTEMBER 2011 >> ISSUE 8

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One of ALC’s most important and popular industry events is our annual Forum which provides an opportunity for influential leaders, policy and decision makers to gather for two days to discuss and debate the top priorities and issues facing the industry.

Next year’s event is being held from 28-30 March at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

Planning for the 2012 Forum is well underway, with our Forum Managers Arinex recently circulating the Sponsorship and Exhibition prospectus which contains details on the various packages available for the 2012 Forum.

The 2011 Forum attracted a wide range of public and private sponsors and exhibitors, and I’m sure the

‘About ALC‘–The Australian Logistics Council represents the major and national companies participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain.

Our mission is to influence national transport and infrastructure regulation and policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, efficient, sustainable and internationally competitive supply chains.

The Australian Logistics Council members and associate members are major companies, associations, government agencies and organisations participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain. To view a list of our members see last page.

2012 event will be no different. It will provide an opportunity for companies and agencies involved in the transport industry to showcase their products and services to more than 300 high profile delegates. If you or your business would like to be a sponsor and/or exhibitor at the ALC Forum 2012, please contact Drew Whait, Sponsorships Manager at sponsorship@arinex.com.au or 02 9265 0700.

For the latest on confirmed speakers for the ALC Forum go to page 2 of Update. I will provide further information about the ALC Forum 2012 over coming months, but in the meantime vist the Forum website www.alcforum2012.com. I also encourage you to view our recently released Sponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus.

CEO’S MESSAgE 1

ALC AdvOCACy 3

COAG AGrEES TO NATIONAL TrANSPOrT 3 rEGULATOrS

CANbErrA TIMES OPINION PIECE 3

COAG LETTEr 4

ALC TO TAkE PArT IN TAx FOrUM 5 (INCLUDING LETTEr FrOM SWAN)

ALC jOINS INDUSTry CArGO CONSULTATIvE 6 COMMITTEE

ALC CALLS FOr A NATIONAL rAIL SAFETy 7 rEGULATOr ‘WITh TEETh’

INDUSTry FEEDbACk ON COAG rOAD 7 rEFOrM PLAN

ALC SUbMISSION ON CArbON TAx LEGISLATION 8

DECISION LOOMING ON SAFE rATES 8

ALC SAFETy COdES 8

ALC APPLIES TO hAvE rLSC rEGISTErED UNDEr 8 vICTOrIAN LEGISLATION

FEdERAL 9

AIrPOrT ECONOMIC rEGULATION 9

MOOrEbANk INTErMODAL TErMINAL 9

SyDNEy TO MELbOUrNE rAIL LINk INvESTIGATION 9

STATES 9

SyDNEy POrTS CrACkS ThE 2 MILLION 9 MArk - NSW

rESTArT NSW FUND PASSES ThrOUGh 10 PArLIAMENT – NSW

POrT OF hASTINGS MOvES ANOThEr 10 STEP CLOSEr - vIC

METrOPOLITAN INTErMODAL SySTEM 10

QUEENSLAND DMD – QLD 11

FrEIGhT DUrING NATUrAL DISASTErS 11 rECOGNISED IN CrOSS bOrDEr MOU – QLD

FOR yOUR INFO 12

NEW TLISC NEWSLETTEr 12

TCA OUTLINES WAy AhEAD 12

PEOPLE 12

NEW FACES AT TrANSPOrT FOr NSW 12

NEW ChIEF ExECUTIvE FOr DArWIN POrT 12 COrPOrATION

AIRFREIgHT STATS CHARTS 13

NEW BITRE/ABS PUBLICATIONS 14

ALC ACTIvITy 14

CEO’S MESSAgE

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Australian Logistics Council Forum 28 – 30 March 2012 Sofitel Wentworth SydneyFORUM 2012

FORUM 2012 Positioning Australia in the Global Supply Chain

Positioning Australia in the Global Supply Chain

Key Dates

EArLy Bird rEgistrAtion opEn: October 2011

EArLy Bird rEgistrAtion dEAdLinE: December 2011

ConFErEnCE opEns: 28 March 2012

ConFErEnCE CLosEs: 30 March 2012

www.alcforum2012.com

Invitation

It is with great pleasure we invite your attendance at our Australian Logistics Council Forum held at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on 28 – 30 March 2012.

Held over two days, the Australian Logistics Council Forum 2012 will focus on positioning Australia in global supply chains whilst continuing to address the large and growing national freight task. The Forum will also provide an opportunity for the industry to showcase the latest technology, products and services.

The Australian Logistics Council Forum 2012 is organised by and for Australia’s freight transport and logistics industry; if you are involved, you need to be there.

We look forward to seeing you at the Forum in March.

Yours sincerely

Don telford, Michael Kilgariff, ALC Chairman ALC Chief Executive

ProgramThe theme for 2012’s Forum is Positioning australia in the Global supply Chain. The foundation of a truly international marketplace is a strong and efficient global supply chain that supports and enhances global economic growth.

The Australian Logistics Forum 2012 will provide a unique look at the range of challenges and opportunities confronting Australia’s freight transport and logistics industry in this age of global commerce, and provide a platform to discuss how Australian businesses can best position themselves in the global supply chain.

Confirmed speakers• Lisa Brock – Executive Manager

Freight, Qantas Freight

• stephen Cleary – Chief Executive Officer, Star Track Express Pty Limited

• Paul Coutts – Group Products, Marketing and Sales Director, Toll Global Forwarding

• Michael Deegan – Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Australia

• Ingilby Dickson – General Manager Supply Chain, BlueScope Steel

• Nick Dimopoulos – Chief Executive Officer, National Transport Commission

• John Fullerton – Chief Executive, ARTC

• Grant Gilfillan – Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Ports Corporation

• Lance Hockridge – Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, QR National Limited

• Maurice James – Managing Director/Deputy Chairman, Qube Logistics

• Chris Koniditsiotis – Chief Executive Officer, Transport Certification Australia

• Brian Kruger – Managing Director, Toll Group

• Paul Larsen – Chief Executive Officer, Brookfield Rail

• Paul McClintock – Chairman, COAG Reform Council

• Mike Mrdak – Chief Executive Officer, Dept of Infrastructure & Transport

• Nicolaj Noes – Managing Director, Maersk Australia Pty Ltd.

• Phil Ruthven – Chairman, IBISWorld

sponsorship & exhibition Opportunities There are many attractive and high value sponsorship, exhibition and advertising opportunities available. For enquiries please contact Drew Whait, Sponsorship & Exhibition Account Manager at sponsorship@arinex.com.au or on +61 2 9265 0700.

Further Information ALC Forum 2012 Managersarinex pty limited GPO Box 128, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia

T +61 2 9265 0700 F +61 2 9267 5443 E alcforum2012@arinex.com.au W www.alcforum2012.com

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ALC AdvoCACy

COAg agrees to national transport regulators

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) recently agreed to reforms to the transport sector including the establishment of single national regulators for heavy vehicles, rail safety and maritime safety. ALC strongly supports a national law for each of the modes administered by a single regulator, which it regards as critical to boosting productivity, increasing efficiency and improving safety in the freight transport and logistics industry.

Prior to the meeting, ALC joined with major transport operators Toll and Linfox to write an open letter to COAG leaders urging them to sign up to the reforms. A copy of the letter appears on page 4.

ALC has welcomed COAG’s decision, but continues to urge political leaders to maintain the momentum and to ensure their jurisdictions continue down the path of national regulatory reform in the transport sector. In particular, ALC is advocating in favour of a truly national regulatory system that limits the ability of states to ‘go it alone’. ALC is concerned at the prospect of states and territories being able to create their own policies, guidelines and procedures when it comes to interpreting and enforcing the national law – a scenario which could significantly reduce the overall economic benefits of a national transport system.

It is a point made by CEO Michael kilgariff in an opinion piece published in the Canberra Times on Friday 26 August (see opposite article).

“The Convoy of No Confidence” has received plenty of headlines in recent days, but from a broader industry perspective, the more significant issue for Australia’s transport and logistics industry in Canberra this last week occurred not on the lawns of Parliament house on Monday, but inside its walls during last Friday’s COAG meeting.

There, our nation’s political leaders took a significant step towards achieving a truly seamless national economy by signing up to major national reforms to the heavy vehicle industry. COAG agreed to the implementation of a nationally consistent heavy vehicle law, administered by a single national regulator. COAG also agreed to national regulators for maritime safety and rail safety, thereby paving the way for the number of transport regulators to be reduced from 23 to three. It’s a long overdue reform that industry desperately wants to see come to fruition. Combined, the reforms are estimated to boost our national economy by approximately $30 billion.

The establishment of a national transport system may not be sexy in everyone’s eyes, but for industry, it is critical. It will reduce transport costs and help lift national productivity without compromising safety. And when industry enjoys reduced business costs, consumers also benefit in the form of lower prices for goods, so this is an important reform for all of Australia, not just the transport industry.

The significant economic benefits that these reforms will deliver underscores why we joined with Toll and Linfox to write an open letter to COAG prior to the meeting urging leaders’ support of the Intergovernmental Agreement. The letter emphasised how the reform would significantly boost productivity, improve safety and increase efficiency in the heavy vehicle sector.

however, there is still much work to do to have the national regulator in place by 2013, which is why state and territory leaders must maintain the momentum to ensure their jurisdictions continue down the path of national regulatory reform. ALC is urging all Governments to see the reforms through to maximise the potential gains for the Australian economy.

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“Industry to cash in on transport reforms” Opinion Editorial by Michael kilgariff CEO ALC Published in the Canberra Times, Friday 26 August 2011

ALC AdvOCACy (continued)

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COAg support for single heavy vehicle regulator critical to boost productivity and improve safety

As the heads of Toll Group and Linfox, Australia’s largest transport and logistics companies, we are joining with the Australian Logistics Council in support of the creation of a single national heavy vehicle regulator at this Friday’s COAG meeting.

Australia’s size means our national spend on freight is relatively larger than for other modern economies. Gains made in reducing freight costs can therefore significantly improve our international competitiveness. We believe that microeconomic reform in the freight industry must be a priority for all governments.

As one example among many, it is unreasonable and may lead to unsafe behaviour for truck drivers and their customers who load freight to have to consider different loading rules in each jurisdiction the truck enters during its journey.

A single best practice regulator to replace the complexity of regulators in each state and territory is probably the most important microeconomic reform on COAG’s current agenda. Consistent regulations doing away with state borders and different methods of enforcement will not only lead to significantly improved safety outcomes but, if done well, will bring cost savings from along the supply chain and back to consumers.

On this basis, COAG‘s endorsement of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) at Friday’s meeting is clearly in the national interest. There are however, suggestions that some senior officials are proposing their leaders not sign up. Industry has serious concerns at attempts to water down the regulator’s powers but for leaders to vote against the concept as a whole would be a significant mistake.

We believe confusion about the benefits of a strong agreement results from a failure to bring industry into the joint discussions with governments. Industry will lead the productivity gains from a properly established single regulator and industry is best placed to explain and counter any state and territory objections that arise. but we can only do that if we are part of the process and in the room.

All levels of government have committed to productivity improvement and a further round of microeconomic reform. Nowhere is this more critical than in Australia’s transport sector, where transport and logistics companies face an ever increasing freight task. Support for a single regulator at Friday’s meeting will be an important indicator of the seriousness of jurisdictions’ resolve to implement reforms necessary to boost productivity, increase efficiency and improve safety.

yours sincerely

Michael Byrne Michael Kilgariff Paul Little Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Managing Director Linfox Australian Logistics Council Toll Group

Supported by the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association

An open letter to

Prime Minister julia Gillard Premier barry O’Farrell, Premier Ted baillieu, Premier Anna bligh, Premier Colin barnett Premier Mike rann, Premier Lara Giddings, Chief Minister Paul henderson, Chief Minister katy Gallagher

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ALC AdvOCACy (continued)

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To better understand the reform’s significance, let us turn back to Monday’s protestors.

As they make their way home across one, two or three state borders, truck drivers will need to comply with different rules and regulations in each jurisdiction. For example, there will be different rules relating to how long they can drive without taking a rest break and how they go about recording their hours of driving. There will be differences in how their trucks can be configured, and how they are to be loaded. This out-dated and inconsistent system causes untold confusion, adds to their costs, and creates an unrealistic compliance burden on all operators, big and small. A consistent national law, administered by a national regulator, is designed to overcome these problems. by having a national regulator for heavy vehicles, maritime safety and rail safety, the extent to which state and territory jurisdictions can ‘go their own way’ is minimised. For operators, a seamless set of regulatory arrangements across state borders translates into greater certainty for their businesses and less red tape, which allows them to devote greater time and resources to improving the efficiency of their businesses.

The national regulatory reform agenda for heavy vehicles is critical to improving the efficiency of Australia’s freight transport and logistics industry, which is faced with a large, and growing freight task.

According to bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) figures, Australia’s national freight task in 2010 was around 500 billion tonne kilometres per year – a figure which is expected to double to more than 1000 billion tonne kilometres per year by 2030, and almost triple to around 1400 billion freight kilometres per year by 2050.

ALC estimates that for every 1 percent increase in efficiency, a saving of around $1.5 billion a year can be made to the Australian economy.

A single national law and regulator for our heavy vehicle industry may not get headlines like the ‘Convoy of no Confidence’. But, that doesn’t make it any less significant to the future viability of Australia’s heavy vehicle industry.

ALC CEO Michael kilgariff has been invited by Treasurer Wayne Swan to attend the National Tax Forum in Canberra on 4-5 October (see below the letter from the Federal Treasurer).

The Forum will bring together around 150 representatives from the business and community sectors, unions and government, as well as academics and other tax experts, to discuss priorities and directions for further tax reform. Delegates will focus on six areas of taxation: personal tax; transfer payments; business tax; state taxes; environmental and social taxes; and tax system governance.

The Government has released a discussion paper to inform public debate on its priorities and directions for continuing tax reform in the lead-up to the Tax Forum. The discussion paper outlines a range of ideas that were raised in the Australia’s Future Tax System review that are likely to be discussed at the Tax Forum, including congestion pricing and road user charging. ALC has been lobbying hard for its inclusion in the Forum, arguing it is essential that the freight transport and logistics industry is given an opportunity to be part of the discussion about both of these issues which would impact directly on the logistics industry.

ALC is currently developing a position statement based on the Discussion Paper which will be circulated among members later this month for feedback.

Further information on the National Tax Summit

ALC to take part in Tax Forum

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ALC AdvOCACy (continued)

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TREASURER

PO BOX 6022 PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA ACT 2600 Telephone: 02 6277 7340 Facsimile: 02 6273 3420 www.treasurer.gov.au

Michael Kilgariff 17b National Press Club Building, 16 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600

Dear Michael

Thank you for expressing an interest in being a participant at the Tax Forum to be held on Tuesday 4 October and Wednesday 5 October at Parliament House in Canberra.

It is my pleasure to formally invite you to be a participant at the Tax Forum.

The Tax Forum is an important opportunity to get a broad cross-section of views on priorities and directions for further reforming our tax and transfer system.

The approach and contribution of participants will be critical to the success of the forum. Tax reform is never easy, but if participants approach this forum with a focus on the long-term national interest, including the ongoing need for responsible budgeting, I’m confident the Tax Forum will help us identify further tax reforms to ensure we make the most of the opportunities and challenges ahead for Australia.

Yours sincerely

WAYNE SWAN

ALC joins AQIS Industry Cargo Consultative Committee

The Australian Logistics Council has been invited to join the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service’s Industry Cargo Consultative Committee (AICCC). The AICCC has been established to provide a forum for major industry bodies to discuss and consider biosecurity related international trade and logistics issues. ALC is pleased the Government has recognised the value in involving the ALC in the committee, as it will ensure our unique, cross-modal focus is brought to the table. It will also provide an important avenue for ALC to communicate to Government the need for appropriate policy settings to support Australia’s freight task, including the efficient and safe movement of inbound and outbound freight.

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ALC’s submission on the COAG road reform Plan (CrrP) Preliminary Findings Paper has raised a number of issues ALC believes require clarification and further work.

The CRRP initiative is identified as the next tranche of major productivity reform in the Australian transport industry, post 2013. It is likely this will impact across transport modes and along the supply chain and on the pricing and provision of transport infrastructure.

The paper is an important step in the current phase of CrrP, which involves examining the feasibility of introducing more direct heavy vehicle road use charges and associated funding arrangements in order to promote a more efficient, productive and safe heavy vehicle industry.

ALC’s submission focussed on the following main points:

»» Changing the price mechanism will not necessarily change operator behaviour

»» Concern that road charges received by jurisdictions may not necessarily be spent on roads and instead absorbed into consolidated revenue

»» Ensuring externalities are priced only once

»» requesting greater clarity on the issue of telematics

»» Concerns in relation to road wear, including the definition of static mass and the proposed arrangements in relation to the classification of roads

To view ALC’s submission

ALC has argued in its submission to the National Transport Commission on the National Draft rail Safety Law for the rail safety regulator to be given the ‘teeth’ it needs to maximise economic benefits to the Australian economy.

ALC strongly supports the adoption of one national law for rail safety, but believes the current legislative package needs strengthening to ensure the full benefits of a national system are realised.

The most significant of these are provisions enabling existing jurisdictions to administer the rail safety law through service level agreements. ALC is concerned there is potential down the track for seven different interpretations of the national law.

Clear, centrally drafted guidelines and procedures are necessary to ensure a consistent regulatory approach which is administered by a single, autonomous, properly funded national safety regulator.

Delegating powers to seven jurisdictions to enforce the laws would be counter-productive, and obviously not in line with the reform’s primary objective to eliminate inconsistencies across state boundaries.

To view ALC’s submission

ALC AdvOCACy (continued)

ALC calls for a national rail safety regulator ‘with teeth’

Industry feedback on COAg Road Reform Plan

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ALC SAFETy COdESALC AdvOCACy (continued)

ALC applies to have RLSC registered under victorian legislation

ALC has written to vic roads to apply to have the retail Logistics Supply Chain (rLSC) Code of Conduct registered as a Code of Practice under the State’s road Safety Act 1986.

As part of this process, ALC has produced a draft rLSC Code of Practice which has received preliminary auditor approval as meeting the requirements of a Code of Practice under relevant Austroads guidelines.

The Code’s registration under victorian legislation would mean signatories to the Code would enjoy the benefits of a reasonable steps defence in victoria. And importantly, it would also pave the way for the National Logistics Safety Code (NLSC) to be officially recognised under the new heavy vehicle National Law.

registration of the NLSC as a Code of Practice by the National heavy vehicle regulator would mean compliance with the Code could be taken as evidence that all reasonable steps were taken to prevent a contravention of the new law, and assist operators in complying with chain or responsibility requirements under the hvNL.

In effect, it shifts the burden of proof from the defendant to the prosecution to show that reasonable steps were not taken to prevent a contravention.

having the Code recognised nationally as a registered code of practice under the hvNL would improve the value of the NLSC and its constituent codes such as the rLSC, by providing industry with a low cost path to compliance, and providing signatories with greater certainty from a national perspective that they were meeting all necessary heavy vehicle and OhS legislative compliance requirements in the transportation of goods around the country.

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ALC submission on Carbon Tax legislation

ALC’s submission on the Federal Government’s Carbon Tax legislation has reinforced ALC’s position on the need for taxation neutrality between the different modes of transport. ALC argued the Government’s proposal to enact legislative changes to impose a proxy carbon price on the aviation, rail and maritime sectors from 1 july 2012, and on the heavy vehicle sector from 2014, is not competitively neutral.

In its submission, ALC says the imposition of an inconsistent start-up date for the various modes will result in increased operating costs being faced by some, but not all, of the transport modes from 2012. This is expected to lead to a distortion in the freight transport market by influencing consumer choice as to the mode of transport they use to freight goods. ALC’s submission also queried the general lack of assessments in the regulatory Impact Statement relating to transport, and requested amending the Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment (Clean Energy) bill as it related to agriculture.

To view ALC’s submission

decision looming on Safe Rates

With the Government response to the Safe Rates, Safe Roads Directions Paper believed to be heading to Cabinet shortly, ALC has written to Workplace relations Minister Senator Chris Evans seeking a meeting on the issue.

In the letter, ALC argues that the heavy vehicle industry is already subject to numerous regulations and legislation at both the state and national levels relating to driver safety, and that the imposition of further statutory provisions would duplicate the safety measures already in existence (which appear to be working effectively) and would not tangibly add to industry participant safety.

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FEdERAL STATES

NSW

Sydney Ports cracks the 2 million mark

ALC Associate Member Sydney Ports Corporation has announced it has broken for the first time two million TEUs in a financial year. According to Sydney Ports, the record amount was a linked to a number of factors, including increased imports from the high Australian dollar and significant growth in the export of cereals, machinery and equipment and paper and timber products.

“In the financial year 2010/11, Sydney Ports recorded its tenth annual container throughput record with total container trade of over 2.020 million TEUs,” Sydney Ports Corporation, Mr Grant Gilfillan said.

“It is important to note that while Port botany’s container trade has been buoyed by higher imports due to the surging Australian Dollar, a solid trading performance by the State’s regional and rural export sector has also contributed to the result. Total full container exports for the 2010/11 financial year saw exports rise by 3.6 per cent over the same period last year reaching over 458,700 TEUs,” he said.

Airport Economic Regulation

The Government has announced the release by the Productivity Commission of its draft report into the economic regulation of airport services. The next step in the process involves the Commission seeking further comments on a number of issues raised in the report, before it provides a final report to Government in December this year. ALC will be providing a submission and taking part in public consultation sessions.

For further information about the Commission’s enquiry

Moorebank Intermodal Terminal

The Intermodal Terminal at Moorebank in south western Sydney has been referred for assessment under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and biodiversity Act 1999 (EPbC Act). Under the Act, any project that could significantly impact on Commonwealth land is referred to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. The proposed Intermodal Terminal site is to be located on commonwealth-owned land which is currently occupied by the School of Military Engineering and the Department of Defence. The environmental impact assessment is likely to incorporate a range of studies, including traffic and transport; noise and vibration and air quality.

Further information on the project is available from the Moorebank Project Office which is part of the Department of Finance and Administration.

Sydney to Melbourne rail link investigation

The Australian Government has announced that the Australian Transport Safety bureau is to conduct an independent investigation into operations on the interstate rail line between Sydney and Melbourne. The investigation will look at a range of matters relating to the track, including its operational condition, remediation works, safe work practices and safety systems.

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STATES CONTINUEd

Restart NSW Fund passes through Parliament

The restart NSW Fund has passed through both houses of NSW Parliament, fulfilling a key Coalition election promise. According to Treasurer Mike baird, restart NSW will be funded from windfall State tax revenue allocated through the budget process and other funds such as the proceeds of issuing Warratah bonds and proceeds from the desalination plant transaction.

“restart NSW is a fund dedicated to delivering vital infrastructure projects like public transport, road improvements to reduce congestion, and freight and hospital upgrades for NSW, with 30 per cent of funds reserved for projects in regional areas,” Mr baird said

“Most importantly, all projects to be funded by restart NSW will be considered as part of a detailed five year Infrastructure Plan and 20 year State Infrastructure Strategy, with Infrastructure NSW to make recommendations as to which projects will be funded.”

vICTORIA

Port of Hastings moves another step closer

The development of a second victorian container port has moved a step closer with the State Parliament passing legislation enabling the appointment of a Port of hastings Development Authority.

Minister for Ports, Denis Napthine, said a second container port in victoria is vital with estimates showing the throughput of containers in victoria is estimated to quadruple over the next 30 years.

“The development of hastings will give victorian businesses and exporters confidence in the long-term efficiency of freight movements in our state,” Dr Napthine said.

The victorian Government has said the next step in the process will involve expressions of interest for the Port of hastings Development Authority board.

vICTORIA

Metropolitan Intermodal System

The victorian Government is seeking industry feedback on a market sounding document on the Metropolitan Intermodal System (MIS). The proposed MIS is designed to improve the efficiency of containerised freight movements between the Port of Melbourne and intermodal terminals in the city’s west, north and south east metropolitan areas. As part of the proposal, the victorian Department of Transport is undertaking a market sounding exercise to identify interest from freight and logistics suppliers in potentially investing in and/or operating services associated with the MIS.

This market sounding process will seek interest in four key areas:

»» market interest as suppliers to a MIS pilot/trial

»» market interest as suppliers in an ongoing MIS

»» market interest in providing the range of possible sites for future terminals

»» views on commercial sustainability.

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Freight during natural disasters recognised in cross border MOU

QUEENSLANd

Queensland dMd ALC’s Decision Makers Dinners are continuing to be held across the country, with the most recent DMD involving Queensland Minister for Transport, the hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP. The dinner involved more than 30 of Queensland’s leaders from the public and private sectors to enjoy a frank discussion with the Minister on a range of transport and logistics issues. Over the coming weeks, ALC will send to people who have attended this year’s DMDs a questionnaire seeking their feedback on the night.

The Queensland and New South Wales Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cross-border arrangements and improve responses to natural disasters in both states.

Ms bligh and Mr O’Farrell said the MOU would reinforce the relationship between the two States by including all

Government services that were affected by cross-border issues, and covering the entire NSW-Queensland border.

Ms bligh said the MOU ensures the Queensland Government is implementing some of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations.

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“In its interim report, released on August 1st, the Commission of Inquiry recommended that the Queensland Government work with its NSW counterparts to set up procedures for co-ordinating emergency responses on the Queensland-NSW border,” Ms bligh said.

“For example, we will look at the use of governments’ Air Wings for personnel, transport and freight into and out of flooded areas.”

New TLISC newsletter

ALC Associate Member, the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) has launched its new ‘Stevedoring Newsletter’ which is designed to keep stakeholders, registered training organisations and industry employees up to date with TLISC’s work in the stevedoring industry.

For more information, visit the TLISC website at www.tlisc.com.au or contact them on 03 9604 7200.

INdUSTRy PEOPLE

New faces at Transport for NSW

Transport for NSW continues to take shape, with the announcement of a number of senior executive appointments to head up the new state agency. They include rachel johnson who will be responsible for the freight and regional development division, which has been established to provide a central point of coordination for the government’s role in freight transport, distribution and servicing in NSW. Ms johnson has wide ranging experience of Australia’s freight and logistics businesses and the development and operation of transport infrastructure, and has held senior executive positions in Patrick Corporation, Pacific National, Linfox, GrainCorp and the Westlink M7 Motorway.

New Chief Executive for darwin Port Corporation

Mr Terry O’Connor has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Darwin Port Corporation.

Mr O’Connor is the current acting Chief Executive of the Port and has been the General Manager Landside Operations since 2008.

Minister for Transport, Gerry McCarthy has welcomed Mr O’Connor’s appointment.

“Terry brings a great deal of experience to the role, with first-hand experience of the Port’s operations and having worked previously in senior Navy roles including Maritime Operations Coordinator Northern Command here in Darwin,” Mr McCarthy said.

Mr Terry O’Connor

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FOR yOUR INFO

TCA outlines way ahead

ALC Associate Member Transport Certification Australia has published its Statement of Corporate Intent which sets out TCA’s key result Areas and Strategies for 2011/2012. According to the publication, TCA will continue focus on providing a national telematics capability comprising three elements: advice to members; accreditation of telematics systems and services and administration of programs such as the Intelligent Access Program (IAP). Further information is available on the TCA website www.tca.gov.au

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AIrFrEIGhT STATS ChArTS UPdATE - JUNE 2011

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ALC ACTIvITy

PRESS RELEASES

ALC Press Release – 19 August 2011 Time to Maintain Momentum on National Transport reforms

ALC Press Release – 15 August 2011 A national regulator with ‘teeth’ needs to administer rail safety law

MEdIA MENTIONS

Industry to cash in on transport reforms – The Canberra Times 26 August 2011

Transport projects get funding boost – The Weekend Australian 20-21 August 2011

Fast train customers are facing delays – The Australian 13 August 2011

SUBMISSIONS

ALC Submission – 22 August 2011 ALC submission on COAG road reform Plan (CrrP) Preliminary Findings Paper

ALC Submission – 22 August 2011 ALC submission on Clean Energy legislative package

ALC Submission – 15 August 2011 ALC response to the Draft rail Safety National Law and accompanying regulatory Impact Statement

ABS

» Survey of Motor vehicle Use http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/9208.0/

BITRE

» Avline 2009-2010 http://www.bitre.gov.au/Info.aspx?resourceId=808&NodeId=92

» road Deaths Australia 2011 http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?resourceId=809&NodeId=167

» road vehicle-kilometres travelled: estimation from state and territory fuel sales http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?resourceId=810&NodeId=25

» Airline on time monthly performance monthly report http://bitre.gov.au/Info.aspx?resourceId=214

» Airline On Time Performance Annual reports http://bitre.gov.au/Info.aspx?resourceId=217

» International Airline Activity - Monthly Publications http://bitre.gov.au/Info.aspx?resourceId=211

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