Integrated Freight Strategy for Queensland

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Whilst looking at the Australia TradeCoast Synergy News (letters) yesterday I noticed this page.
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Integrated Freight Strategy for Queensland

The Queensland Government is seeking to work with industry and the community to plan and provide a sustainable and integrated approach to freight movement.
This involves collaborating with other governments, industry and the community to ensure freight movement supports industry needs, minimises impacts on the community and responds to emerging issues and challenges.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is responsible for developing the Integrated Freight Strategy for Queensland on behalf of the government, with the support of the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council (QTLC).

Queensland has a diverse economic base largely comprising production oriented industries and consumption driven industries. These types of industries place significant pressure and demands on the transport system to support a broad range of freight movements that span across local urban areas or vast geographical distances.

A significant volume of freight is moved annually throughout Queensland via all modes of transport. It is anticipated that growth in population and international trade, and the associated economic growth, will generate a requirement by 2031 to move a greater volume of freight, which will increase in the order of:
•   500 million tonnes of general freight per annum
•   300-340 million tonnes of mineral freight per annum
•   50 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas per annum.

The Integrated Freight Strategy for Queensland is intended to enhance Queensland's ability to respond to future freight growth and the associated issues, challenges and opportunities.

TMR has developed a 'working draft' of the strategy with the support of the QTLC. TMR is seeking to collaboratively develop and refine the priorities and actions of the strategy with relevant government agency, industry and community representatives by mid 2010.

Opportunities for input and requests for further information can be directed to Brad Hirn, Senior Advisor, Rail, Ports and Freight Division on (07) 3306 7207 or via email brad.c.hirn@tmr.qld.gov.au.
http://edm.australiatradecoast.com.au/newsletters/30/integrated-freight-strategy.html?utm_source=SynergyEDM&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=May10

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More spin, perhaps the hot air could be usefully employed to generate some form of renewable energy?