Infrastructure Development James Cook University

Vanessa Cannon, Chief of Staff Alan Carpenter, Project Director Discovery Rise

What was what is

and what will be

1960: University College established as part of The University of Queensland.

1970: University College gained independence as James Cook University - Australia’s University for the Tropics

1987: Cairns campus established

2003: Singapore campus established.

Australia’s University for the Tropics

Australia’s university for the tropics

Global rank (Academic Ranking of World Universities) - Top 4% CWTS Leiden Ranking 2014 – ranked no. 158 (of 750) in the world, ranked #5 in Oceania (includes Australia) Nature Publishing Index Asia-Pacific – ranked #10

Students: 3,500 Singapore 4,900 Cairns 14,000 Townsville 7554 are international Staff: 1,280 Cairns 3,650 Townsville Estate: over $1 bn 202,600m2 GFA, 469 hectares Revenue: $509.4m

Australian tropical campus international students’ home countries:

JCU – 2015

USA 20.3% Brazil 4.2% Vietnam 2.1% India 11.0% Germany 4.0% UK 2.0% Canada 7.6% Norway 3.7% Singapore 1.6% PNG 6.8% Malaysia 3.1% Nepal 1.5% China 4.4% Indonesia 2.7% Others 24.9%

Strategic Intent: Creating a brighter future for life in the tropics worldwide through graduates and discoveries that make a difference. Strategic Themes: • Tropical Ecosystems and

Environment • Industries and Economies in the

Tropics • Peoples and Societies in the Tropics • Tropical Health, Medicine and

Biosecurity

One University-Two Countries-Three Tropical Campuses

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Is life in the world’s tropics getting better?

• National University of Singapore • Nanyang Technological University • University of the South Pacific • James Cook University • Organization for Tropical Studies • University of Hawaii (Manoa)

• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine • Instituto Nacional De Pesquisas Da Amazonia • University of Papua New Guinea • University of Nairobi • Mahidol University (Thailand) • Escuela Superior Politecnica Del Litoral

A lateral view of the world…

…like geographies, challenges and opportunities

The Tropics

2.8 billion people

40% world’s population

51% world’s children* ©Mark Ziembicki/markzphoto.com *under 15 years old

By 2050…

5.5 billion people

>51% world’s population

67% world’s children* ©Mark Ziembicki/markzphoto.com *under 15 years old

Critical infrastructure

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Tropics

The challenges and opportunities

So what? • Technology and Innovation (a knowledge based

economy)

• Health

• Agriculture and aquaculture

• Biosecurity

• Education and industry skills - International education

• Disaster resilience/tropical planning and design

Back to northern Qld… Campuses: Cairns Singapore Townsville

Study Centres: Atherton Mackay Mt Isa Thursday Island

Research Stations: Fletcherview Orpheus Island Daintree Rainforest Observatory

Cairns Campus Profile – Infrastructure

Dental School

The Cairns Institute

Cairns Energy Plant

Parking

Parking

2011

2015

Townsville Campus Profile - Infrastructure

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2015

Education Central

Clinical Practice Building

Parking

AITHM

Mothballed buildings The Science

Place

Parking

Library Refurbishment

4th Chiller CDC

Vet Sciences

Universities and capital grants

• Universities are State bodies – the JCU Act, but regulated by Federal government

• No more Federal competitive capital funding pools

• Need to leverage investment in enabling infrastructure

• So, we enjoy elections…. – Australian Tropical Marine and Aquaculture Centre

(ATMAC), $100m – Australian Biosecurity Network (ATBio), $30m – Townsville Innovation Complex, $80m – Cairns Innovation Centre, $50m

Known Knowns

. GFA $m Status Start Year

Ideas Market Townsville na 5 Funded 2016 Verandah Walk 1 Townsville na 3 Tender 2016 Cairns Innovation College Cairns 9,000 30 RFP 2017 Student Apartments Townsville 15,000 52 RFP 2017 Infrastructure enhancement Townsville na 50 Feasibility 2017 University Private Hospital Townsville 15,000 113 EOI 2017 Verandah Walk 2 Townsville na 3 Design 2017 Cairns Innovation Centre Cairns 8,000 50 Feasibility 2018 Clinical Practice Building 3 Townsville 6,000 27 Feasibility 2018 Technology Innovation Complex Townsville 8,000 80 Funding 2018 Tropical Sports Conditioning Centre Cairns 8,000 33 Funding 2018 ATMAC Townsville tba 100 Funding 2019 Aged Care Townsville 6,000 36 Pending 2019 Cornerstone Building Townsville 10,000 45 Pending 2019 Discovery Rise Residential Townsville na 600 Pending 2020 University High School Townsville tba 27 Pending 2022 Totals 1,227

Ideas Market

Townsville Campus $5 million

• Funded by Catalyst Infrastructure Program

• Central public space for Discovery Rise • Fronted by:

– Student Apartments – AITHM – Cornerstone – CPB3

Verandah Walk

Townsville Stage 1/2 (current) $3 million

Stage 3 (future) $3 million

• Covered pedestrian/ cycle highway

• Connects main

activity centre

Student Apartments

Townsville Campus $60 million

• 500 Beds

• RFP closes April 2016 • Complete February

2018

University Private Hospital

Townsville 100 Beds $113 million

• Joint JCU and THHS initiative

• Stage 1 - 100 beds with clinical training and research elements.

• Market sounding and demand analysis compete

• Strong interest • ROI closed – EOI about to issue

Clinical Practice Building 3

Townsville $25 million

• Extension to CPB 1 and 2

• To proceed in parallel with University Private Hospital

• Health practitioners and clinical training

• North of Ideas Market

Aged Care

Townsville $36 million

• Companion project to University Hospital and CPB

• 140 beds envisaged

• Allied health training component

• On hold pending University Hospital

Technology Innovation Complex

Townsville $80 million

• Centre for STEM activity in northern Australia

• Rationalisation of aged and unviable building stock

• Companion building to Science Place

• Focus on innovation and translation

• Emphasis on Electrical Engineering and IT

Cornerstone Building

Townsville $45 million

• Mix accommodation, medi-hotel, short stay, serviced apartment and conference facilities

• On hold pending University Hospital

Cairns Innovation Centre

Cairns Campus $50 million

• Mixed use commercial

• Translation of research and innovation into commercial products and processes.

• Transaction manager appointment pending

• Awaiting confirmation of government support (State committed $10m on Friday, to be matched by Feds)

Cairns Innovation Lodge

Cairns 300 Beds $30 million

• Student and visitor accommodation

• RFP closes April 2016

• Open February 2018

Tropical Sports Conditioning Centre

Cairns $33 million • Tropical conditioning for elite

athletes

• National and International

• Sport and Exercise Science teaching and research

• Hub of a network of top end training facilities

Common Project Elements

Sustainability – Financial – Ecological – Social

Jobs growth

Wealth creation

Alternative paths to employment

$430m on active projects in capital infrastructure alone…

Next Townsville Industry Breakfast

• 7 June 2016 – Townsville RSL

• Full details will be sent out closer to the date – so keep a watch in your emails!

Regional Contact

North Queensland Regional Office Department of State Development, Tel: 07 4758 3400 W: www.dsd.qld.gov.au