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W.S. (Bill) Cummings - Cummings Economics
29th July 2011 Ref J2456
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Presentation to the
ECONOMIC FORUM 2011
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Historical Importance of Transport Infrastructure Development
1880’s - Cairns to Herberton Railway – Dredge channel into Trinity Inlet
1930’s/40’s - Range Roads
1960’s - Beef Roads Program
1970’s - Last link in Bruce Highway sealed
1980’s - Upgrading Cairns Airport
“Where do we go from here?”
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Changed World Economic Environment
China / India (BRIC)
Fossil Fuel Penalties
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Three Phases of Impact
Minerals and basic industrial commodities
Primary products – basic to proteins
Tourism
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In First Phase
High mineral & commodity demand & prices
Evidence second phase commencing
High dollar tourism being suppressed
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Need to Reassess Infrastructure Needs
Tourism infrastructure good
Road, rail & seaport neglected
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COMPARATIVE SEAPORT TONNAGES 2009/10
Mackay Region (Incl. Abbott Point) 99m tonnes
Fitzroy Region (Incl. Gladstone) 79m tonnes
Brisbane / South East QLD 32m tonnes
South Australia 25m tonnes
Cairns / Far North 22m tonnes
Northern Territory 21m tonnes
Tasmania 19m tonnes
Townsville/ Northern Region 10m tonnes
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Agricultural Development
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Chillagoe/Mareeba Area Base metal concentrates
Tungsten
Lime
Marble
Perlite
Mt Garnet / Etheridge Area Base metal concentrates
Magnetite
Diatomite
Bauxite
Silica
Prospective Future Mineral Freight
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Major Population / Industry / Freight Nodes
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Addressing the Missing Link Previous
No initial cost benefit assessments
No assessments of additional capital costs imposed by Wet Tropics
A “Ferrari” instead of a “Kingswood”
Cost – killed by Treasury
Anti lobby – Kuranda
Counter Proposal
Alternative
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Need to Face Realities
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Plan of Cairns Harbour
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Maximum Heights Above Sea Level of Transport Routes
Feet Meters
Kuranda Range Rd
Rail 1140 347
Road 1520 463
Rex Range Rd 1524 465
Gillies Hwy 2740 829
Palmerstone Hwy 2814 853
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Map of Rainforest Sections
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Area Government Projections 2008 2031
Cairns 64% 67% Tablelands 17% 16% Cassowary Coast 12% 10% Douglas 6% 6% Total 100% 100% Source: Cummings Economics from ABS data.
Proportion of Population in Cairns Area
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Mourilyan Upgrade Still Important
Forest products
Other sugar industry based, eg. bioplastics
Minerals especially bulk from near hinterland
Dangerous goods port
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Portsmith - Woree - Trinity Inlet Port Still Major Freight Hub
General freight inward, consumer goods/building products
Fuels and fertiliser inward
Outbound sugar, bioindustrial & minerals from immediate hinterland
Outbound container, general cargo to near north & potentially Asia
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Range Road AADTS Heavy Vehicles
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200
400
600
800
Palmerston Gillies Kuranda Rex
1999 2009
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Palmerston Gillies Kuranda Rex
1999 163 143 407 166
2009 212 177 701 110
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Comparative Western Hinterland Populations
Cairns Tablelands/Gulf/Cook 60,177
Townsville Charters Towers to Mt Isa 41,932
Mackay Isaac 22,629
Rockhampton Central Highlands/Banana/Central West 43,554
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Kuranda Range Road Time to Act
Define cost benefit realities
Define cost of conventional upgrading
Define additional environmental cost that Commonwealth should pay
A “Kingswood” instead of a “Ferrari”
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Railway
Containers will pass through the tunnels
New cost effective second tier operators
2 containers per wagon to Arriga, 1 to Almaden
Worth exploring
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Cummings Economics
38 Grafton St, Cairns, 4870 | Ph: 40312888
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Presentation to the
ECONOMIC FORUM 2011
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cummings.net.au