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Delivering Townsville’s Vision & Early Impressions of “City Deals”
Great Small Cities for a Great Big Nation
Graeme Bolton MPIADirector Planning & Development, Townsville City Council
12 October 2016
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Presentation outline – Introduction & Vision– Economic Drivers– Reshaping the Economy– Developing Townsville’s Future– Implementing the Vision
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Introduction & Vision
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Townsville
• Population of approx. 195,000 people
• Services regional population of 250,000 people
• Forecasted to grow to 350,000 by 2050
• Queensland’s 4th largest city behind the Sunshine Coast
• Australia’s 13th largest city behind Geelong
• Largest city in Northern Australia
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Townsville
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Townsville City Council Vision
Townsville, Capital of Northern Australia; the City with Opportunity and Great Lifestyle
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Economic Drivers
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A changing economy
(ABS Employment data, cited in Powell, W. May 2016)
• Record high unemployment 14.5%
• An economy in transition
• Moving away from dependence on mining, agriculture and manufacturing
• Opportunity for new economies in health, education, service industry
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Global megatrends
Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, CSIRO
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Global megatrends
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Global megatrends
Patrick Maes, ANZ
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Federal and State government initiatives
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So what does all of this mean for Townsville?
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Reshaping the Economy
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RAI Regional Pathfinder Projects
• Pilot project for Queensland established between Townsville City Council & Queensland Department of State Development
• Jointly funded by Queensland government, 5 councils in North Queensland region and two key industry groups
• Project will:
• identify 3‐6 ‘future factors’ that will drive economic development
• decide priority areas for action – not “further planning”
• Clarify roles and responsibilities
• Establish KPIs and monitoring framework
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Informed by data and trend analysis
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Developing Townsville’s Future
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Townsville City Waterfront Priority Development Area
• Adopted by the State government on 23 October 2015
• Implementation well underway
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Key statistics
• Total Area 97.2ha
• 63.7ha over land
• 33.5ha over water
• 28.3ha owned by Council
• 11.5ha owned by Port of Townsville
• 0.5ha owned by Qld government
• Balance of land covered by private ownership and State and local roads
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• Biggest urban transformation / urban renewal project in Northern Australia
• 15 to 20 year development horizon
• Builds on City Plan 2014 and CBD Masterplan
• Key role in achieving 30,000 people working and living in the CBD by 2030
• Reconnects CBD to Waterfront
• Catalytic projects to unlock $1.9 billion redevelopment potential
• Achieving Townsville’s vision to be the Capital of Northern Australia
Intent
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Development assessment differs significantly from “normal planning”
In the PDA:• Assessment is simplified• No State agencies getting way• No third party appeal rights• Limited applicant appeal rights
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Implementing the Vision
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Sounds great…. but is this just another plan to plan?
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Short answer….
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First PDA approved within just 3 business days!
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• Concept design complete
• Detailed design commenced
• Funding secured
Stage 1A – Waterfront Promenade
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• Expression of Interest has closed
• A number of very high quality submissions received
• Council currently working through assessment
• Decision later this year
Arts & Cultural Precinct EOI
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• Concept Master Plan & Vision
• Market sounding
• Preservation and strengthening of heritage values
• Aligned with megatrends:
• Knowledge based, entrepreneurial and innovation hub
• Organically grown, sustainable job creation
North Yards Rail Precinct
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• Land secured by Council
• Funding secured for Stadium
• Stage 1 – stadium component to be completed by 2020
• Master planning for integrated site commence December 2016
• Strong local content in project delivery
• Ongoing negotiations within City Deals for Entertainment and Convention Centre
Integrated Stadium & Entertainment Centre
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• Early days
• All three levels of government have met and are committed
• Key messages from Council
• Now is the time to be bold
• Must include the community and industry
City Deals
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but building the new.
– Socrates
Questions?
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• Visit: www.townsville.qld.gov.au
• Contact: Graeme Bolton
(07) 4727 9497
More information?