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Michael Gobel Acting CEO, City of Wodonga

Opportunities for the North East in distribution, processing and value-adding . Michael Gobel Acting CEO, City of Wodonga. 21 August 2008. Introduction. Logic Wodonga – Geography, why here? Future of Logic Centre and Community Benefits Perspective on Saleyards

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Michael Gobel Acting CEO, City of Wodonga

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  1. Opportunities for the North East in distribution, processing and value-adding Michael Gobel Acting CEO, City of Wodonga 21 August 2008

  2. Introduction • Logic Wodonga – Geography, why here? • Future of Logic Centre and Community Benefits • Perspective on Saleyards • Attracting investment into the region

  3. What is LOGIC? • 610 ha Industrial Estate- Industrial 1 Zoning • Vision for Logic to be the freight and transport hub for South Eastern Australia • Direct link to the Ports • Excellent transport links to capital cities

  4. What is LOGIC? • Strategically placed • Leverages off existing infrastructure assets • Owned by Council • Fully serviced

  5. LOGIC is within an overnight drive of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and is central to 75% of Australia’s population

  6. Tenants at Logic • Woolworths • Border Express • Cope Sensitive Freight • Roadmaster • PacLib • Ronam

  7. Future of Logic Wodonga and Community Benefit • Council has completed Stage 1 and has sold land into Stage 2. • Continue to lobby State and Federal Governments for funding for intermodal terminal. • Council decided to take the remainder of the Logic development out to EOI.

  8. Future of Logic Wodonga and Community Benefit If the EOI process is successful then likely to get: • A greater rate of development at Logic • A greater rate of job growth, population growth • Reduction in borrowings • City renewal

  9. Perspective on the Saleyards • Council’s existing saleyards at Bandiana • Average volume is over 200/- per year • Built 28 years ago • Largest throughput in Victoria and second largest in Australia.

  10. Perspective on the Saleyards • Council commissioned Huefner to do a review of the Wodonga Saleyards in 2005/2006. • Conclusions from the review was that existing facility would require significant investment. • Huefner’s recommendation was to seek a greenfields site for a new best practice facility.

  11. Perspective on the Saleyards • Council selected a proposed site north of Logic at Barnawartha North. • Council then went about entering into an EOI process • Result has been that we have announced a preferred proponent.

  12. Perspective on the Saleyards • Negotiations will formally commence in the next couple of weeks. • Opportunity to secure a private sector operator. • Some opportunity for an agribusiness cluster around the new proposed saleyards.

  13. Attracting business investment Work on selling the business case • Strategic location • Productive skilled labour force (Woolworths & Visy case studies) • Attractive lifestyle • Proactive Council with an investment attraction unit. Examples include Woolworths, Visy Board, Vitasoy, Mars Expansion, Roadmaster, Cope Sensitive Freight, Regional Infrastructure (SCA)

  14. Conclusion • There are good opportunities in investing in distribution and value adding opportunities in the North East. These are a function of: - Our strategic location - Skilled productive labour force and - Access to major transport corridors • This is exemplified by the success of attracting businesses like Woolworths, Visyboard, Vitasoy, Mars recent expansion

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