March 2012 Ports and Cities Conference Newcastle Dorte Ekelund, Executive Director

1. Ports and Cities March 2012 Ports and Cities Conference Newcastle Dorte Ekelund, Executive Director Major Cities Unit Department of Infrastructure and Transport www.majorcities.gov.au

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9. Major import/export movements 2010-2030

11. The Challenge... Plan for accommodating expansion of port activity while creating cities for people www.majorcities.gov.au

12. December 2009 COAG agreed to 9 criteria and objective: To ensure Australian cities are globally competitive, productive, sustainable, liveable and socially inclusive and are well placed to meet future challenges and growth. Criteria for Capital City Strategic Planning Systems

13. Capital city strategic planning systems should: • 1. be integrated • 2. provide for a consistent hierarchy of future oriented and publicly available plans • 3. provide for nationally-significant economic infrastructure (both new and upgrade of existing) • 4. address nationally-significant policy issues • 5. consider and strengthen the networks between capital cities and major regional centres, and other important domestic and international connections; • 6. provide for planned, sequenced and evidence-based land release and an appropriate balance of infill and greenfields development; • 7. clearly identify priorities for investment and policy effort by governments, and provide an effective framework for private sector investment and innovation; • 8. encourage world-class urban design and architecture; and • 9. provide effective implementation arrangements and supporting mechanisms. Review of Capital City Strategic Planning Systems • 4. nationally-significant policy issues: • population growth and demographic change, • productivity and global competitiveness, • climate change mitigation and adaptation, • efficient development and use of existing and new infrastructure and other public assets, • connectivity of people to jobs and businesses to markets, • development of major urban corridors, • social inclusion, • health, liveability, and community wellbeing, • housing affordability, and • matters of national environmental significance; • be integrated: • a. across functions, including land- use and transport planning, economic and infrastructure development, environmental assessment and urban development, and • b. across government agencies; • provide for a consistent hierarchy of future oriented and publicly available plans: • a. long term integrated strategic plans, • b. medium term prioritised infrastructure and land-use plans, and • c. near term prioritised infrastructure project pipeline backed by appropriately detailed project plans; • 3. provide for nationally-significant economic infrastructure (both new and upgrade of existing) including: • a. transport corridors, • b. international gateways, • c. intermodal connections, • d. major communications and utilities infrastructure, and • e. reservation of appropriate lands to support future expansion; 5. consider and strengthen the networks between capital cities and major regional centres, and other important domestic and international connections;

14. How does each state and territory look against these criteria? Report out end of April Review of Capital City Strategic Planning Systems

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16. Our Cities, Our Future www.majorcities.gov.au

17. Our Cities, Our Future Productivity • Improve labour and capital productivity by: –– Aligning workforce availability and capacity to meet labour force demand –– Supporting education, research and innovation

18. Our Cities, Our Future Productivity 2. Integrateland use and infrastructure by: –– Integrating planning of land use, social and economic infrastructure –– Protecting corridors, sites and buffers • Actions • National Port Strategy and National Land Freight Network

19. Our Cities, Our Future Productivity 3. Improve the efficiency of urban infrastructure by: –– Maximising returns on new and existing infrastructure –– Taking into account operational and maintenance costs of infrastructure and assets –– Connecting private investment capital to infrastructure and assets of high public benefit –– Utilising smart infrastructure –– Enhancing connectivity through the National Broadband Network • Actions • $61.4m for National Managed Motorways Trial • $36m additional funding to Infrastructure Australia • Infrastructure Australia to establish private sector working group to foster private sector investment • Encourage best practice PPPs • National Construction schedule and post-build evaluation framework • Infrastructure Investment Incentive linked to the National Priority List • National Broadband Network

20. Our Cities, Our Future Sustainability 7. Increase our resilience to climate change, emergency events and natural hazards by: - Mitigating risks and adapting to change - Incorporating climate change risks into infrastructure siting, design, construction and operation - Supporting climate change science and research

21. Our Cities, Our Future Liveability • 10. Improve accessibility and reduce dependency on private motor vehicles by: • Improving transport options • Reducing travel demand by co-locating jobs people and facilities • Actions • Roll out National Broadband Network • National Cycling Strategy - double the number of cyclists • Improve accessibility and mobility through compact mixed use development and improved public and active transport

22. Our Cities, Our Future Liveability • 11. Support community wellbeing by: • Providing access to social and economic opportunity • Improving the quality of the public domain • Improving public health outcomes • Redressing spatially concentrated disadvantage • Enhancing access to cultural, sporting and recreational activity

23. Our Cities, Our Future Governance 12. Improve planning and management of cities by: -Facilitating whole of governments approach

24. The need... Shared ownership and responsibility between ports and cities www.majorcities.gov.au