- Cook Government's vision to diversify Western Australia's nation-leading economy bolstered through Strategic Industrial Lands (SIL) Activation Plan
- Plan outlines the State's path to becoming a renewable energy powerhouse
- $250 million allocated to date through $1 billion Strategic Industries Fund (SIF)
- Builds on productivity-enhancing investments in ports, roads and energy networks throughout WA
The Cook Government's vision for diversifying Western Australia's nation-leading economy has been further bolstered through its Strategic Industrial Lands (SIL) Activation Plan, which will guide the required development of and investment in industrial land to secure the State's next generation of major job-creating projects.
That plan - which builds on a raft of steps taken by the government since the State Election to secure WA's future economy growth, including introducing the State Development Bill - outlines the opportunities for the State to:
- get out of government-owned coal-fired power generation faster than any other Australian state, and set our economy up for success in a world that is decarbonising;
- support our major trading partners to decarbonise by producing critical minerals and clean downstream products, like green iron; and
- become the largest naval maintenance and shipbuilding hub in the southern hemisphere
As part of these efforts, the plan outlines the government's focus on facilitating development at the Western Trade Coast, as well as Boodarie, Maitland, Kemerton, Ashburton North and Oakajee Strategic Industrial Areas (SIAs).
To date, $250 million has been allocated through the government's $1 billion Strategic Industries Fund (SIF), delivering:
- land acquisition at Latitude 32;
- site selection and design works for common-use substations at Maitland and Boodarie SIAs; and
- planning for road upgrades at the Ashburton North SIA.
Funding will also assist with acquiring land and undertaking civil works to establish an industrial lot for an anchor tenant at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Hub (AMTECH), which will play a key part in the government's Made in WA plan for building poles and wires locally, in Picton.
That facility will be a significant contributor to the State's economic future in the South West, alongside the Coolangatta Industrial Estate in Collie.
SIAs are set to become the home to major job-creating projects within WA over the coming years, including in the renewable hydrogen and ammonia, critical minerals processing, biofuels and green iron production industries.
For more information, visit: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/strategic-industrial-lands-activation-plan
As stated by Premier Roger Cook:
"Our Strategic Industrial Areas are a key part of my government's vision to become a renewable energy powerhouse and make more things here.
"Our $1 billion Strategic Industries Fund is about advancing approvals and building common user infrastructure to attract new job creating projects in an increasingly competitive global economy.
"The activation plan we are releasing today outlines more than $250 million in investments across our SIAs, that will enable industry to plan with confidence.
"It is another step towards making more things here and delivering our Made in WA plan."
