Infrastructure and Services
Industrial Land
Special industry sites at Mirambeena (Albany) and Yerriminup (Mount Barker) have been established to process local resources including fish, timber and agricultural products. Katanning and other regional towns have also been identified for potential industries.
Port
The Port of Albany is located in one of the best natural harbours in the Southern Hemisphere. The Port’s strengths include:
- Safe natural anchorage
- Location to major shipping routes
- Essential infrastructure in place with road and rail access
- A highly productive and multi-skilled workforce
- Capacity for expansion for new industries.
- Airport
Airport
Albany airport handles daily return services to Perth. The airport has an instrument landing system and the 1800m runway can handle aircraft up to the size of a 737. There are small unsealed runways at Cranbrook, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Bremer Bay, Kojonup and Katanning.
Rail
The Great Southern is well serviced by rail transportation for bulk commodities.
Roads
The road network is well developed and connects all major towns. There is a direct Perth to Albany link.
Energy
Electricity is supplied by Western Power through the SW Integrated Grid. There are substations in Albany, Mount Barker, Katanning and Kojonup. A 22MW wind farm also operates at Albany.
Telecommunications
The region has a complete range of voice and data telecommunications, including higher-end bandwidth solutions such as ISDN and Frame Relay.
Water
Water is supplied by the Great Southern Towns Water scheme or from the Albany scheme with some regional centres having their own water supply system.
