Infrastructure Working Groups

The GSDC and the Department of Industry and Resources work closely on planning associated with the State Government’s capital infrastructure investment in the Mirambeena Timber Processing Precinct near Albany. It is projected that this strategic investment, particularly in the area of transport infrastructure, will facilitate the establishment of more value adding projects within the precinct.

As part of the GSDC’s planning for future resources industry investment, the Commission chairs the Southdown Magnetite Mine Working Group. This group provides assistance to Grange Resources as it works through the planning and approvals processes relating to the establishment of its $1 billion magnetite mine at Wellstead, east of Albany. The development will include mine site processing and the delivery, through a slurry pipeline, of magnetite ore to the Port of Albany.

The GSDC also chairs the Regional Infrastructure Group, which comprises the agencies most closely involved in providing infrastructure services. The aim of this working group is to improve the level of communication between the key agencies, to ensure a uniform understanding of infrastructure issues and to develop a unified approach in addressing investment and planning issues.