LABOR WILL BUILD THE GLADSTONE PORT ACCESS ROAD

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver more than 200 local jobs and help guarantee Central Queensland’s future by investing $100 million in the next stage of the Gladstone Port Access Road.

 

This commitment is the first of many that will form Labor’s Plan for Real Jobs in Regional Queensland.

 

The Port of Gladstone is the single most important piece of economic infrastructure in Central Queensland. Every year over 100 million tonnes of commodities – from coking coal, LNG, cement, sugar and grains – make their way out of the Port to markets right around the world. Upgrading access to the Port will mean more products and resources can be exported, meaning more investment and more jobs for Central Queensland.

 

The Gladstone Port land and sea access upgrade has been listed on Infrastructure Australia’s Priority list for a number of years, which is why Labor will get this project underway within our first term of Government.

 

Labor’s number one priority for Queenslanders is jobs. It always has been and it always will be.

 

Our Plan for Real Jobs in Regional Queensland will see investment in infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, agriculture and energy, and is designed to maximise the massive economic potential of Central and North Queensland.

 

The Plan will deliver long-term, secure jobs that are tied to infrastructure projects, backed by government investment. 

 

Bill Shorten and his team have held sixteen public town halls throughout regional Queensland, listening to thousands of locals about what’s important to them. Labor has spent a lot of time on the ground, getting to know these communities and their priorities. 

 

The Government needs to get involved in job creation and that’s what Labor will do.

 

A factsheet with more information can be found here.