8th Annual Mining NSW Conference
26-‐27 August 2014 Orange NSW
Informa:on and Images Copyright © 2014 Dubbo City Council
All rights reserved. Rev B [email protected] Topic from the program: Dubbo City Mining Growth Strategy (DCMGS)
Economic and social impacts of mining within the region
Focus on the plan for infrastructural expansion -‐ socially and in transport
Why Mining and Dubbo?
• No mines in Dubbo’s LGA yet
• 3 opera:onal mines within 100km radius
• 9 opera:onal mines in our region
• 16 different major industries within Dubbo
• Dubbo con:nues to build itself as a service centre for the region.
Opportunity is Nowhere
Mining Development Strategy • Strong engagement with industry
• Natural transport hub at the centre of NSW • Future planning for road and bridge network
• Industrial and residen:al land releases
• NBN Fibre to the Premises
• Engineering, Technology and Services Focus
• RESULT: METS Development Strategy.
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
• Voluntary Planning Agreements? • Inconsistent, Poorly structured, Adversarial • Per tonne rate / worker domicile / random
• Three recent examples • Cobbora: Figure presented by developer • Dubbo Sands: Based on similar examples • Alkane: ISIM with REMPLAN = Scien:fic
• Need for a consistent and structured approach.
Infrastructure Services Impacts
Dubbo ISIM
Community
Census 2011
ABS Regional profiling
Economy
ABS na:onal input/output Tables
ABS Gross State Product
Forecas:ng
Births/Deaths/Migra:on Projec:ons by LGA
Building approvals data
Customised Council Inputs
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
Impacts of Mining in our LGA
• Our ‘Fusiform Gyrus’ expects to see one thing
• Mining can be a win-‐win for miners and communi:es
• Our challenge is to create a new picture of that partnership – and make that the new norm! Used with permission:
Questacon – The Na:onal Science and Technology Centre and iStockphotos.com
Partnership Approach Required
