The Queensland Government has announced the launch of the state’s first Integrated freight Strategy, aimed at ensuring the movement of freight meets the growing demand throughout the state.

 

The strategy was developed by the State Department of Transport and Main Roads as an attempt to meet the growing freight demands in the state.

 

The Strategy will provide a high-level strategic framework that supports more informed, consistent, coordinated and responsive strategies, plans and actions for the growing freight task. It will inform other transport planning and strategy documents which address specific modal decisions and contestability issues.

 

The Strategy is intended to enhance Queensland’s ability to respond to future freight growth and the associated issues, challenges and opportunities. It focuses on the freight task and will guide the development of informed, responsive and coordinated solutions for freight by:

  • informing the development of broader state government plans and strategies 
  • providing direction for informing national transport planning and reform agendas for transport and freight 
  • informing industry’s business and freight investment decisions
  • fostering greater coordination and collaboration across government and industry about freight 
  • providing direction for enhancing the utilisation of the transport system for freight operations.

More information can be found here