Increasing Investment & Stakeholder Confidence

in the Port Network

Regional Ports 2015

Cairns

Jason Sprott

Facts & Figures

Key Elements & Behaviours

‘Telling Your Story’

The Future

Today

Facts & Figures

The Future ?

China – just one of our markets…..

Key ELEMENTS & BEHAVIOURS

Key ELEMENTS

1. Improved ‘Situational Awareness’

2. ‘Nodal Certainty’ via Policy & Regulatory Alignment (& Integration)

3. Strong, Contemporary Governance

4. Enhanced Planning & Protection

5. Deeper Engagement & Continuous Communication

6. Streamlined Regulatory Processes

7. Focus on ‘nation building’ infrastructure

Key BEHAVIOURS

1. Authentic

2. Support diversity, creativity & innovation

3. Embed ongoing learning

4. High Standards

These are ‘scalable’ concepts

Creating Investment & Stakeholder Confidence…

Put simply……

ELEMENTS BEHAVIOURS

Greater Investment &

Stakeholder Confidence outcome

building blocks

ELEMENTS BEHAVIOURS Greater Investment &

Stakeholder Confidence +

‘Improved Situational Awareness’

• Understand Current Trends and Perceptions

- the Qld ‘Reef’ Experience (2011-2015+)

• Respond Collectively, Proactively & Consistently

‘Nodal Certainty’: via Policy & Regulatory Alignment (& Integration)

• Align plans, policies & programs to create:

‘Line of Sight Policy’

• Use reform processes productively

- Current Qld ‘Reform’

• Convert ‘policy intent’ into ‘regulatory execution’

Key ELEMENTS

Dampier Qld Ports Legislation (simply relating to Port Land Use Planning)

TI Act Planning Bill

Sustainable Ports

Development Bill

State Development

& Public Works

Organisation Act

• Making/Amending Land Use Plans

• Powers of Port in relation to land management

• Development Assessment System

• Relationship with other Acts (env etc)

• Port Master Planning • Regulatory Port Overlay • Dredging Restrictions

• Development Schemes for State Government lands adjoining port precincts

• Development Assessment System

Strong, Contemporary Governance

• Robust Governance & Adaptable Management Frameworks

• ‘Sustainable’ / ‘Sensible’ Development Methodology

• Chase Diversity – skills, talent & resilience

• Global Perspectives

Enhanced Planning & Protection of ‘the network’

• Master Planning – Precinct Planning – Development/Site Planning

• ‘Supply Chain Thinking’

• Focus on Footprint & Operational Efficiencies

• Ensure Catchment & Growth Realities

• Robust Surface Transport Corridor Identification & Protection

Key ELEMENTS

Well planned & protected movement

of freight

Increased economic efficiency & productivity

Benefits to state / national economies &

national prosperity

Deeper Engagement and Continuous Communication

• Technological Awareness - Focussed Digital Media Strategy

• Open & Transparent

• Continuous……..NOT simply periodic / project driven

Streamlined Regulatory Processes

• Remove inefficiencies & duplications in assessment processes Q. For Policy Developers: Does process ‘x’ add value to the outcome?

• Aim for single process

• Better use of ‘Strategic Assessments’ at Commonwealth & State

levels

Key ELEMENTS

‘Tell your story’

AND

‘Make it relevant’

A focus on ‘nation building’ infrastructure

• Develop our ‘Infrastructure Architecture’

• De-politicise the roll-out

• ‘Blind’ to electoral cycles and boundaries

• Under-write enabling infrastructure

• Seek Alternative Infrastructure Solutions / Existing Network

Improvements

• Deeper engagement with operators and freight transport providers

Key ELEMENTS

Being Authentic

• Honesty, Strong Cultural Values, Inclusive, Showing Balance

Diversity, creativity & innovation

• Diversity in the Workforce is critical

• Must support Creativity

• Culture of Innovation

Ongoing Learning

• Must be supportive and finance ongoing learning

• Lets learn from others and improve our own systems & processes

High personal/organisational standards

Key BEHAVIOURS

Telling Your Story

The port industry has a great story to tell

– let’s share it.

Make it relevant…

Relate to everyday lives…

Telling Your Story

• 500 million daily tweets

• 71-100 character messages

• 347 million users worldwide

- 6 million in Australia & 1 Million in NZ

• 1.4 billion members

• 800 million daily active users

• 1 billion users

• More than 50% of 16-24yr olds admit they ‘love’ YouTube

Potential Reach of Social Media ?

Social Media Observations

Use of Twitter in ports

Social Media Observations

Use of YouTube in ports

Other forms of ‘communication’

Other forms of ‘communication’

Other forms of ‘communication’

Communicating History & Change…….

The Future

thank you

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