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INVEST GEELONG - SMART THINKING
Infrastructure Transport (cont.)
Rail
Geelong is a major freight hub for the Pacific
National Rail Network allowing goods - ranging
from bulk shipments to parcels - to be widely and
efficiently distributed within Victoria and interstate.
Many Geelong firms take advantage of this
distribution channel to reach their markets.
The national Standard Gauge rail network passes
through Geelong enabling easy access to the rest
of Australia. The grain loop has recently been
upgraded to standard gauge to improve Port access.
V/line offers regular passenger services to
Melbourne and easy connection to suburban,
state and interstate lines. Melbourne is less than
60 minutes away by train. In 2006 the State
Government introduced new VLocity Trains as part
of the Regional Fast Rail project to allow capacity
for 45 minute express services to and from
Southern Cross Station.
Sea
Toll GeelongPort is located on Corio Bay and
provides direct access to Bass Strait. The Port is
Victoria’s second busiest, handling a variety of
bulk cargoes, including petroleum products,
grains, alumina and woodchips. The Port is a
division of Toll Holdings a major logistics company
in Australia and New Zealand. The company is
able to offer businesses the total logistics package
from ‘ship to factory gate’.
The Port of Geelong offers a range of shipping
berths around Corio Bay with a draft of up to 12.3
metres. Facilities include 4 common-user berths at
Refinery Pier for bulk liquids and gases, 3
common-user berths for dry bulk and general
cargo at Lascelles Wharf, 4 berths for woodchip,
bulk and general cargo at Corio Quay, 3 berths for
bulk grain at Bulk Grain Pier (with access to dual
gauge) and 1 berth for Aluminium smelting raw
materials at Point Henry Pier.
Geelong’s strategic location provides industries
with a distinct advantage in accessing raw
materials and distributing their value-added
products to interstate and international markets.
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