Department of Transport Annual Report 2010 - 2011

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State mooring control project The growing demand for moorings in the metropolitan area and coastal regions has been the catalyst for a review of the management of moorings throughout Western Australia and the initiation of a management strategy by DoT. The Swan and Canning rivers have reached capacity for mooring placements and there has been a proliferation of unauthorised moorings across the State, particularly in the Rockingham, Peel and South West regions. The rapid growth and high income of regional mining communities has also seen significant expansion in recreational boating activity. This, combined with ad hoc placement of moorings, has exacerbated the need for a State-wide moorings management plan supported by strengthened legislation. DoT has embarked on a project to enhance the management of moorings in its jurisdictional navigable waters in order to address the issue of unauthorised moorings, and minimise the adverse impact those moorings are having on public safety and the environment. Equity of access by boat users in locations suitable for vessel moorings is the desired outcome of this new regime. The formal application of the Shipping and Pilotage (Mooring Control Areas) Regulations 1983 in the Rockingham Mangles Bay Mooring Control Area commenced on 1 October 2010 bringing approximately 650 unauthorised moorings under a formal management regime. Certificates of Registration will be issued to successful applicants in Mangles Bay when the current processing is complete. Supplementary to the user pays moorings, DoT has also installed five courtesy moorings at Mangles Bay for casual use of up to 72 hours, and funds allocated from the RBFS will provide for another five to be installed. Progress is also continuing on proclaiming additional mooring control areas around the State. DoT has recently tagged a total of 72 moorings in the Carnarvon Fascine as a preliminary step towards proclaiming a mooring control area and ultimately alleviating the current demand for moorings. 20 Recreational boating community engagement education program: promotion of Junior Crew Certificate Supplementary to the Recreational Skipper’s Ticket, DoT has the Junior Crew Pack, an educational initiative that promotes marine safety and a safer boating community through a program focused at primary school students. The Junior Crew Pack, designed by DoT in partnership with the Western Australian Curriculum Council and the Department of Education, provides a marine safety educational package for Western Australian primary schools students in Years 3, 4 and 5. The program consists of five marine safety topics and a final task that uses these topics as a foundation to support the marine safety message. The program introduces students to marine safety, specifically the safe use of boats and how to ensure their own safety and that of others while boating. At the successful completion of the program, students are awarded a Junior Crew Certificate. The program was launched by the Minister for Transport on 10 February 2010 and received overwhelming and immediate success. To date 132 schools throughout the State have taken up the course and it is planned that DoT’s Regional Transport Officers will attend schools to further enhance the delivery of the program and stimulate further interest. The enthusiastic take-up of the Junior Crew program by primary schools is beyond the anticipated outcomes of the initiative. In June 2011 a Junior Crew Program Education Officer was appointed to provide for further growth of the program. Concurrent to the promotion of the pack, the officer will conduct a review of the program’s effects and outcomes, and this information will be used in continual improvement of the pack. Swan River Mooring
Aquatic use review DoT, in partnership with the Swan River Trust, has commenced a comprehensive aquatic use review of the entire Swan Canning Riverpark. The aim of the review is to formulate and implement a new aquatic use plan to promote the safe, equitable and sustainable use of waterways within the riverpark. The review involved extensive consultation with key stakeholders and the community, and is anticipated to be completed for implementation in time for the commencement of the 2011-12 summer. The outcomes of the first round of consultations (held in February 2011) are currently being considered by the project team and the stakeholder engagement summary report will be released shortly. Once these deliberations have been concluded, a draft aquatic use plan will be released for an open comment period ahead of the final draft being presented jointly to the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Transport for approval. Opening of new Exmouth office DoT’s new centrally-located Exmouth office opened on 30 May 2011. The office is co-located with the Gascoyne Development Commission, which will ensure a close working relationship between the Development Commission and DoT. Geraldton Port Policy, Planning and Investment Oakajee port and rail infrastructure The development of a deep water port, associated rail infrastructure and a purpose built industrial estate at Oakajee is one of Western Australia’s most important economic projects. When constructed, Oakajee will open up the Mid West as a major mineral resources region. While the Department of State Development is the lead agency for the Oakajee Port and Rail project, DoT has responsibility for setting the port specifications, approving the design, ensuring the technical proposals are sound and that the Government gets value for the $678 million set aside for the development of common use port infrastructure. In the past year, the port design has been refined, further technical studies carried out and due diligence conducted by DoT in conjunction with the Geraldton Port Authority. An Oakajee Port Master Plan has been developed by the Geraldton Port Authority with DoT’s assistance. The plan will allow staged development of the port and preserve the opportunity for Oakajee to eventually become a multi-user, multiproduct port. Particular attention has been given to land requirements and ensuring there are service corridors and appropriate access between the port and the Oakajee industrial estate. DoT has also been assisting the Department of State Development in developing elements of the Oakajee Implementation Agreement, and working with PTA in relation to the Oakajee Rail Corridor. 21
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Overview of agency ii Stat
Page 5 and 6: Director General’s foreword The D
Page 7 and 8: In the Passenger Services Business
Page 9 and 10: 1,815 23,241 Income by category $18
Page 11 and 12: Department of Transport Executive D
Page 13 and 14: Other legislation and regulations a
Page 15 and 16: Outcome 2: Vehicles and road users
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Page 19 and 20: Milligan Street Secure Taxi Rank up
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Page 23: Driver safety The new novice driver
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Page 29 and 30: Implementation of rail and road inv
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Page 33 and 34: Transport energy Growing concerns a
Page 35 and 36: Financial targets: Actuals compared
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