GPC is strengthening its position as one of Australia’s leading ports by operating in a systematic and sustainable manner with planning a vital part of the process.
Statement of Corporate Intent
GPC’s Statement of Corporate Intent outlines the strategies that will be implemented during the year as part of our broader five-year Corporate Plan.
Strategy 2030
The Board, in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, establish and implement GPC’s strategic pillars of success; economic, financial and social impact, operational excellence and our values and behaviours. These are outlined in our Strategy 2030. Ongoing government, customer, community and employee consultation assist the Board to enact the corporate objectives defined in this strategy.
GPC is currently updating the 30 year and 50 year vision documents.
Port Land Use Plans
GPC has Land Use Plans (LUPs) for its strategic and operational port lands at the Port of Gladstone, Port of Rockhampton (Port Alma Shipping Terminal) and Port of Bundaberg.
The LUPs are developed in accordance with the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, which includes approval by the Minister of Transport and Main Roads. LUPs identify strategic port land to be used for port and port-associated development and provides the framework for GPC to assess development on port land. The LUPs also list any land proposed to become strategic port land, and the current and proposed uses and intent for the land.
All new development on strategic port land must comply with the requirements of the LUP, and associated development codes for code assessable development. GPC is the regulator of this development assessment under the provisions of the Planning Act 2016.
A new LUP is developed every eight years and provides an opportunity for the community to review and comment on how development on strategic port land is regulated and managed. Under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, GPC is required to prepare and release a Statement of Proposal when making or amending LUPs, prior to developing the draft LUP for public consultation.
Master plan for the priority port of Gladstone
Port master planning facilitates sustainable development of priority ports in Queensland (such as the Port of Gladstone), in balancing long-term economic growth, job creation, environmental values and community interests, while providing protection for the Great Barrier Reef. This process is undertaken by the Queensland Government (Department of Transport and Main Roads).
Master planning for the Port of Gladstone is part of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan) and mandated under the Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015 (Ports Act).
The Port overlay is the regulatory instrument that implements the Master Plan under the Ports Act.
Some development within the Priority Port of Gladstone is regulated by the Port overlay for the Priority Port of Gladstone, in addition to GPC’s Land use plans (as shown in section 6 of the Port overlay). GPC is the regulator of this development assessment under the provisions of the Planning Act 2016.
State Development Area development schemes
State Development Areas (SDAs) are areas that have been designated by the Queensland Government under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971. There is a SDA at or adjacent to, both the Port of Gladstone and the Port of Bundaberg.
Development in SDAs is regulated by the Queensland Government in accordance with SDA development schemes.
Where strategic port land is located within an SDA, new development is regulated under the relevant SDA development scheme. However, any aspect of development on strategic port land that is not assessable under the SDA development scheme is assessable under the relevant GPC LUP and will still require development approval from GPC.