The Cairns Marine Precinct will secure its place as Northern Australia\u2019s premier maritime precinct with a $24 million commitment from the Morrison Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A re-elected Morrison Government will invest a further $24 million into Stage Two of the upgrade of the Cairns Marine Maintenance Precinct, taking our total investment in the upgrades to $48 million following completion of Stage One works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This brings our total investment in Cairns\u2019 maritime precinct and industry to over $300 million, including $155 million investment in facilities at HMAS Cairns to support the new Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels that will be based in Cairns, $70 million for NORSTA Maritime to deliver the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s Regional Maintenance Centre and $36 million for TAFE Queensland in Cairns to deliver maritime training as part of the Pacific Maritime Security Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new investment in the Cairns Marine Precinct would boost jobs, support the tourism industry and strengthen Australia\u2019s border security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Cairns Marine Precinct is the place to go for maritime services and this investment will ensure it can meet the growing tourism, marine industry, and naval demand,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis will create hundreds of jobs during construction, and hundreds more highly-skilled jobs once it is fully operational, creating enormous and continued economic benefits for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis builds on the region\u2019s proud history of supporting the Australian Navy and Border Force, and will ensure we can continue supporting naval and other shipping in northern Australia and the entire Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the Great Barrier Reef a boat ride away, this will also make Cairns an even more attractive launch pad for private and charter boats, yachts and superyachts keen to explore the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur economic plan is delivering this key strategic investment, securing a strong economy and a stronger future for Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said the Morrison Government had worked with local operators to design the wharf, and ensure it is fit for purpose for demands today, and into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe approach we have taken, in partnership with the three slipway operators, towards the Cairns Marine Precinct has always been staged and planned,\u201d Mr Entsch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI worked extremely closely with the three slipway operators \u2013 Tropical Reef Shipyard, Norship and Austal \u2013 to fund and deliver Stage One. Now we are funding and delivering Stage Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis investment will create local jobs and further enhance our reputation as a leading marine maintenance and sustainability hub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stage Two works will include critical upgrades and enabling infrastructure on the current port leasehold in the precinct, including: additional naval certified hardstand areas, all-weather vessel servicing capabilities, additional docking facilities, longer wharfage to meet in-water maintenance support requirements, improved workshop facilities, plus offices, parking and other amenities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Cairns Marine Precinct will secure its place as Northern Australia\u2019s premier maritime precinct with a $24 million commitment from the Morrison Government. A re-elected Morrison Government will invest a further $24 million into Stage Two of the upgrade of the Cairns Marine Maintenance Precinct, taking our total investment in the upgrades to $48 million … Continue reading “Upgrade of the Cairns Marine Precinct”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16353,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16352\/revisions\/16353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}