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Infrastructure Australia’s 2015 Audit

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Infrastructure and the role of the Public SectorInfrastructure, and the role of the public sector in building and promoting it, is on the agenda in Australia as never before. Australia faces many challenges in remaining globally competitive, and infrastructure is the key to offering its citizens a high quality of life.

The inaugural Public Sector Infrastructure Summit was

held in Melbourne on 27 october 2015. It brought federal,

state and local government departments and agencies

together with developers, operators, delivery authorities,

ePCMs and consulting engineers, manufactures and

suppliers to discuss how to best deliver major healthcare,

education, urban and transport infrastructure in Australia.

There are many challenges that are shared by these type

of projects, from financing, to delivery models, working

with multiple stakeholders, project management and how

to ensure sustainability on the projects. Speakers at the

Summit addressed all these issues, in a one-day session

attended by over 100 key decision makers from the

public and private sectors.

Four streams – Future Cities, Future Universities, Future

Universities and Future Healthcare Facilities – gave

attendees a comprehensive overview of the challenge and

opportunities facing the development of the infrastructure

Australia needs in the 21st century. over 30 speakers

– some streamed by video link from within Australia

and from north America and europe – addressed the

attendees throughout the day. Many led discussion groups

in the eleven breakout sessions that ended the day.

the Need fOr LONg term PLANNINgA consistent theme throughout the Summit was the need

to focus on the longer term. Many speakers bemoaned

the fact that far too many of Australia’s infrastructure

projects have been approached in a piecemeal fashion,

with a lack of coordination with other projects and with

insufficient vision for the future.

The most critical pieces of infrastructure discussed were

transport, and they key role it plays in urban and regional

development. Indeed, there was significant common

ground between the popular Future Transport and Future

Cities streams of the Summit. The Future Universities

and Future Healthcare Facilities Streams were also

well attended, focussing on the integration of higher

education and healthcare campuses into the urban fabric.

This was the first Public Sector Infrastructure Summit.

The quality of the speakers, and the interest of the

attendees, indicate that it will not be the last. Public

Sector network is already planning the 2016 event, most

likely to be held over two days in Sydney in the second

half of the year.

michael mccormack mP – the Importance of Australia’s regions

The Summit was opened by

Michael McCormack MP, Assistant

Minister to deputy Prime Minister

warren Truss, who is Minister

for Infrastructure and Regional development. As

member for the Riverina, Mr McCormack has a special

interest in regional issues, and as a former editor of

wagga wagga’s daily Advertiser newspaper he has the

communications skills to promote that interest.

“To be truly competitive in the global arena Australia

must make the most of our existing infrastructure at

both the local and national level,” he said in his opening

remarks. “we must identify, prioritise and put in place

key national transport infrastructure.

“great examples are the western Sydney Airport,

westConnex—currently the largest transport project

in Australia linking Sydney’s Cbd, Sydney Airport and

Port botany – the gold Coast Light Rail, the northern

Connector in South Australia, the Toowoomba Second

Crossing, Armadale Road in western Australia and a

particular favourite of mine, the Melbourne to brisbane

Inland Rail project.”

Mr McCormack spoke of the importance of developing

northern Australia, which he said would constitute

42 percent of the Australian economy by 2040. “by

developing the north the entire nation will further benefit

through investment in infrastructure, job opportunities,

the growth of services and emerging industries and

better fulfil our export potential.”


The keynote address at the 2015 Public Sector

Infrastructure Summit was given by Philip davies, the Ceo

of Infrastructure Australia (IA). IA was re-established in

2014 as an independent statutory body with a mandate to

prioritise and progress nationally significant infrastructure.

“Australia has many infrastructure challenges,” said

Mr davies in his opening address. “These are mainly in

the cities, though regions are also important. Australia

is one of the most urbanised countries on earth, and

populations are increasing quickly. Australia has the

fourth highest population growth in the oeCd, and the

fastest growing with a population over 10 million.

“Sydney and Melbourne are growing particularly quickly, as

are Perth and brisbane. Freight around Australia will grow

by at least 80 percent by 2031. we need substantial growth

in our economic and cultural infrastructure just to keep up.”

Central to IA’s forecasting

process is its Australian

Infrastructure Audit, released

in May 2015. “Productive,

sustainable infrastructure is

essential if we are to drive

economic growth, increase

employment and enhance

the quality of life of all

Australians,” says the Audit.

“our roads, rail, ports and airports are all critical to the

movement of people, goods and resources. when our

transport and logistics networks work effectively, they

raise productivity levels and strengthen the economy.

“Similarly, telecoms infrastructure is a powerful driver of

connectivity and modernisation, while our energy and

water infrastructure is at the core of Australia’s success

in industry and trade. efficient operation of these sectors

will be essential to sustain our quality of life.

“but experiences of transport networks failing to keep pace

with demand, water quality standards being uneven, energy

costs being too high, telecommunication services being

outdated, or freight corridors being neglected are now so

common that they necessitate a strategic response.”

The Australian Infrastructure Audit takes a strategic

approach to assessing our nation’s infrastructure needs.

It examines the drivers of future infrastructure demand,

particularly population and economic growth.

The Audit provides a top-down assessment of the

value-add, or direct economic Contribution (deC)

of infrastructure. It also considers the future demand

for infrastructure over the next 15 years, and delivers

an evidence base for further gap analysis, long term

planning and future investment priorities. Infrastructure

Australia’s economic modelling found that in 2011, $187

billion was derived from infrastructure. by 2031 this is

projected to increase to $377 billion.

Infrastructure Australia’s 2015 AuditPreparing for Australia’s Infrastructure future

hotspots: top ten regions for infrastructure direct economic contribution 2031 ($m)

rank region State 2011 2031

Source: Infrastructure Australia


Australia is one of the most urbanised countries on earth.

Australia’s cities and their future have become higher

priorities in recent years, with major urban redevelopment

and transport infrastructure high on the agenda.

with the exception of Canberra and a few other

examples, Australian cities have never been noted for

the excellence of their urban design. but in recent years

significant population pressures have increased the need

for improved and expanded urban infrastructure.

Most of Australia’s major cities have significant infrastructure

programs underway. The two largest, Sydney and Melbourne,

are undergoing significant urban redevelopment and

transport projects as their populations swell.

Jane Monk, director of State Planning Services at

Victoria’s Metropolitan Planning Authority, gave a

presentation on the massive Fishermans bend project in

Melbourne, Australia’s largest urban renewal project. The

Victorian government announced the project in 2012. It

is expected to accommodate around 40,000 jobs and

80,000 residents, over 455 hectares and five precincts,

including a 205 hectare industrial and commercial

precinct in the shadow of the westgate bridge.

“It means four new inner city suburbs,” said Ms Monk. “It’s

more than twice the size of the dockland redevelopment

and 20 times the size of Sydney’s barangaroo. It is part of

a 40 year project to make Melbourne a ‘polycentric’ city.”

She compared Melbourne’s Cbd centricity to Sydney,

which has larger suburban centres.

She said the new neighbourhoods in Fishermans bend

are being planned on the ‘20 minute neighbourhood

principle’ – nothing should be more than 20 minutes’ walk

away. “we will need to double the number of dwellings

in Melbourne in just 20 percent of the time it has taken

to build all the existing ones,” she said. “This requires new

approaches to providing infrastructure.”

Martin Haese, Lord Mayor of Adelaide and Chair of the

Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) addressed

the Summit by video link. The CCCLM has recently made

a submission to Infrastructure Australia to improve

accessibility and productivity in Australia’s capital cities

and how projects are planned, agreed and funded.

The submission is based on research commissioned by

the CCCLM and undertaken by the Allen Consulting

group, which Mayor Haese said quantifies the benefits of

infrastructure projects in Australia’ capital cities.

“The research shows that for each and every year these

projects operate, our economy would be better off

by $1.81 billion. After 20 years, the operation of these

projects would have boosted our economy by as much

as $25.2 billion – far outweighing the $5.44 billion initial

investment in construction.

“There is a strong chorus of governments, industry

bodies and researchers demonstrating the challenges

in meeting the infrastructure gap. what is missing is the

integrated planned solutions that are long–term, extend

beyond political cycles and have bipartisan support at

Federal, State and Territory levels of government.”

He said the combined population of Australia’s capital

cities will more than double by 2061, constituting

the majority of Australia’s population growth. but his

perspective was balanced by a presentation from the

Mayor of dubbo, Matthew dickerson, who spoke on the

growth of Australia’s regional cities.

“everyone focuses on the big cities, but Australia has 40

or more regional cities with populations over 30,000.

They have a quality of life at least equal to the larger

cities, and they are much less expensive places to

live.” Mayor dickerson made an impassioned plea that

delegates to the Summit consider the important role

regional cities will play in Australia’s future.

“we need to slow the drift to the capitals. Australia’s

regional cities have a combined population exceeding that

of Sydney or Melbourne, and at least as much potential.”

future citiesthe Infrastructure challenges of Urban Australia


Transport is the first thing most people think about

when they consider infrastructure. Australia is a vast

country with a growing population, particularly in urban

areas, and with many major transport projects under

construction or planned.

Three of the largest of these are in Sydney – the $15

billion westConnex road system linking the western

Suburbs with the Airport, the Sydney Metro from the Hills

district and extended under the harbour to bankstown,

and the Sydney west Airport at badgery’s Creek.

Melbourne is building a new Metro rail line, and Perth

a new rail line to the Airport. Light rail has also made a

major revival in Australia, with extensions to the existing

lines in Sydney and the gold Coast, and a new system

for Canberra. Most of these had separate presentations

devoted to them.

brendon Parker from Transport for nSw spoke about

Sydney’s rail future, and how the new Metro line has the

potential to transform the Cbd, and Peter gemell of

the everything Infrastructure group gave an update on

Sydney’s Light Rail extension. Peter van der Lit of the ICn

national Rail Alliance gave an overview of light and heavy

passenger rail projects throughout Australia.

one ambitious plan, not yet confirmed but with major

feasibility studies underway, is the Melbourne to brisbane

Inland Rail project, designed to take pressure off rail

freight along Australia’s eastern seaboard and to open up

major new transport possibilities in the interior of south-

eastern Australia.

kirsty o’Connell from Australian Rail Track Corporation

(ARTC) explained the advantages of the project and

the details of the feasibility study. The concept contains

within it 14 separate projects, and with the feasibility

study nearing completion.

future transporttransport System for the 21st century

three key technologies for our urban transport futureemelio Frazzoli is Professor or Aeronautics and Astronautics

at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and director of

Transportation@MIT, and initiative investigating technologies for

future urban mobility. He addressed the Summit via video link

from the US.

Professor Frazzoli sees a combination of three key technologies

as essential to urban transport in the future: car sharing, electric

vehicles (eVs) and autonomous – or self-driving – vehicles.

“Transportation as it is today is simply not sustainable into the

future,” he said.

“There are already 8 billion motor vehicles on the planet, and

their oil consumption and pollution are a major problem. As the

global population grows we really need to start to think about

transportation in different ways. The answer is not to build more

roads – more infrastructure – that just adds to the supply.

Professor Frazzoli said that there are major disruptors in the

world economy, giving Uber and Airbnb as examples, “bringing

supply and demand closer.”

He said car sharing is one answer, but it isn’t enough, because

the vehicles aren’t always where people want them. Self-driving

vehicles could solve that problem, and could also make electric

vehicles more efficient by ensuring they were taken to charging

stations when necessary.

“The three technologies in combination bring about five great

advantages: Safety (fewer accidents), Convenience (you can do

other things while driving), Accessibility (anybody can travel),

efficiency (through better traffic coordination) and a positive

environmental impact.”

Professor Frazzoli then looked at the dollar value of each of

these to demonstrate how they constitute a coherent and logical

answer to the challenges of personal mobility in the cities of the

future. “we have to start thinking of cars as a shared service, not

a product.”


Australia’s 40 universities are faced with many challenges.

After years of strong growth their funding models are

under challenge and they are confronted with many

demands on their finite resources.

The Future Universities stream at the Public Sector

Infrastructure Summit explored the strategies many

Australian universities are pursuing to address the issues

confronting them. Presentations from the University

of Melbourne, the University of newcastle, Monash

University, Macquarie University (see below), Curtin

University, RMIT University, University of Technology,

Sydney and the University of Adelaide all examined their

master plans or strategies for integrating within the

communities they serve.

Presentations from Victoria University, Swinburne

University of Technology and griffith University looked at

physical learning environments within those universities

and trends in planning and design. The Chair of the Future

Universities stream, Andrew Feehan from design company

Sebel, spoke about how his company is working with

tertiary institutions to help them understand and meet

the challenges they face in planning and building the next

generation of learning spaces.

Lecture theatres are becoming relics of the past. The

emphasis today is on multimedia and digital, with many

students doing their courses completely online. Connectivity

on university campuses has become a major issue.

A recurring theme was making the best use of available

space. Most university campuses are a substantial size,

but all are under pressure from rising student numbers

and changing technology and expectations.

Macquarie University is now 50 years old, with a 127

hectare campus in the Sydney suburb of north Ryde and

a newer city campus in the Sydney Cbd.

The north Ryde campus

was originally designed

by walter Abraham on a

grid pattern to allow for

easy access between all

areas. over the years it has

grown substantially, and

now features a Research

Park and Australia’s only

university-owned hospital,

which houses its growing

medical faculty. The

University is adjacent to a

major retail and business

district, with many

companies located in the

Research Park and nearby.

Mark broomfield, director of Property Services at Macquarie

University, is a man on a mission. He is charged with

executing the University’s 2014 Master Plan, which outlines

the changes necessary to evolve physical framework to

accommodate the University’s predicted needs.

“Universities need to be innovative,” Mr broomfield said

in his session at the Summit. “The way we use and design

space is changing, and the cost of providing research

facilities is getting very expensive. we have to be smart

about how we use all our space.”

The first step in developing the Plan, said Mr broomfield,

was a thorough audit of the University’s facilities,

followed by the development of a series of initiatives

aimed at improving the amenity of the campus and

identifying sites to be redeveloped.

The Plan entails more than doubling the University’s

commercial property portfolio, to 955,000 m2. The

hospital will become the centre of an expanded integrated

health campus, and student housing will be brought into

the heart of the University. A new physical connection will

be created to the nearby Macquarie Town Centre, with a

new front entrance to the University, and many existing

roads used by commuters driving through the campus will

be closed. A new hotel will be built on campus.

“It’s a 25 year plan, but that is not long in the life of a

university,” said Mr broomfield. “Industry is an important part

of this,” he said. “we need to create a nexus between the

University and its partners, while still giving students what

they need and supporting or scholarly and academic goals.”

future Universitiesthe future of tertiary education

macquarie University’s 1.8 billion infrastructure project


Health accounts for nearly 10 percent of Australia’s gdP.

with an aging population and higher expectations, that

figure will grow significantly in the future. An evolving

and growing health infrastructure is vital to the future

well-being of Australia and its inhabitants.

The first session in stream

was led by Stephen Leeder,

emeritus Professor of public

health and community

medicine at the University

of Sydney. Professor

Leeder is one of Australia’s

most distinguished health

professionals.

He is currently Chair of the western Sydney Local Health

district board, and is a former editor-in-Chief of the

Medical Journal of Australia 2013-2015. He has a long

history of involvement in public health research, educational

development and policy, in Australia and internationally.

In recent years Professor Leeder has directed the development

of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, a collaborative

centre between The Australian national University and

the University of Sydney. He spoke on the challenges of

transforming western Sydney into a global growth corridor

based around its health facilities. westmead Hospital is one

of the largest in Australia, with nearly 1000 beds.

It is at the centre of a major health campus, with over 14,000

medical operations, including 4,600 births, performed

every year. The westmead Millennium Institute for Medical

Research has over 450 medical researchers. It is home to

Sydney University’s Faculty of Medicine, Australia’s largest.

Sessions in the Future Healthcare Facilities stream included:

• SocialInfrastructure:ANewParadigminRegionalhealth Architecture georgina kearney, Associate, dwP Sutters

• IntegratingNewHospitalFacilitiesintoCurrentStructures karen green, Project Manager, Monash Health and

kym Forrest, director, Monash Children’s Hospital

• TheBenefitsofLocalisationintheProcurementProcess Andrew bradley, Industry Capability network

• LessonsLearntinUsingaStandardisedApproachtoAchieve efficiency in Workflows Philippa blencowe, director of nursing, box Hill Hospital

and Jan Rice, Redesign Facilitator, eastern Health

• IncorporatingtheLatestDesignandTechnologySolutions in a caring and tranquil environment Peter Faulkner, executive director, bendigo Hospital Project

• AchievingExcellenceinStakeholderEngagement Jackie Hawkins, Project director, gold Coast Hospital

and Health Service

• EffectivelyManagingResearchCapitalWorksProjects Roger Parolin, Project director, University of Adelaide.

The stream was chaired by gary Coff, a specialist

health facility planning and interior design consultant,

who also facilitated a roundtable on future-proofing

health facilities to accommodate emerging technology

trends. “designing health facilities draws on facilities

management, architecture, interior and graphic design as

well as medical disciplines,” said Mr Coff. “Taking a broad

approach will improve planning outcomes.”

Penny Fielding, executive director of Major Strategic

Priorities and Infrastructure at the northern Territory

department of Health, gave an update on darwin’s

Palmerston Regional Hospital project, pictured left, a

major new $150 million facility being built on a 45 hectare

site in darwin’s suburbs, which will open in 2018.

“It will be the most technologically advanced hospital

in the northern Territory,” said Ms Fielding. It will treat

thousands of residents each year and employ 340 staff.

future healthcare facilitiesthe future of tertiary education

S.Leeder – champion of western Sydney


EnquirE Here

Attendees include:

8:20am - 8:25am Welcome from conference chair8:25am - 8:40am Ministerial Keynote8:40am - 9:05am national Keynote9:05am - 9:40amm executive Panel discussion9:40am - 10:00am Keynote Partner session10:00am - 10:15am Morning tea and networking10:15am - 10:45am ROundtABle sessiOn 111:20am - 1:15pmFuture Healthcare Facilities stream Part 1Future education Part 1Future cities Part 1Future transport Part 11:15pm - 2:00pmlunch and networking2:00pm - 3:40pmFuture Healthcare Facilities stream Part 2Future education Part 2Future cities Part 2Future transport Part 2 3:40pm - 4:00pmAfternoon tea and networking4:05m - 4:35pm ROundtABle sessiOn 1 4:35pm - 5:05pm executive Panel discussion 5:05pm - 5:30pmclosing Keynote Presentation5:30pm - 5:35pmclosing Remarks from chair and end of conference5:35pm - 6:30pmnetworking drinks

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