Port Hedland Australia's iron ore boom town - Aussiehome
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and improvement in a property market’s<br />
amenities creates strong capital growth<br />
potential and will also diversify the<br />
<strong>town</strong>’s economy from being driven by<br />
purely the mining industry.<br />
Better still, the blueprint would<br />
work in conjunction with the $300m<br />
already committed towards ‘Royalties<br />
for Regions – Pilbara Revitalisation<br />
Plan’. In total, the WA government<br />
intends to spend $457m in addition<br />
to actively seeking to attract private<br />
investment into the region.<br />
The $562m transformation<br />
The combined partnership of the WA<br />
government (Pilbara Cities Blueprint<br />
initiative and Royalties for Regions<br />
Revitalisation Plan), federal government<br />
and private sector will transform <strong>Port</strong><br />
<strong>Hedland</strong> from a relatively undeveloped<br />
coastal <strong>town</strong> (outside of its port facility)<br />
into a modern regional city.<br />
In total, there is a massive $562m<br />
(m<strong>ore</strong> than $29,000 per person) in<br />
civic and local infrastructure projects<br />
underway, with five flagship initiatives<br />
planned or now in progress.<br />
1. South <strong>Hedland</strong> Town Centre<br />
Revitalisation<br />
One of the most significant projects for<br />
<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hedland</strong> is the $23m revitalisation<br />
of South <strong>Hedland</strong> Town Centre, which<br />
the WA government in February 2010<br />
Map 1: <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hedland</strong> Flood Plain<br />
called for expressions of interest from<br />
the private sector to develop the large,<br />
half moon-shaped site on the edge of<br />
South <strong>Hedland</strong>.<br />
Developers have been invited to<br />
propose their schemes for an extensive<br />
mixed use site which will incorporate<br />
retail, office, commercial and residential<br />
components that will be a focal point for<br />
the South <strong>Hedland</strong> community.<br />
Earthworks have already commenced<br />
onsite and civil construction (eg, roads<br />
etc) is expected to be completed by<br />
October 2010.<br />
2. Multi-Purpose<br />
Recreational Centre<br />
The Multi-Purpose Recreational Centre<br />
will bring world-class indoor and outdoor<br />
sporting facilities to <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hedland</strong>.<br />
The $35m flagship project between<br />
BHP Billiton and Royalties for Regions<br />
commenced construction in June and is<br />
due to be completed in late 2012.<br />
3. <strong>Hedland</strong> Regional<br />
Hospital Centre<br />
Providing extensive inpatient and<br />
outpatient facilities, the $138m <strong>Hedland</strong><br />
Regional Hospital Centre will include<br />
dedicated wards for surgical, obstetrics,<br />
paediatrics, and emergency services.<br />
Medical support services (eg, medical<br />
imagery, pathology, renal dialysis,<br />
primary and mental health) will also be<br />
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finucane<br />
island<br />
Cookie point<br />
West end<br />
Cemetery<br />
Beach<br />
pretty pool<br />
Redbank<br />
Dampier Salt<br />
Wedgefield<br />
Great Northern Highway<br />
Airport<br />
Boodarie<br />
industrial estate<br />
South hedland<br />
Source: Town of <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hedland</strong><br />
www.yipmag.com.au<br />
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