FUTURE Peel residents will be working at jobs which haven’t even been created yet.
Peel Development Commission (PDC) chief executive Mellisa Teede said workers at the proposed Peel Business Park at Nambeelup will be skilled in roles as yet unimagined.
“When my grandchildren begin their careers, I want their opportunities – and their future – to lie within the Peel region,” she said.
“Make no mistake: this site will be the innovation hub of Western Australia within a decade.
“We are talking about a transformational project that will have a major legacy in the Peel region for coming generations.
“To ensure that, we’ve put education and training as paramount in Peel Development Commission’s just released regional blueprint.”
The plan is the business park will encompass five precincts: transport, storage and logistics; manufacturing and engineering; light industrial and commerce; agribusiness and bio industries; technology, innovation and research.
The business park is one of a series of target projects leveraging off industry growth and diversification to rebalance the local economy the PDC plans to deliver.
This and other plans are detailed in the blueprint which is open for public comment until the end of January.
PDC chairman Paul Fitzpatrick said the vision for the Nambeelup business park alone was attracting a great deal of comment across the state’s enterprise.
“I have been told repeatedly by WA industry leaders they are just waiting for this park to happen,” he said.
“They are keen to be a part of the process and excited by the innovative opportunities it will offer, particularly in viticulture and agribusiness due to its ideal geographical location with proximity to the Perth airport, Bunbury and Fremantle ports.”
The vision for the business park is it will encompass five precincts: transport, storage and logistics; manufacturing and engineering; light industrial and commerce; agribusiness and bio industries; technology, innovation and research.
Mr Fitzpatrick said to date the blueprint has involved consultation with up to 200 representatives of government, community business and industry, but the public’s feedback was paramount.
The draft Peel Regional Investment Blueprint can be viewed at peel.wa.gov.au and feedback can be made to blueprint@peel.wa.gov.au or the Peel Development Commission, PO Box 543, Mandurah, WA, 6210.
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