Opportunities at Onslow's future gas hub

The State Government has called on businesses to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) for the General Industrial Areas (GIA) to be developed near Onslow.

  • 100ha of land planned to accommodate industry supporting services
  • Government priority project will be a benchmark industrial estate

The State Government has called on businesses to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) for the General Industrial Areas (GIA) to be developed near Onslow.


Lands Minister Brendon Grylls said interested companies were invited to provide information and their requirements through a LandCorp EOI survey to help gauge demand and plan the estate to meet industry needs.


The 100ha GIA will form part of the Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA), being developed 12km south-west of Onslow in support of major new gas resource projects.


Spanning 8,000ha, the ANSIA also encompasses a State port; a common-user-coastal area; multi-user infrastructure corridors; and a heavy industry area for liquefied natural gas and hydrocarbon processing.


Mr Grylls said the GIA would play an important role in helping to optimise the ANSIA's overall capabilities, and assist in developing functionality, by accommodating businesses which would support the ANSIA's proponents in construction and operation.


"The State Government is committed to providing enough industrial land within the area and supporting the Onslow community," he said.


"Not only will the GIA benefit from commercial activity in the area, it will also generate growth in Onslow and boost the Pilbara region's economic development.


"The GIA is strategically located to the gas hub to maximise delivery of efficiencies of supporting industries to the major resource projects."


The Minister encouraged businesses to register their interest quickly. The EOI opens Wednesday July 11 and closes 12pm Wednesday August 8.


Delivery of Stage 1 lots is anticipated to occur in early 2014.

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