Narromine Shire Council

Case Study: Narromine Shire Council – Freight Exchange and Industrial Precinct

Narromine Shire Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia.
Narromine Shire Council aims to be a regional transport hub following the completion of Inland Rail which involves the development of a containerised goods freight exchange terminal along the new Inland Rail alignment.

• Attracting industry players
• Strategic partnership
• Deal generation
• Feasibility and planning management
• Environmental and sustainability
• Infrastructure/Project Management

• Inefficient interface with Inland Rail (and Contractors) increased costs for regional producers.
• Defining and overcoming seasonal hydraulic/flooding risks to the development area.
• Developing an economically and financially attractive solution to bring industry into the local Orana region.

• Generated industry relationships with Narromine Council and potential industry investors and operators.
• Coordinated Investment Logic Mapping workshops and Stakeholder Engagement processes
• Developed a planning, procurement, and construction framework for delivery phase.
• Provided project planning, requirements engineering and transaction advice.
• Adopted a highly consultive and transparent approach which focused on co-industry investment beyond the industrial precinct and freight exchange.

• Clear understanding of the development process and realisation of benefits.
• Engagement with reputable industry operators and constructors providing lessons learned feedback.
• High level road map in the implementation and operation phase for benefit realisation.