Advocacy

Our National Hydrogen Strategy Review Submission (August 2023) to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water makes recommendations to the Australian Government across the following key themes:

• The need for speed in developing Australia’s hydrogen industry. If we are to be world-leaders, we must rapidly develop our emerging hydrogen industry
• Recognition that a significant increase in power generation is required by the hydrogen industry, and that offshore wind will play a crucial role in delivering this
• Acknowledgement that a transition period may be needed, and this could require the commercialisation of early hydrogen production using power generated by fossil fuels
• It is crucial to link hydrogen production to ‘green’ power generation. Eventually all hydrogen will be generated using sustainable energy, and the need for power must be linked to hydrogen production
• Remain neutral on technology especially during the transition period when marriages of new and emerging technology may be required. Ultimately the market will decide best technology outcome
• Government support will be vital to support the emerging industry and its supply chains. Support will be needed in policy, regulation, training, research and commercialisation, and could include significant funding, incentives, tax breaks and partnerships.

Read our submission here.

RDA Illawarra recommends the management and development of industrial lands is managed through a collaborative and collegiate ‘Master Planning’ approach coordinated by one agency and makes the following submissions:

1. Create a Master Plan for Port lands and surrounding industrial lands
2. Promote ‘Highest and Best’ use of existing and developing industrial land
3. Advocate for better direct road and rail access from Illawarra to Western Sydney
4. Encourage larger lot size development for freight and logistics as well as manufacturing
5. Normalise planning controls with LGAs in the Six Cities region
6. Increase amenity and flexibility in industrial land use
7. Collaborate with other agencies to accelerate delivery of basic services (water, sewerage, power) as well as public transport and high-speed internet to industrial land
8. Protect industrial lands, freight corridors and buffer zones from residential encroachment
9. Develop plans with other agencies to improve road access to current and emerging industrial land.

For full details and recommendations, read our submission here.

Our pre-budget submission (January 2023) to the Australian Government makes recommendations to the Australian Government across four key themes:

• Development of the Port of Port Kembla
• Delivering critical Infrastructure
• Satisfying an ageing and growing Population and
• Fulfilling Housing demand.

 For full details and recommendations, read our submission here.