The Port of Geraldton Master Plan (PMP) is a high-level strategic document that provides an analysis of potential trade growth and required infrastructure to accommodate this growth over a 30-year planning timeframe. Most specifically it considers the development required in the short to medium term (i.e. over the next 15 years) to maximise the throughput and efficiency of the existing Port and increase trade to up to 50 million tonnes per annum.
The PMP is not a statutory planning document, rather it is a strategic document that outlines one way of providing facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the trade demand predicted in a high growth scenario. Put simply, it provides a vision for what the Port could look like as it evolves over the next 15 years, not necessarily what it will look like.
Whilst the PMP will be used to guide planning and investment decisions it will not replace the need to undertake detailed feasibility, environmental and design studies for individual projects.
The PMP is a live document that will continually be revisited to consider updated trade forecasts, stakeholder feedback, emerging proponents and developments that have been completed.