Tuesday, 16 May 2023

 Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:17): (170) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty and Minister for Employment, and the action that I seek is that the minister visit the Geelong Ring Road employment precinct to meet with some of the key manufacturing businesses in the region. The Geelong Ring Road employment precinct is Geelong’s largest designated growth area for industrial development. It consists of 500 hectares of high-value industrial-zone land to the north of Geelong. It is one of only a few places in Victoria with industrial-2-zoned land available. The precinct is easily accessed by road and rail, and these transport connections are complemented by the nearby Geelong port and Avalon Airport, supporting sea and air transport routes. The Geelong Ring Road employment precinct is geared towards attracting larger developments of regional and national significance. It is currently home to a variety of businesses that can take advantage of large parcels of land and develop custom facilities to suit their manufacturing needs. Once fully developed the Geelong Ring Road employment precinct has the capacity to deliver 10,000 local jobs. I look forward to welcoming the minister to the precinct to visit some of these businesses and to hear firsthand how they are providing manufacturing solutions for the state and the nation right in the heart of the Lara electorate.