Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Iemma relocates car imports to Port Kembla

"New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has announced details of a plan to relocate car imports from Glebe Island in Sydney to Port Kembla by 2008.
The move will generate jobs and economic opportunities for the Illawarra.
Mr Iemma says Glebe Island has 5,000 car spaces while opening a new birth at Port Kembla will provide 14,000 car spaces, securing future expansion for the next 40 years.
"Glebe Island just simply doesn't have the space and it makes good economic sense to invest in the future of the Illawarra by transferring that service and that facility to the Illawarra," he said. The move is expected to generate 1,000 direct and indirect jobs in Wollongong, with the Government investing $140 million to upgrade the port. ..."

Read the full article from ABC News here.