LNP leader Deb Frecklington announces $108m superyacht manufacturing facility for north Gold Coast
A $108 million new marine maintenance facility will make the northern Gold Coast the Southern Hemisphere’s superyacht hub, LNP leader Deb Frecklington has claimed.
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A $108 million new marine maintenance facility will make the northern Gold Coast the Southern Hemisphere’s superyacht hub, LNP leader Deb Frecklington has claimed.
The Opposition leader announced the facility as a co-investment with the Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard, should the LNP be elected at the October 31 poll.
Ms Frecklington said she would tip in $20 million to help boost the city’s manufacturing industry.
“The investment is part of our plan to support manufacturing jobs and includes a no-new-tax guarantee, 20 per cent lower energy costs and a commitment to transition 100 per cent government manufacturing and procurement to Queensland companies,” she said.
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She added the project would deliver 1500 additional manufacturing jobs to the area.
Coomera LNP MP Michael Crandon said the city had lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in the past year.
“This is an opportunity to showcase Queensland shipbuilding and ship maintenance credentials to the world,” he said.
“This new precinct will provide additional capabilities such as 1200-tonne capacity lift, which will cater for vessels up to 75 metres in length.
“The yard will be able to design, build and maintain superyachts and allow vessel-refit works for project values of up to $20 million.”
In a jobs creation play this month, the State and Federal governments jointly announced a seven-figure injection to dramatically expand the Coomera TAFE campus to keep pace with the marine trades industry.
The Gold Coast’s largest superyacht berthing facility is already under construction at Southport Yacht Club.
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