Spirit of Tasmania precinct at Geelong port gets planning approval
The new Geelong home of the Spirit of Tasmania will have separate freight and car passenger entrances, under plans approved by the City of Greater Geelong. This is what else will feature at the ferry’s new Corio base.
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THE new Geelong home of the Spirit of Tasmania will have separate freight and car passenger entrances under plans approved by the City of Greater Geelong.
The Spirit of Tasmania has taken a step closer to docking at GeelongPort, with the green light given to a key planning application that includes the creation of the new entrances off Corio Quay Road. Other features of the precinct include:
A TERMINAL building that includes passenger lounge areas, boarding and security areas, children’s play area, cafe and office facilities;
A PASSENGER vehicle marshalling area to accommodate up to 600 passenger vehicles;
AN UPGRADED berth at Corio Quay South that will include dedicated berthing and mooring infrastructure to service Spirit of Tasmania vessels;
SEPARATE access points to be constructed off Corio Quay Road for cars and freight, to provide safe access to and from Spirit of Tasmania Quay; and,
A DEDICATED parking area for up to 150 semi-trailers and a 24/7 secure freight yard.
Work will continue over the next six months on the detailed design of the terminal precinct, which will be operational in 2022 when the vessels relocate from Station Pier in Port Melbourne.
GeelongPort chief executive Brett Winter gave an update on the project at a community information session on Thursday night.
“Many individuals and organisations are helping us work through the planning and detailed design phase of this incredible project,” Mr Winter said.
“I want to thank them all for their continued engagement, in particular Regional Development Victoria, City of Greater Geelong and the Department of Transport.”
Site preparation works will begin over the coming months and will include the demolition of some sheds and establishment of a project site office.
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