Goals and vision - Special Activation Precincts

Sustainability

We are committed to delivering precincts with sustainability aspirations that will leave a lasting legacy on the communities. Our team has embedded frameworks to support sustainable development and provide a place for businesses to grow and thrive into the future.

In doing so, we will create Australia’s first UNIDO Eco-Industrial Parks, designed to drive shared prosperity whilst safeguarding the environment, meeting key United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Circular economy

Circular economy design principles are at the heart of our precincts focused on driving resource efficient outcomes. We partner with businesses to identify opportunities to co-locate and provide support to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Each precinct will benefit from a bespoke Environmental Management System (EMS) purposely designed to meet precinct and investor needs.

The system is focused on minimising environmental risk. This will drive competitive advantages for businesses and enable improved environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

Our precincts are targeting ISO 14001 compliance, an internationally agreed standard, which mandates requirements for an EMS.

Net Zero

The NSW Government’s net zero targets are expected to attract more than $39 billion in private investment and support more than 13,000 jobs by 2035, mostly in regional NSW.

This program will look at best practise net -zero emission initiatives and energy infrastructure that can offer precinct businesses:

Low cost, green energy options to drive significant energy savings
Shared infrastructure that is reliable and unconstrained as businesses and the precinct grows
Access to onsite renewable energy production and industry electrification opportunities
Improved profitability, social licence, and competitiveness
Increased innovation and investment in low carbon technology
Future proofed low emissions growth 
Lower climate risk
Reduced carbon offset liability and cost

Strategic partnerships 

We will deliver collaborative services that respond to changing investor and market demands to ensure long-term success of the precincts. We will identify opportunities that influence the capability and expertise of research, industry and government investments to de-risk and deliver sustainable outcomes for investors.

Partnerships will be prioritised based on the impact and scalability they have on achieving precinct objectives including job creation, economic uplift, and sustainability.

Skills pathways

Each precinct will develop a collaborative network of training and education providers. This network will ensure the local workforce has the skills required to meet the business needs of the precinct.

Our partners include:

Training Services NSW
TAFE NSW
Local and affiliated universities
Local councils
Regional Organisation of Councils
Local skills providers

Innovation

We will enable innovation between industry, investors, government, and researchers to realise competitive advantages, sustainability goals, and productivity of precincts.

Aboriginal outcomes

The precincts will prioritise partnerships that broaden Aboriginal outcomes and participation for organisations, businesses and communities. This will create employment and education opportunities, and embed local Aboriginal culture and their connection to Country across the precincts.

This commitment supports the NSW Government’s Aboriginal Outcomes Strategy 2022-25.

Contact us

For details about the precincts and business or investment opportunities, please contact us at the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation, and a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly.

Email: activationprecincts@regional.nsw.gov.au

Phone: 1300 REGION (73 44 66)

Further information

Find out more about our Special Activation Precincts, Regional Job Precincts, Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation, and the Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund.

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