25 | Wallaroo Masterplan Wallaroo is solely used to export grain from Viterra’s neighbouring storage facilities. Given its depth limitations, vessels are subject to part-loading in Wallaroo and then undertaking vessel ‘top-up’ at other Flinders Ports locations.
Forecast maintenance costs over the next 20 years is significantly higher than Flinders Ports’ other regional ports. Future trade projections for Wallaroo indicate an increase in grain trade from approximately 600,000 tonnes per annum to 920,000 tonnes per annum in 2070. This may be also accompanied by an increase in cruise visitation to 5 vessels per annum by 2070.
to entice new trade to Wallaroo. Even where dredging was undertaken this would be unlikely to attract additional trade. Options identified for Wallaroo involved the retention of existing trade with current restrictions, or retention of trade with deepening to allow for full accessibility. Given the lack of ability to attract additional trade through dredging and the existing expenditure profile, the preferred option was to maintain the current facility without any capital dredging.
Given existing limitations to draft and high cost of maintenance, there is little opportunity
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