CCI welcomes Australian Infrastructure Audit Report

22 May 2015
CCI welcomes Australian Infrastructure Audit Report
Statement from CCI Chief Executive Officer Deidre Willmott
CCI has welcomed Infrastructure Australia’s Australian Infrastructure Audit Report, which echoes its
concerns about the gap between infrastructure and population growth in Western Australia.
The report found WA’s economy and population are projected to grow at a higher rate than any other
state or territory in the next 20 years, with the population set to reach 3.97 million by 2031.
CCI Chief Executive Deidre Willmott said the report concurred with CCI’s recent Future of
Infrastructure paper and she called on the State Government to look for solutions within the private
sector.
“With the State Government having announced a $2.7billion budget deficit for 2015-16, we cannot
rely on Government to continue funding infrastructure into the future,” Ms Willmott said.
“We need to find alternative ways to fund our infrastructure needs such as engaging the private sector
in financing, designing, building, operating and maintaining infrastructure and introducing user payers
where appropriate.
“We congratulate the State Government for progressing with the sale of the Fremantle Port and
strongly urge this approach be adopted with other major strategic assets.”
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