Gippsland Logistics Precinct

“A centre for efficient and cost effective movement of freight to and from the Gippsland region”.

Latrobe City Council has had a significant long term interest and involvement in facilitating an open access intermodal freight terminal to meet the needs of our region. The development of the Gippsland Logistics Precinct (GLP) will establish a centre for the efficient and cost effective movement of freight to and from the Gippsland region.

In 2002, Latrobe City Council acquired a 64 hectare site three kilometres east of the Morwell CBD, adjacent to the existing, under utilised, Gippsland Intermodal Freight Terminal (GIFT). The site was purchased for the strategic purpose of developing a logistics precinct to service the Latrobe Valley and the Gippsland region.

The facilitation of open access rail freight by Latrobe City Council has been on-going for over seven years. V/Line’s recent offer to lease the site signifies a milestone in this project. In order to progress the development, this Project Implementation Plan has been developed.

The Site

The site is made up of two distinct but integrated components:

• A site immediately adjacent to the main Gippsland Line between Princes Freeway and Tramway Road, Morwell known as the Gippsland Intermodal Freight Terminal (GIFT)
• A 64 hectare area of land immediately adjacent to the GIFT and also located between the Princes Freeway and Tramway Road behind the Mid Valley commercial centre