Contributing to portside communities
Benefits to portside economies
Today, the Port of
Melbourne is Australia's largest and busiest container port, handling
around 36 per cent of the nation's container trade. The Port of Melbourne delivers
significant integral benefits to our portside communities including:
-
$21 million to the City of Maribyrnong's gross regional
product and directly employing 411 of its residents
-
$43 million to the City of Hobson's Bay's gross regional
product and directly employing 986 of its residents
-
$199 million to the City of Port Phillip's gross regional
product and directly employing 650 of its residents
-
$750 million to the City of Melbourne's gross regional
product and directly employing 335 of its residents
(Source - 2001-02 MPC Economic Impact Study)
View information on
the Port of Melbourne's contribution to our national and Victorian
economies on the Trade contribution
page and the Contributing to our
economy fact sheet.
Sponsorship
PoMC is
committed to supporting the port’s neighbouring communities as we grow
together. Visit our sponsorship
page
for more information on sponsorships within our local communities,
including:
-
Yarraville Arts
Festival
-
Williamstown Festival
fireworks
-
Contempora 2008 sculpture festival at
Docklands
-
Williamstown Literary
Festival
Developing sustainably
Sustainable development of
Melbourne's port is essential to maintaining the lifestyle, livelihood and
trade benefits - such as affordable prices of imported household goods -
for the tens of thousands of businesses and households who depend on port
activity for business inputs and trade, employment and daily needs.
As manager of the port, Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) is
committed to balancing community, business and industry priorities,
adherence to strict environmental guidelines during all development, and
enhancing local amenity.
