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Freight Logistics

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) is a partnership between Australian Governments and senior leaders in the logistics field including logistics users, suppliers, peak bodies and academics.

Downloads

1. Independent review of Freight Council activities over the period 2005-06 to 2007-08: Executive Summary [ PDF: 80 KB]
2. Independent review of the Australian Logistics Industry Strategy Executive Summary[PDF: 44 KB]
3. Australian Logistics Industry Strategy [PDF: 1325 KB]

• Australian Logistics Council (ALC)

  Australia's economic performance and international competitiveness depend on an efficient and effective freight logistics industry. To help the logistics industry boost its performance, and in turn, lift the competitiveness of other Australian businesses, the Australian Government initiated the Freight Transport Logistics Industry Action Agenda in 2000. In July 2002, the industry's Action Agenda report and the Government's response was launched as the Australian Logistics Industry Strategy. One of the first priority areas of the strategy, recommendation 36, was establishing the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) to drive the implementation of the Strategy. The ALC is jointly supported by Australian Governments and industry, with membership comprising industry leaders and government representatives.

  The Australian Logistics Industry Strategy was reviewed in 2007 (see download 2). The review concluded that the strategy had gone as far as it could in its current form and that it should be finalised and replaced with a new strategy. In February 2008, the ALC released the new National Strategy for the Transport and Logistics Freight Industry - Enhancing Australia's Supply Chains 2008-15.

  For more information on the ALC and to view the new industry strategy please visit the ALC website: http://www.austlogistics.com.au

• Australian Freight Councils Network (AFCN)

  Freight Councils operate within each State of Australia. These Councils are jointly funded by Australian and State Governments with support from the Australian Logistics Industry.

  These Councils provide a unique, industry driven forum bringing together all players within Australia's freight logistics chains. Collectively, the Councils are known as the Australian Freight Councils Network (AFCN).

  The AFCN plays a significant role in improving Australia's regional and urban logistics-chain performance and in implementing the new National Strategy for the Transport and Logistics Freight Industry - Enhancing Australias Supply Chains 2008-15. In May 2005, the Australian government offered continued funding for the Freight Councils a total of $1.2m per year for three years until June 2008, provided that matching funding was committed from each State and Territory Government.

  An independent review of Freight Council activities, and Australian government funding, over the three year funding period to 2007-08 was undertaken by John Bowdler and Associates Pty Ltd in early 2008. As a result of the review findings, the Minister decided to extend Australian government funding to Freight Councils for a further year (i.e. 2008-09) pending discussions between Australian government and State officials about the future role and funding of Councils beyond 2008-09. A copy of the Reviews Executive Summary is attached at download 1.

• Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC)

  The Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC) is a Sydney-based, nationally focused, body which works with the transport and logistics industry to enhance the sector's capacity to attract and develop staff and share information.

  The Centre is currently managing a number of individual projects addressing issues under 3 identified key focus areas:

  1. Attracting, recruiting and retaining staff: Projects include the development of logistics careers promotion packages and short courses for schools;
  2. Training, educating, developing, coaching and mentoring staff: Projects include the development of an Australian Certified Professional Logistician and Certified Transport Planner schemes;
  3. Creating, sustaining and sharing corporate knowledge: Projects include the development of a logistics web portal.

  For more information please contact TALC: www.talc.com.au

Contact

Geoff.Johnston@infrastructure.gov.au +612 6274 7481