Transport

The region has air services on a daily basis into and out of Mount Gambier from Melbourne and Adelaide. Flight time to these centres is approximately one hour.

A network of major roads including the Dukes, Princes and Riddoch Highways provide excellent coverage across the region. Arterial roads within the region are open to B-Double transport vehicles.

Rail services in use in the region are confined to the line which runs from Adelaide through Bordertown to Melbourne. Unused railways within the region exist from Heywood in Victoria, through Mount Gambier to Millicent and from Mount Gambier through Penola and Naracoorte to Wolseley (Victoria) near Bordertown. Reopening of these lines would entail gauge conversion to match adjoining rail services.

The region uses the Port of Portland for movement of commodities into and out of the region. The Port of Portland is a deep water bulk commodity port used for grain, woodchips, logs, aluminium ingots, livestock, alumina, liquid pitch and fertilizer products.

Utilities

Gas and electricity networks provide energy across the region. Low emissions energy production through wind, biomass and geothermal technologies present opportunities for diversification of supply.
Increasing pressure on the infrastructure of the region from a range of industries is recognized in the Green Triangle Freight Action Plan 2009, which is a joint South Australian and Victorian Government initiative outlining required investment for anticipated increased loads on road, rail and port infrastructure. The plan recognizes the sometimes competing needs and opportunities for residents, industries and commodities such as tourism, timber, wine, grain, dairy, meat processing, livestock, wool, fertilizer and horticulture.

Major towns within the region are broad band enabled and the switch over to digital TV in the region concluded in December 2010.

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