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Australia's first privately funded public airport is nearing completion and it has big plans for agricultural freight.
The project is being built by the Wagner family and will cost well north of $100 million dollars.
Construction is taking place around the clock in preparation for an October opening.
The airport will be located 15 kilometres west of Toowoomba in southern Queensland, but it has the slightly confusing name of Brisbane West Wellcamp airport.
A 2.9 kilometre runway is being built as well as a terminal of 8,300 square metres and a 500-hectare industrial and commercial business park.
The Toowoomba Regional Council is the biggest producer of agriculture in Queensland and the second biggest producer in Australia.
As a result Chairman of Wagner Global Services John Wagner told the Queensland Rural Press Club today that agricultural freight will form a large part of the freight service at the airport.
"We want to value add to the products here and send them into Asia and we're making good inroads into that.
"We're in discussions with agricultural producers, the people who currently export and the people who want to export.
"What we've found is there is a very strong will to work collaboratively to get something to happen."
It's expected fresh fruit and vegetables, chilled beef, live cattle, sheep, goats and fresh flowers, among other products, will be exported.
Topics: agribusiness, air-transport, toowoomba-4350
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