Yarwun declared significant
PrintThe Queensland Coordinator-General has declared the $2.2 billion coal terminal at Yarwun in the Port of Gladstone a ‘significant project’, meaning the project will now undergo an environmental assessment.
State Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Jeff Seeney, has called for the public to submit comments on the project’s draft terms of reference that will form part of its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Mr Seeney said, that if approved, the project will provide significant benefits for the region and the state as a whole.
“The proposed terminal, to be delivered by Tenement to Terminal Limited (3TL), could export up to 50 million tonnes of coal per year, adding to Gladstone’s planned coal terminal capacity, such as Wiggins Island, Stage 1 of which is now fully committed,” Mr Seeney said.
“If this project goes ahead, it will help facilitate the efficient transport and export of coal, hauling in more dollars for Queensland’s economy.”
The Tenement to Terminal (3TL) project will include:
- a 14-kilometre dual gauge rail line
- a balloon loop and coal unloading facilities
- a coal stockyard
- two new berths
- an out-loading wharf, jetty facilities and associated infrastructure.
The draft terms of reference can be viewed on-line at www.projects.industry.qld.gov.au, or at the following locations from Monday 28 May to close of business on Monday 25 June 2012:
- Gladstone Regional Council, 101 Goondoon Street, Gladstone
- Gladstone Regional Library, 39 Goondoon Street, Gladstone
- Mount Larcom Library, Raglan Street, Mount Larcom
- National Library, Parkes Place, Canberra
- State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane.
All public submissions should be made in writing and received by the Coordinator-General by 5pm on Monday 25 June 2012.
Post: The Coordinator-General
c/- EIS project manager – Yarwun Coal Terminal project
Significant Projects Coordination
Office of the Coordinator-General
PO Box 15517
City East QLD 4002