Abbot Point Coal Terminal Expansion - Stage 3

Project overview*

EIS status	Recommended project proceed subject to conditions and recommendations
Description	Duplication of the existing terminal infrastructure, which will double the Port of Abbot Point's capacity from 25 million tonnes per annum to 50 mtpa.
Proponent	Ports Corporation of Queensland Limited
Location/s	Port of Abbot Point, 25 km north-west of Bowen Map
Local government/s	Whitsunday Regional Council
Key features	a second rail loop new dump station inloading and outloading conveyors additional stockyard capacity a second berth new shiploader

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

• Coordinator-General's report on EIS (PDF, 1.4 MB), August 2007
• Supplementary EIS, December 2006
• Environmental impact statement, March 2006
• EIS - Executive summary (PDF, 721, kB)
• Complete EIS. Also available at State Library of Queensland (record number: 766033)
• Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 580.5 kB), October 2005
• Initial advice statement (PDF, 2.7 MB), April 2005

EIS process

Read more about the EIS process.

Australian Government approval

Federal environment minister's approval of 'controlled action', subject to conditions.

*Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.