Great Keppel Island Resort

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description Redevelopment of Great Keppel Island Resort, including demolition of the existing resort and its replacement with a substantial low-rise, eco-tourism resort.
Proponent GKI Resort Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Tower Holdings).
Location/s Great Keppel Island, 12 km off the coast of Yeppoon, central Queensland. Map
Local government/s Rockhampton Regional Council
Key features
  • 250-room hotel
  • 750 eco-tourism villas
  • 300 eco-tourism apartments
  • 250-berth marina
  • ferry terminal
  • yacht club
  • retail village
  • 18-hold championship golf course
  • 545 ha environmental park
Investment $592.5 million
Expected completion Not specified
Jobs
  • 350 (construction - annual average over 15 years)
  • 685 (operational)

Revised project

GKI Resort’s initial proposal (referred to the federal environment minister on 22 September 2009) was rejected by the minister due to its unacceptable impacts on the environment.

In response, the proponent substantially revised the project before again referring it to the minister on 1 June 2010.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
Pending Finalisation of EIS by project proponent.
3 June 2011 Queensland Government's terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 385 KB) released
21 February 2011 Australian Government's EIS guidelines (PDF, 4.95 MB) released.
2 October 2010 to
29 November 2010 		Public consultation on:
  • Queensland Government’s draft terms of reference for EIS , and
  • Australian Government’s draft EIS guidelines
4 July 2010 Project deemed a ‘controlled action’ by federal environment minister.
1 June 2010 Project referred to federal environment minister.
28 August 2009 Gazettal of ‘significant project’ declaration.
16 July 2009 Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 2 MB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Media releases

Further information

For more information, visit the Great Keppel Island Revitalisation Plan website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.