Wiggins Island Coal Terminal

Project overview*

EIS status	Recommended project proceed subject to conditions and recommendations
Description	Coal export terminal with an ultimate capacity of 70 million tonnes per annum; and rail and supporting infrastructure.
Proponent (original/current)	Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited/Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal Pty Ltd
Location/s	Port of Gladstone Map
Local government/s	Gladstone Regional Council
Key features	three shiploading conveyor streams serving three shiploaders across four coal-export berths coal stockyard and materials handling systems provision for two additional import berths marine facilities, including jetty and wharf dredging of channel and swing basin

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

• Coordinator-General’s report on EIS (PDF, 1.38 MB), January 2008
• Supplementary EIS, July 2007. Also available at State Library of Queensland (record number: 780917)
• Environmental impact statement, November 2006. Also available at State Library of Queensland (record number: 770379)
• Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 470 kB), March 2006
• Initial advice statement (PDF, 3.5 MB), September 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.