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Port of Hay Point Capital Dredging Project

Project overview*

EIS statusApproved with conditions
DescriptionDredging of the apron area and departure path of the Port of Hay Point, to increase the allowable draft of departing vessels.
ProponentPorts Corporation of Queensland
Location/sPort of Hay Point, 38 km south of Mackay. Map
Local government/sMackay Regional Council
Key features
  • increases to size of existing ship manoeuvring apron areas
  • 300-500-metre wide, 9.5-kilometre long departure path from the apron areas to the open ocean

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

EIS process

Read more about the EIS process.

Australian Government approval

Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of 'controlled action', subject to conditions.

Last updated: 16 Mar 2023