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Port of Brisbane Channel Enhancement project

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description Proposal to widen, deepen and realign sections of the existing shipping channel to enhance safety and efficiency at the Port of Brisbane.
Proponent Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd
Location/s Port of Brisbane and Moreton Bay. Map
Local government/s Brisbane City Council
Investment $3.5 billion
Key features
  • dredging approximately 96.5 million cubic metres of material to widen, deepen, and realign sections of the existing shipping channel
  • beneficial reuse and disposal of dredged material
Construction start date 2028
Jobs
  • 100 (construction)
  • 40 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

DateActivity
Currently Draft terms of reference for EIS being prepared.
19 September 2024

Australian Minister for the Environment and Water decided the project is a ‘controlled action’More information

A project that has the potential to have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance is called a 'controlled action' and requires approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).

12 September 2024 Gazettal ( 244.2 KB) of ‘coordinated project’ declaration.
23 August 2024 Application, including initial advice statement ( 9.9 MB), submitted.

Further information

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Last updated: 17 Oct 2024