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Townsville Ocean Terminal

Project overview*

EIS status	Coordinator-General's report on EIS lapsed
Description	Development of approximately 80 hectares of land under tidal water, seaward of the existing Townsville Casino and Entertainment Centre.
Proponent	Tabcorp and City Pacific Limited
Location/s	Port of Townsville.
Local government/s	Townsville City Council
Key features	dedicated cruise terminal and wharf residential canal development (approximately 200 single- and 500 multi-storey dwellings) marina facilities for recreational vessels and super yachts public open spaces on foreshore

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

Coordinator-General's report on EIS ( 451 KB), January 2009
Supplementary EIS
Environmental impact statement, November 2007
- Executive summary ( 118 KB)
- Complete EIS
Terms of reference for EIS ( 529 KB), March 2007
Initial advice statement ( 5.76 MB), October 2006

EIS process

Read more about the EIS process.

Australian Government approval

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

Media release

Townsville Ocean Terminal developer in receivership (6 August 2009)

Last updated: 16 Mar 2023