The Queensland Government has opened the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed multi-billion dollar Arrow liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Gladstone.

 

Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney said the release of the EIS was a major milestone for the proposed 300-hetare LNG project on Curtis Island, in the Port of Gladstone.

 

Coordinator-General Barry Broe said it was a large, complex project involving local, state and federal government approval processes and one which would potentially impact on a number of environmental values. 

“Consequently, in June 2009 the Coordinator-General declared it a ‘significant project’ for which an EIS is required,” Mr Broe said. 

The Curtis Island facility is expected to have a capacity of up to 18 million tonnes of LNG per annum, through a staged development. 

A nine kilometre-long feed gas pipeline would be needed from the Gladstone City Gate, traversing Port Curtis via a tunnel under the seabed. 

Dredging of the sea bed of Port Curtis and the riverbed at the mouth of the Calliope River is also required to provide access to marine facilities on Curtis Island, and the mainland. 

Coordinator-General Barry Broe said he encouraged members of the community to have their say on the EIS. 

 

The EIS will also be on public display (subject to local opening hours) between 16 April and 28 May 2012, at: 

  • Agnes Water Library: 3 Captain Cook Drive, Agnes Water 
  • Boyne Island Library: Cnr Wyndham and Hampton Drives, Boyne Island 
  • Calliope Library : Don Cameron Drive, Calliope 
  • Gladstone Regional Council, 101 Goondoon Street, Gladstone 
  • Gladstone Regional Library: 39 Goondoon Street, Gladstone 
  • Miriam Vale Library: 34 Roe Street, Miriam Vale 
  • National Library: Parkes Place, Canberra 
  • State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane 

All public submissions must be in writing and received by the Coordinator-General via by 5pm on Monday 28 May, 2012. 

Post: The Coordinator-General 
c/o EIS Project Manager – Arrow LNG plant 
Significant Projects Coordination 
Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning 
PO Box 15009 
City East Qld 4002