Townsville Ocean Terminal

Environmental Impact Statement

Following due process and in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Development Agreement, City Pacific Limited in conjunction with the Queensland State Government has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the input of a range of specialist consultants. This statement has been prepared to ensure that impacts on the environment, local community and the Port of Townsville are minimised.

The project comprises:

The Coordinator-General has declared the Townsville Ocean Terminal Project to be a project of State Significance requiring an EIS under Section 26(1)(a) of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld). The Australian Government has determined that the project constitutes a controlled action pursuant to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth).
The Townsville Ocean Terminal Project is part of an overall redevelopment of the city breakwater area and is proceeding in accordance with contractual arrangements between the Queensland Government and the developers.

The EIS document was available for public review and submissions to the Coordinator-General from 1 December 2007. The final date for submissions was 1 February 2008.

Downloading online

The EIS is a comprehensive and long document (over 3200 pages) and for ease of viewing and downloading, it has been divided into sections.

Filename Size Date
01 Master Volume Index 32 KB
02 Executive Summary 112 KB
03 Glossary of Terms 110 KB
04 Cross Reference Table 66 KB
Section 1 - Introduction 1 MB
Section 2 - Project Need and Alternatives 915 KB
Section 3 - Description of the Project 8 MB
Section 4 - Environmental Values and Management of Impacts 6 MB
Section 5 - Environmental Management Plan 727 KB
Section 6 - References 31 KB
Section 7 - Appendix 01 Final Terms of Reference (March 2007) 1 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 02 List of Required Approvals 46 KB
Section 7 - Appendix 03 Report on Potential Impacts Under EPBC Act 2 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 04 Study Team 30 KB
Section 7 - Appendix 05 Construction Methodology Report - Hyder Consulting 29 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 06 Temporary Bridge (Ross Creek) Preliminary Scoping study - Hyder Consulting 35 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 07 Review of Site Climatic Conditions Report - Hyder Consulting 1 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 08 Geotechnical & Acid Sulphate Soil Investigation - Golder Associates 15 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 09 Traffic Impact Assessment Report - Holland Traffic Consultants 18 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 10 Infrastructure Report - Hyder Consulting 12 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 11 Waste Minimisation and Management Report - Hyder Consulting 565 KB
Section 7 - Appendix 12 Impact of TOT on Water Quality of Cleveland Bay - C & R Consulting 835 KB
Section 7 - Appendix 13 Coastal Engineering Study - Coastal Engineering Solutions 4 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 14 Oceanographic Studies & Investigatgion of the Flushing of the Canal Estate & Marina 2 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 15 Air Quality Assessment Report (Air, Noise, Environment) 25 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 16 Visual Impact Assessment Report (Chenoweth EPLA) 51 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 17 Noise and Virbration Assessment - Hyder Accoustic 9 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 18 Electromagnetic Radiation Survey - EMC Technologies 5 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 19 Nature Conservation Study - C & R Consulting 2 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 20 Cultural Heritage Report - Northern Archaeology Services Pty Ltd 66 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 21 Social Impact Assessment - Transpac Consulting 4 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 22 Health and Safety Report - Hyder Consulting 39 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 23 Economic Impact Assessment - Transpac Consulting 1 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 24 Hazard and Risk Assessment - Hyder Consulting 1 MB
Section 7 - Appendix 25 Future Area Development Scheme 6 MB

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