The Townsville Marine Precinct Project is a proposal for a commercial marine precinct at the mouth of the Ross River, South Townsville. The purpose-built commercial marine precinct will provide opportunities for the region’s existing marine industry to relocate, expand and diversify.

The proposed 34 hectare facility will be located on the northern bank of the mouth of Ross River at Benwell Road, South Townsville.

Port of Townsville Limited is responsible for gaining all relevant approvals necessary for the development of the project and has engaged GHD Pty Ltd to undertake an Environmental Impact Study (EIS).

The EIS is now available for public viewing and comment until 19 October 2009 and is available for downloading from this website. The files are set out below and are broken into smaller sections for ease of access.

• TMPP EIS Executive Summary Fig ES1 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Executive Summary web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Glossary of Terms web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 1 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 2 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.1 to 3.2 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.10 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.11 to 3.17 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.3 to 3.5 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.6 to 3.8 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Section 3.9 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Sections 4 -10 web.pdf
• TMPP EIS Table of Contents web.pdf
• Appendix A - Alignment, glossary, statement of copyright web.pdf
• Appendix AA - Social Impact Assessment (EBC) web.pdf
• Appendix B - IAS Townsville Marine Precinct web.pdf
• Appendix BB - Economic Impact Assessment (AEC) web.pdf
• Appendix C - Draft Terms of Reference web.pdf
• Appendix CC - Hazard and Risk Assessment web.pdf
• Appendix D - Marine Precincts EPBC Referral web.pdf
• Appendix D - web Fig1.pdf
• Appendix D - web Fig2.pdf
• Appendix D - web Fig3.pdf
• Appendix E - Consultation Report (EBC) web.pdf
• Appendix F - GHD Organisational Chart web.pdf
• Appendix F - GHD Team web.pdf
• Appendix G - Construction Assessment Report web.pdf
• Appendix H - Acid sulfate soil management plan web.pdf
• Appendix H - Acid sulfate soils report - web part 1.pdf
• Appendix H - Acid Sulfate Soils Report - web part 2.pdf
• Appendix H - Acid Sulfate Soils Report - web part 3.pdf
• Appendix H - Acid sulfate soils report - web part 4.pdf
• Appendix I - Hydrodynamic modelling report - web part 2.pdf
• Appendix I - Hydrodynamic modelling report web - part 1.pdf
• Appendix J - Water and sediment quality report web.pdf
• Appendix K - Noise and vibration assessment report web.pdf
• Appendix L - Air quality assessment report web.pdf
• Appendix M - Transport and Infrastructure report web.pdf
• Appendix N - Landscape and Visual Amenity web.pdf
• Appendix O - Climate Change Impact Assessment web.pdf
• Appendix P - Groundwater monitoring report web.pdf
• Appendix Q - Wave modelling report web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report App A Fig3a web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report AppA Fig1 web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report AppA Fig2 web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report AppA Fig3b web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report AppA Fig4 web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report AppB web.pdf
• Appendix R - Coastal Processes Report web.pdf
• Appendix S - Terrestrial ecology report web.pdf
• Appendix T - Marine ecology report web.pdf
• Appendix U - Marine Megafauna report web.pdf
• Appendix V - Wading and Migratory Birds web.pdf
• Appendix W - Greenhouse Gas Assessment web.pdf
• Appendix X - Waste management assessment web.pdf
• Appendix Y - European Cultural Heritage Report (AECOM) part1 web.pdf
• Appendix Y - European Cultural Heritage Report (AECOM) part2 web.pdf
• Appendix Y - Indigenous Cultural Heritage Report (NAC) part1 web.pdf
• Appendix Y - Indigenous Cultural Heritage Report (NAC) part2 web.pdf
• Appendix Z - Health and safety investigations.pdf
• Matters of NES report 99306 Rev 1 web.pdf

A hard copy of the EIS will be available for viewing at the Townsville City Library and the Aitkenvale Library from Monday 14 September 2009.

Port of Townsville Limited will be conducting a public display to provide information on the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the Townsville Marine Precinct Project. Visitors to the display can view project design concepts, maps, results of marine assessments and more.

When: Saturday 19 September 9am – 2pm and Sunday 20 September 12pm – 3pm

Where: South Townsville Bowls Club (Corner of Bell and Boundary Streets, South Townsville)

Written comments on the EIS must be received by Monday 19 October 2009, and addressed to:

EIS Project Manager - Townsville Marine Precinct Project
Significant Projects Coordination
Department of Infrastructure and Planning
PO Box 15009
City East QLD 4002
Fax: (07) 3225 8282
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