Abbot Point update

Abbot Point update

Our August 2014 post on Abbot Point reported on the proposal to dump dredging spoils in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.  This is an update.   Adani holds a 99-year lease of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal.  These Greenpeace maps (#1 & #2) indicate...
Abbot Point

Abbot Point

Dredging spoils from the expansion of the Abbot Point coal loading port will be dumped  in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, 20km from significant sea grass beds and 40km from mid-shelf coral reefs.**  The requisite permits were issued following a period of...