Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-07-02 Daily Xml

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POINT LOWLY

In reply to the Hon. M. PARNELL (17 February 2009).

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business): The Minister for Infrastructure has provided the following information:

Alternative port sites have been considered by previous governments and more recently by stevedoring companies and the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure.

A consortium (Spencer Gulf Portlink) has been appointed by the State Government to demonstrate that it can develop and operate an iron ore export port facility at the gazetted harbour of Port Bonython located on the Point Lowly peninsula, while addressing all of the environmental and social impact issues, and without any financial cost to the government.