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Industry-leading research, as well as technical studies, have informed NQBP’s long-term approach to maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay - the approach has been designed to minimise impacts to the environment.
NQBP has undertaken detailed studies and engaged with a range of stakeholders to understand the source of natural sediment accumulation and appropriate removal and placement options at the Port of Mackay.
These technical reports and associated management plans were developed as part of the Port of Mackay Sustainable Sediment Management assessment and provided the required information to support a new 10-year Sea Dumping Permit application subsequently issued in October 2022. The new permit allows for continued offshore placement of maintenance dredged material from the Port of Mackay up until 2032. For more detailed information on any aspect of this assessment, you can view the reports and associated appendices below.
To see how all the reports and research fit together, view our research diagram.