Exmoor Station Prawn Farm Project

Project overview*

EIS status	Cancelled
Description	Development of land-based aquaculture, processing facilities and supporting infrastructure to produce tiger prawns.
Proponent	De Costi Seafoods Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of Tassal Group Limited).
Location/s	Bloomsbury (approximately 70km northwest of Mackay).
Local government/s	Mackay Regional Council
Investment	$172 million
Key features	approximately 1,000 hectares (ha) of production ponds approximately 200-300 ha of remediation ponds processing, hatchery and nursery facilities bulk materials handling and storage including fuel storage workforce accommodation and facilities on site quarry and screening operations for pond construction.
Construction start date	2021
Jobs	100 full time equivalent (FTE) (construction) 620 FTE (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Date	Activity
30 July 2021	‘Coordinated project’ declaration cancelled by Assistant Coordinator-General.
30 June 2021	Request for withdrawal from EIS process received.
14 August 2020	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided the project is a ‘controlled action’
17 July 2020	Gazettal ( 132 KB) of ‘Coordinated project’ declaration.
22 April 2020	Application, including initial advice statement ( 2.6 MB), submitted.