The company behind the Toondah Harbour project will attempt to redesign the marina and apartment complex after being told it posed an unacceptable risk to the environment.
The company behind the controversial Toondah Harbour development will use a 10-day regulatory review period to attempt to scale back the proposed $1.4 billion marina and apartment complex.
In a statement, the Walker Group made clear it was not willing to abandon the project and would instead “work with our consultant team and joint venture partners to see what opportunities might exist to mitigate or ameliorate the environmental concerns”. A local community group, Redlands 2030, said residents were angry the project had blown out in scale over a decade but had yet to deliver any benefit.
The newly elected Redland City Council described Plibersek’s decision as a “missed opportunity to revitalise an existing working port to acceptable international standards for more than 1 million passengers”.
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