| October 2008 Channel
Seven Flashback Segment to Include i-METT Project
The i-METT Project
will be included in the weekly Flashback segment
on the 6.00pm News on Channel Seven in Brisbane
this Sunday 26th October 2008. This week’s
Flashback will feature a story on the 1954 Australian
Grand Prix conducted on a temporary street at
Southport, and will finish with a brief overview
of the proposed i-METT Project at Norwell on the
northern Gold Coast.
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October 2008 Government
Finalises Terms of Reference
The Queensland
Department of Infrastructure and Planning has
finalised the Terms of Reference for the Environmental
Impact Statement for the i-METT Project following
a period of public consultation.
To view the Terms of Reference document, visit:
http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/projects/tourism-arts-and-recreation/i-mett-project.html
June 2008 Public Comment
Sought for Draft Terms of Reference
The State Government
has begun the environmental assessment process
for the proposed $650 million motor racing, tourism
and technology complex at Gilberton, near Ormeau.
For more information visit:
http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/projects/tourism-arts-and-recreation/i-mett-project.html
February 2008 i-METT approved
as ‘Significant Project’
The State Government of Queensland has approved
i-METT as a ‘significant project’.
This was declared by the Co-ordinator General
on 11 February 2008, and will be substantiated
by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and
Master Planning documentation. The approval was
given based on the Initial Advice Statement previously
presented to Government. i-METT is delighted by
the progress of the project.
August 2007 CSIRO Study
Considers Future Options for Rocky Point Cane
Lands
A CSIRO study, “Future Use of the Rocky
Point Cane Landscapes”, was released in
August 2007. In their report, CSIRO researchers
have evaluated a wide range of alternative rural
land use options for the future of the Rocky Point
Cane Lands. Read what they have to say about the
alternatives facing future rural activities in
the area, given the difficulties facing the sugar
industry.
For more information visit:
http://www.csiro.au/resources/RockyPointLanduseReport.html
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