The Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project is central to the future of the Port of Gladstone (GPC) and the development of Gladstone as a 21st Century industrial city.

Over the next 30 years, GPC will secure our objectives of economic prosperity with new jobs for Gladstone, Queensland and Australia.

For the last three decades, the expansion of the port facilities and other industries has been strategically planned to maintain a balance of industrial development, protecting our natural environment and continuing as a sustainable fishing harbour.

While dredging has occured since the 1960s, the Western Basin dredging project in Gladstone's harbour will constitute the most significant expansion of the Gladstone port's capabilities since commercial activities began in the 1920s.

The dredging and disposal project operates under regulatory approvals issued by both the State and Commonwealth Governments as well as the EIS approval from the Coordinator General. These set out the manner in which dredging and disposal must be undertaken, the environmental standards for the project, as well as the requirements for ecosystem and water quality monitoring.

We regularly update the local Gladstone community on the Western Basin project through our Environmental Impacts Briefing document, including how much dredging has been completed, water quality data and any other relevant information about the project.