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Go-ahead for $1.6bn Melbourne port scheme

26 Feb 13 The Port of Melbourne’s AU$1.6bn (£1bn) port capacity project has been given the go ahead following planning approval by planning minister Matthew Guy.

This decision means that the works at Webb Dock can now proceed, enabling Melbourne’s third container terminal and new automotive facilities to be operational in late 2016.

Minister for Ports Denis Napthine said that the coalition government was committed to ensuring Victoria maintained its status at the nation's freight and logistics capital. “The expansion of the Port will deliver substantial economic benefits to Victoria by providing 1,100 direct jobs and 1,900 indirect jobs while catering for the forecast demand in freight,” he said.

Buffers around Webb Dock will be designed and constructed and as part of the competitive bidding process, and the bidders will address issues of noise, light spill, traffic management and the visual amenity of local communities, said Napthine.

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