Victoria knock-back raises questions over Newcastle floating gas terminal water pollution

Michael Parris
April 5 2021 - 7:00am
COMING AND GOING: A Japanese LNG tanker takes on gas at an export terminal in Gladstone in 2016. The Voctorian government knocked back a similar gas import dock on the Mornington Peninsula last week.
COMING AND GOING: A Japanese LNG tanker takes on gas at an export terminal in Gladstone in 2016. The Voctorian government knocked back a similar gas import dock on the Mornington Peninsula last week.

The Victorian government has rejected a floating gas terminal on the Mornington Peninsula on environmental grounds, raising questions about whether a proposed LNG dock in Newcastle will face a similar hurdle.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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