Associated News, page-177

Some more coverage around the Lansdown precinct, specifically related to MNS and QPM.. Townsville council clearly expects this project to go ahead. Also a nice picture, good to see shovels in the ground over there.



After copping the blame for a $3 billion battery factory project exiting the city, Townsville City Council has defended its decision to reallocate land set aside for the project.

Townsville mayor Jenny Hill confirmed in November that the iM3TSV project had been moved at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct to free up more space for the $2.1bn Queensland Pacific Metals’ Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub.

When asked about council’s land reallocation and Magnis’ consequential departure from Lansdown, Cr Hill defended the decision to award the land to a different project. “Council is happy to speak to any proponent who is interested in establishing a shovel-ready project in Townsville in accordance with the Council’s established public process,” she said.“All proponents who have been allocated land at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct have fulfilled the necessary requirements to date and are proceeding with their projects.”