Overview

The Port of Airlie development at Muddy Bay has been approved by the three tiers of Government - Federal, State and Municipal.

As part of the approvals process, a Community Reference Group (CRG Airlie) was established.

The role of the CRG is to provide a regulated means through which the community, stakeholders and interested persons can communicate with the developers of the project and vice versa.

It is not the role of the CRG to consider acceptance or rejection of the development.

Rather, with the necessary approvals already having been granted, the CRG was established to ensure that the development is undertaken in accord with its approvals and further, to provide a means for open communication.

It is the CRG's role to:

- Review the development's project performance against the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)

- Contribute to an informed view of the project within the community

- Assist in identifying and resolving issues

- Advise the development in the preparation of local social, industry and employment strategies

- Advise the development and the community about any other related matters

- Facilitate communication among approving agencies, the developers, the community and other stakeholders

Members of the CRG have been drawn from the community, local government as well as the fields of environmental sciences, property development and civil construction.