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Coal terminal in Qld gets green light

One of Australia's largest coal terminals has been approved for central Queensland. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has signed off on the environmental impact study for Wiggins Island Coal Terminal, an expansion of Gladstone port's coal terminal. It follows the Queensland government's approval earlier this year. Premier Anna Bligh said the terminal would open in 2012-13, employing 500 people in construction and 130 in operation.