Great Barrier Reef dumping plans scrapped: report

By Joanna Heath
Updated September 2 2014 - 7:13pm, first published 9:25am
North Queensland Bulk Ports, GVK Hancock and Adani Group will alter plans to expand the Abbot Point coal terminal. Photo: Glenn Hunt
North Queensland Bulk Ports, GVK Hancock and Adani Group will alter plans to expand the Abbot Point coal terminal. Photo: Glenn Hunt
The Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Supplied
The Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Supplied

Plans to use the Great Barrier Reef as a dumping site for 3 million cubic metres of dredged material from the ocean floor will be abandoned by a multinational consortium, the Australian Financial Review reports.