Rudd to visit Gorgon site

The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, will today tour the site of the proposed $50 billion Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island.

Australia's largest proposed resources project is being built on an A-class reserve in the north-west of Australia.

Last week Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett gave Gorgon the final approval needed to make the project a reality.

WA Premier welcomes approval of Gorgon Gas Project

Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, has welcomed the decision to approve the Gorgon Gas Project by Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett.

The Premier said today "I don't think any project in Western Australia has had the degree of scrutiny of the Gorgon project'. He also said he was pleased that federal and state governments could agree on the project.

The Gorgon Gas Project is worth around $50 billion.

Gorgon Project Approved by Peter Garrett

The Australian Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett gave the go-ahead to the Gorgon Gas Project on Barrow Island today. Garrett travelled to Barrow Island with Chevron representatives to assure himself that the environment would be taken care of during all phases of the project.

In doing so, Garrett imposed nearly 30 further environmental conditions on the project (Barrow Island is home to a number of endangered species and is often referred to by environmentalists as Australia's Ark).

Construction is now due to start on the project later this year.