Anglesea ecotourism project takes the next step

The long-awaited, $150 million Eden Project at Anglesea is one step closer to delivery after the initiation of design work. But local councillors remain sceptical that the project at the former Alcoa mine site will ever come to life.

The project is a partnership between Alcoa and The Eden Project – a UK-based educational and environmental charity. It would see some 10%, or 4 ha, of the site transformed into an ecotourism attraction with four ‘elements’ – or precincts – celebrating the local ecology and environment.

It’s expected that some 1,300 new jobs will be created as part of the project, with a further 500 ongoing, full-time jobs – which is almost four times the number of staff who worked previously at the decommissioned power station and mine.

But local councillor Mike Bodsworth has told local news stations that he’s sceptical the project will ever come to fruition, saying that neither he nor council have received any meaningful updates about the project in months.

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