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No flood report or EIS but business group says build Inland Rail immediately | Queensland Country Life

A Toowoomba business group says construction of Inland Rail should start immediately, despite a long awaited flood report not being publicly released and the EIS process not being complete.

TOOWOOMBA’s influential business body TSBE has made the stunning claim a study by world leading flood specialists has found Inland Rail plan’s – including those for the controversial Condamine River floodplain – are “in line with industry best practice”.

That’s despite the Independent International Panel of Experts for Flood Studies report not being due for finalisation until mid-2022.

“There are a small…

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