Victoria Govt Rejects Proposal to Build Gas Terminal Amid Looming Shortfall The Victorian state Labor government has rejected a plan by energy giant AGL to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal along Melbourne’s Western Port due to “unacceptable” environmental effects. This comes just weeks after an ACCC report found that new sources of gas supply and related infrastructure were needed if Australia was to counter a potential gas shortfall, along with the eastern and southern states from 2024. In a statement on March 30, Victoria’s Minister for Planning Richard Wayne said the decision to quash the Crib Point facility proposal was based on 6,000 public submissions and a report conducted by the Inquiry and Advisory Committee (IAC).