QUEENSLAND'S coordinator-general has given the nod to Indian firm Adani's 300km rail line which will link its huge Carmichael coal mine north of Clermont with Abbot Point coal terminal.
The $2.2 billion rail line will transport more than 100 million tonnes of coal a year.
Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said the project would unlock the vast resource-rich Galilee Basin and create up to 2400 jobs during construction.
Mr Seeney said the Adani project was subject to strict conditions to protect flora and fauna and that the Indian firm must strike a deal with affected landholders to stipulate how access will be maintained.
According to John Wilkinson, whose family owns Cassiopeia, 160km north of Clermont, the proposed railway line will travel 9km through their property and cut off 1620ha of prime country which fronts the Belyando River.
"We are not against the mine, but really hope that Adani will be fair and equitable in their negotiations with landholders," Mr Wilkinson said.
Premier Campbell Newman said the government was aware of the issues landholders were concerned about, and would work to address them as best it could.
"We will do our best to mitigate those impacts, but overall, these are going to be great projects for Queensland, and we need to do anything we can to mitigate those impacts for individual property owners, but remembering we need to get them going for Queensland," Mr Newman said.
The project still requires federal government approval, which is due by September 30.