Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority officials plan to dump millions of tons of waste material . Waste material would come from the expansion of a coal port . , Bruce Elliot echoes the statement , saying that the environmental safeguards -- 47 in total -- insisted upon by the Authority would protect the reef and seagrasses , along with the social and heritage uses of the marine park . ` Environmental groups decry decision .
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority officials plan to dump millions of tons of waste material . Waste material would come from the expansion of a coal port . Environmental groups decry decision .