North Surat - Collingwood Coal Project

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS active
Description	Open-cut coal mine with a yield of up to five million tonnes per annum of thermal coal; and associated infrastructure.
Proponent	Cockatoo Coal Limited
Location/s	Surat Basin, 12 km north-east of Wandoan and 340 km south-west of Rockhampton. Map
Local government/s	Western Downs Regional Council
Investment	$650 million
Key features	open-cut coal mine coal handling and processing infrastructure rail infrastructure, including a seven-kilometre rail spur connecting to the proposed Surat Basin Rail line 23-kilometre high-voltage transmission line connecting to the proposed Wandoan substation water supply pipeline from Wolleebee Creek to Glebe Weir or Dawson River
Expected completion	2015
Jobs	1000 (construction) 400 (operational)

Have your say

The Coordinator-General has prepared draft terms of reference (TOR) for an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the North Surat-Collingwood Coal Project. The draft TOR set out the matters Cockatoo Coal Limited must address when preparing the EIS.

The public and state government advisory agencies are invited to comment on whether the draft TOR adequately cover all the matters the project proponent must address when preparing the EIS.

The Coordinator-General will consider your comments before finalising the TOR.

The project's impacts on matters of national environmental significance are being assessed under a bilateral agreement process.

Comments close at 5pm on Monday 28 May 2012.

How to comment

1. Read the draft TOR
   • Download the draft terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 412 kB), or
   • view a printed copy between 30 April 2012 and 28 May 2012 at:
     • Miles Customer Service Centre, Western Downs Regional Council,
       29 Dawson Street, Miles
     • Wandoan Customer Service Centre, Western Downs Regional Council,
       6 Henderson Road, Wandoan
     • Wandoan Post Office, 11 Lawton Street,
     • State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane.
2. Comment
   • Read the fact sheet on making a comment (PDF, 142 kB), and
   • complete the draft TOR comment form (Word, 366 kB).
3. Send your completed comment form to one of the following:
   • Email: collingwoodcoalproject@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au
   • Post:
     The Coordinator-General
     C/- EIS project manager - North Surat-Collingwood Coal Project
     Significant Projects Coordination
     Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
     PO Box 15517
     City East Qld 4002 Australia
   • Fax: +61 7 3225 8282

If you have special communication needs and wish to comment, telephone the EIS project manager on +61 7 3898 0508 to make alternative arrangements.

Read more about commenting on draft TOR.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
28 April 2012 to 28 May 2012	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 412 kB).
22 March 2012	Project deemed a 'controlled action' by federal environment minister.
14 February 2012	Project referred to federal environment minister.
23 December 2011	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration.
23 December 2011	Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 2 MB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Media releases

• Draft terms of reference released for central Queensland coal projects (20 April 2012)
• Cockatoo Coal Projects to undergo environmental assessment (PDF, 54 kB) (10 February 2012)

Further information

For more information about the project, visit Cockatoo Coal's Surat Basin Projects web page.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.