Project overview*
| EIS status | Approved with conditions |
| Description | Greenfield open cut coal mine producing up to 17 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of primarily metallurgical run-of-mine coal (11 Mtpa product coal) used for steel making. |
| Proponent | Whitehaven WS Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal |
| Location/s | Approximately 30 km south-east of Moranbah. |
| Local government/s | Isaac Regional Council |
| Investment | $1 billion |
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| Construction start date | 2026 |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2023 | Coordinator-General’s report on the EIS ( Supplementary documentation provided by the proponent. |
| 7 July 2023 | The Coordinator-General accepted the draft EIS and the revised draft EIS as the final EIS. |
| 2 May 2023 | The Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 7 July 2023 |
| 8 February 2023 | The Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 8 May 2023. |
| 21 November 2022 to 19 December 2022 | Revised draft EIS public consultation. |
| 23 February 2022 | The Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 6 March 2023. |
| 3 December 2021 | Additional information for the EIS requested by the Coordinator-General. |
| 4 August 2021 to 15 September 2021 |
Draft EIS public consultation. Draft EIS, including appendices. |
| 26 February 2021 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 4 March 2022. |
| 4 September 2019 | Terms of reference for an EIS ( 660 KB) released.
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| 17 and 18 July 2019 | Australian Minister for the Environment decided the project is a 'controlled action'.  |
| 24 June 2019 to 19 July 2019 |
Public consultation period on draft terms of reference ( 1.2 MB).
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| 17 April 2019 | Gazettal ( 247 KB) of ‘coordinated project’ declaration.
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| 14 February 2019 |
Application, including initial advice statement ( 8.8 MB), submitted. |
Environmental Impact statement documents
- Attachment 1 – Proposed conditions and commitments (
14.7 MB) - Attachment 2 – Consolidated project description ( 15.5 MB)
- Attachment 3 – Groundwater responses ( 14 MB)
- Attachment 4 – Surface water and flooding responses ( 2.7 MB)
- Attachment 4 – Surface water and flooding responses – Appendix B (
50 KB) - Attachment 5 – Aquatic ecology responses ( 25.9 MB)
- Attachment 6 – Submissions analysis ( 1.1 MB)
- Attachment 7 – Engagement ( 726 KB)
- Water and final landform addendum ( 28.5 MB)
- Additional information ( 27.3 MB)
- Enclosure 1 – Assessment of Final Landform Alternatives ( 23.4 MB)
- Attachment 1 – Submissions summary ( 6.7 MB)
- Attachment 2 – Register of submitters and reconciliation of comments ( 5.7 MB)
- Attachment 3 – Response to IESC advice ( 3.5 MB)
- Attachment 4 – Response to DAWE advice ( 11.2 MB)
- Attachment 5 – Groundwater ( 45.9 MB)
- Attachment 5 – Groundwater (Appendix A) ( 77.6 MB)
- Attachment 5 – Groundwater (Appendix B) ( 84.2 MB)
- Attachment 6 – Surface water and flooding ( 36.3 MB)
- Attachment 7 – Offset management strategy ( 72 MB)
- Attachment 8 – Supplementary Fauna Survey Report ( 5.9 MB)
- Attachment 9 – Aquatic ecology and stygofauna ( 14.8 MB)
- Attachment 10 – Aquatic ecology and stygofauna supplementary impact assessment ( 8.4 MB)
- Attachment 11 – Social Impact Assessment ( 9.2 MB)
- Attachment 12 – Greenhouse gas management and abatement plan ( 16.9 MB)
- Attachment 13 – Air quality and greenhouse gas ( 9.7 MB)
- Attachment 14 – Noise and vibration ( 21.8 MB)
- Attachment 15 – Road transport ( 7.9 MB)
- Attachment 16 - Economics ( 15.6 MB)
- Attachment 17 – Soils and land suitability ( 40.6 MB)
- Attachment 18 – MEDLI modelling report ( 14.21 MB)
- Table of contents ( 1.6 MB)
- Executive summary ( 5.3 MB)
- Section 1 – Introduction ( 4 MB)
- Section 2 – Project description ( 14.9 MB)
- Section 3 – Project alternatives ( 2.4 MB)
- Section 4 – Assessment of project specific matters ( 16 MB)
- Section 5 – Assessment of matters of national environmental significance ( 13.6 MB)
- Section 6 – Rehabilitation strategy ( 6.1 MB)
- Section 7 – General environmental protection commitments and model conditions ( 2 MB)
- Section 8 – Evaluation and conclusion ( 1.3 MB)
- Section 9 – References ( 3 MB)
- Section 10 – Abbreviations, acronyms, glossary and definitions ( 1.4 MB)
- Appendix A – Groundwater assessment – Part 1 ( 12.9 MB)
- Appendix A – Groundwater assessment – Part 2 ( 54.4 MB)
- Appendix A – Groundwater assessment – Part 3 ( 20.7 MB)
- Appendix B – Surface water and flooding assessment ( 38.8 MB)
- Appendix C – Social impact assessment ( 7 MB)
- Appendix D – Terrestrial ecology assessment – Part 1 ( 21 MB)
- Appendix D – Terrestrial ecology assessment – Part 2 ( 12.5 MB)
- Appendix E – Aquatic ecology and stygofauna assessment ( 42.9 MB)
- Appendix F – Integrated assessment of impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems ( 9.7 MB)
- Appendix G – Noise and vibration assessment ( 13.4 MB)
- Appendix H – Air quality and greenhouse gas assessment ( 7.9 MB)
- Appendix I – Road transport assessment ( 6.9 MB)
- Appendix J – Soils and land suitability assessment ( 46.2 MB)
- Appendix K – Economic assessment ( 3.3 MB)
- Appendix L – Non-Indigenous cultural heritage assessment ( 15.4 MB)
- Appendix M – Geochemistry assessment ( 10.9 MB)
- Appendix N – Preliminary risk assessment ( 3.7 MB)
- Attachment 1 – Terms of reference ( 1.9 MB)
- Attachment 2 – Terms of reference reconciliation table ( 2.3 MB)
- Attachment 3 – Peer review letters ( 1.9 MB)
- Attachment 4 – Public consultation report ( 1.6 MB)
- Attachment 5 – Offset management strategy ( 5.3 MB)
Media releases
$1 billion Winchester South project out for public comment (24 June 2019)
Economic boost for regional QLD with $1b Winchester South project declared (18 April 2019)