KUR-World Integrated Eco-Resort

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS active
Description	The proposal is to develop an integrated eco-resort including luxury hotel and residential accommodation, education and business facilities, rejuvenation, health and wellbeing services and adventure and recreation amenities.
Proponent	Reever and Ocean Developments Pty Ltd
Location/s	Approximately 20 kilometres north-west of Cairns and 4km west of Kuranda. Map
Local government/s	Mareeba Shire Council
Investment	$536.4m
Key features	a 5-star, 200-room eco-resort a 4-star, 270 room hotel 56 individual lifestyle villas 286 premium villas and 2 multi units consisting of 60 units 21 Queensland style houses 25 glamping tents a 12-hole golf course and clubhouse a central hub precinct, including retail and dining a tertiary education campus and sport facilities, including campus accommodation a health, rejuvenation and medical retreat, with up to 60 suites a nature based adventure park with adventure activities a rainforest education centre, including student accommodation an equestrian centre and farm theme park, including farm stay accommodation.
Expected completion	2026
Jobs	348 full-time and part-time at peak (construction jobs) 970 FTE operational jobs

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Have your say

Reever and Ocean Developments Pty Ltd has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the KUR-World Integrated Eco-Resort project.

The Coordinator-General has released the draft EIS for public and government agency comment.

You are invited to comment on the draft EIS, including the project’s potential environmental impacts and the effectiveness of measures proposed to manage those impacts.

The Coordinator-General will consider your submission as part of his evaluation of the project’s environmental impacts.

Submissions close at 5pm on 30 November 2018.

Read and make a submission on the draft EIS.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
22 October to 30 November 2018	Draft EIS public consultation Draft EIS – Executive Summary ( 1.8 MB) Complete draft EIS
13 April 2018	Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 30 January 2019.
18 October 2016	Terms of reference for EIS ( 651 KB).
27 August 2016 – 5 pm on 26 September 2016	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation ( 288 KB).
12 July 2016	Gazettal of 'coordinated project' declaration ( 240 KB).
27 June 2016	The delegate for the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided the project is a ‘controlled action’ A project that has the potential to have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance is called a 'controlled action' and requires approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth). .
30 May 2016	Application, including initial advice statement ( 49.4 MB), submitted.
24 May 2016	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.

Media releases

Read the Ministerial Media Statement – 12 July 2016