Blackwater South Coking Coal project

Project overview*

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Have your say

The Coordinator-General has prepared a draft terms of reference (TOR) for an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Blackwater South Coking Coal project.

The draft TOR sets out the matters BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd must address when preparing the EIS.

You are invited to comment on whether the draft TOR adequately covers all the matters the project proponent must address when preparing the EIS.

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

Comments close on Friday 16 December 2022.

Read and comment on the draft TOR.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
19 November 2022 to 16 December 2022	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation ( 662 KB)
20 September 2022	Delegate for the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided that 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 (Cth).
3 May 2022	Gazettal ( 246 KB) of 'coordinated project' declaration.
19 November 2021	Initial advice statement ( 22.3 MB), submitted.

Further information

Read more about the EIS process.