Correspondence

In addition to preparing formal submissions on projects and sending out media releases, EnvA frequently writes to decision-makers in relation to our key campaigns. Below are a few of our past letters and the responses we have received as they relate to our key campaigns – this is just a snap-shot of the many letters and emails we send!

Table of contents

Coal minesGas projects
Ensham Coal
Vulcan Coal ComplexBlue Energy
Kestrel CoalQueensland Pacific Metals
Waratah Coal
Hail Creek
Lake Vermont
Callan Coal
New Lenton

Issues with assessment processes

Koalas not coal


Vulcan South – conservation group letter to federal Environment Minister re water resource environmental protection order at the Vulcan Complex Mine – 23 Feb 2024

🪃 Response – 10 Oct 2024


Vulcan North Bulk Sample Project – letter to State Environment Minister and DESI re non-referal of the project for EPBC assessment – 19 September 2024

🪃 Response – 3 Oct 2024


Vulcan North Bulk Sample Project – letter to federal Environment Minister re illegal clearing of threatened species habitat – 23 Oct 2024

🪃 Response – 12 Nov 2024


Vulcan South Coal Mine – letter to DCCEEW with comments on Vitrinite’s response to public submissions on the draft Public Environment Report – 13 Nov 2024

🪃 Informal response asking if our concerns could be provided to the proponent


Vulcan South Coal mine – clearing and activity outside approved disturbance area – 24 Feb 2025

🪃 Response – 18 March 2025


Compliance actions in relation to Vitrinite’s Vulcan South Coal Mine – letter to federal Environment Minister in relation to compliance and penalties – 22 October 2025

🪃 Response – 18 November 2025


Kestrel Coal – letter to the federal Climate Change Minister requesting the reasons for the allocation of funding to Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd under Powering the Regions Fund – 9 Aug 2024

🪃 Response – 11 Sept 2024


Sector Pathway Review and government grant provided to the Kestrel Coal mine – letter to the Climate Change Authority – 13 Sept 2024

🪃 Response – 9 January 2025


Waratah Coal’s Galilee Coal Project – letter to the Qld Minister for Resources re the mining lease application – 20 Feb 2023

🪃 Response – 17 April 2023


Hail Creek Eastern Margin Extension Project – request to the Federal Environment Minister to call in the project for EPBC Assessment – 18 June 2025

🪃 Response – 14 July 2025


🪃 Response – 14 May 2024


Lake Vermont Meadowbrook EA amendment (A-EA-AMD-100781430) – letter to DETSI with a request for public notification – 5 March 2025

🪃 Response – 28 March 2025

Lake Vermont Meadowbrook Extension – group letter to Ministers Plibersek and Bowen in response to the Queensland Governments EIS assessment report – 5 June 2024

🪃 Awaiting response


Callan Coking Coal Bulk Sample Project – request for the application be made available for public comment – 14 April 2025

🪃 Response – 9 May 2025


New Lenton Coal Project – letter to the Federal Environment Minister and EPBC referral team regarding the financial situation of Bowen Coking Coal – 31 July 2025

🪃 Response -15 September 2025


Blue Energy coal seam gas proposal – letter to Qld Resources Minister re Petroleum Lease application (PL1034) – 9 May 2025

🪃 Response – 26 June 2026

Blue Energy coal seam gas project – request for assessment under the EPBC Act – 9 April 2025

🪃 Response – 22 April 2025


Blue Energy – letter to the Qld Department of Environment, Science and Innovation re Blue Energy not requiring an EIS – 6 Oct 2023

🪃 Response – 3 Nov 2023


Blue Energy and Vulcan South assessment – letter to the Qld Environment Minister – 6 April 2023

🪃 Response – 8 May 2023


Queensland Pacific Metals gas pipline – EnvA’s submission – 17 July 2023

🪃 Response – 24 July 2023


Queensland Pacific Metals gas pipline – letter for clarification on response to EnvA’s submission – 14 Sept 2023

🪃 Response – no response received


Queensland Pacific Metals – letter to ASX and ASIC re greenwashing – 11 June 2025

🪃 Response – 29 Sept 2025


Realising efficiencies and streamlining in the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and other portfolio amendments – 13 July 2025

🪃 Response – 16 July 2025


EPBC amendments – CANA joint letter to the Prime Minister – 25 March 2025


EIS threshold isssues – group letter to the federal Environment Minister – 1 Nov 2022

🪃 Response – 18 Feb 2023


EIS threshold isssues – group letter to the Qld Environment Minister – 1 Nov 2022

🪃 Response – 23 Dec 2022


Blue Energy and Vulcan South assessment – letter to the Qld Environment Minister – 6 April 2023

🪃 Response – 8 May 2023


Vulcan South and Vulcan North Bulk Sample projects – letter to DETSI re processes – 10 Dec 2024

🪃 Response – 16 Jan 2025


Email to Qld’s Premier, Deputy Premier and Environment Minister – 14 Sept 2024

🪃 Response – 28 Nov 2024


Group letter organised by QCC with EnvA’s suport to the federal Environment Minister re protecting koalas from new coal mines – 5 June 2024

🪃 Response – 4 July 2024


Group letter to the new Qld Premier and Environment Minister about protecting koalas from new and expanding coal mines – 19 November 2024

🪃 Response – 23 Jan 2025