Surat Basin Property Group - QGC
Surat Basin Property Group - QGC
Surat Basin Property Group - QGC
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CASE STUDY<br />
AIPP REPORT May 2012<br />
<strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
<strong>QGC</strong> and property company <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong> are about<br />
to embark on a significant building project in the Western Downs<br />
following the award of a contract to build 18 houses in Chinchilla and<br />
Miles.<br />
<strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong> was started by Chinchilla local Greg West<br />
and other company directors in 2005. They have family ties with the<br />
Chinchilla community going back to the 1920s.<br />
<strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has 60 staff located in Chinchilla and<br />
Brisbane and a land bank to supply 2500 residential lots and about<br />
200 industrial lots in the region.<br />
The group’s chief operating officer, Jason van Hooft, said the company<br />
was the largest builder and developer in the <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> area and its<br />
clients for both residential and industrial property stretched across<br />
the country.<br />
“What is happening less than four hours west of Brisbane is a largely<br />
untold story and it has only just begun,” he said.<br />
Quick facts<br />
• <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
was started by Chinchilla<br />
local Greg West<br />
• 60 staff are located in<br />
Chinchilla and Brisbane<br />
• <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
has a significant local<br />
presence in the Western<br />
Downs, with property<br />
marketing, rental and<br />
maintenance functions for<br />
purchasers<br />
• <strong>QGC</strong> is investing a total of<br />
more than A$60 million<br />
project-wide as part of its<br />
integrated housing strategy<br />
Mr van Hooft said the company had a significant local presence, with<br />
its own property marketing, rental and maintenance operations to<br />
provide support for purchasers.<br />
Greg West and Jay Wilms (<strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> Homes Director)
About <strong>QGC</strong><br />
<strong>QGC</strong> is a leading Australian coal seam<br />
gas explorer and producer focused on<br />
developing world-class reserves for<br />
domestic and international supply.<br />
Almost 9000 staff and contractors<br />
work for us in central and southern<br />
Queensland.<br />
Our priority development is QCLNG<br />
– one of Australia’s biggest capital<br />
infrastructure projects and the world’s<br />
first liquefied natural gas project<br />
based on gas from coal seams.<br />
From left, Jason van Hooft, Colin West, Brad Lister, and Greg West<br />
<strong>QGC</strong> will be working across the <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong><br />
for many years to come and aims to create<br />
lasting benefits for the local community.<br />
“<strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is delighted to be able to help <strong>QGC</strong><br />
meet its residential housing needs at a time where accommodation<br />
is scarce and rental demand is high,” Mr van Hooft said.<br />
“The whole <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> is undergoing an evolution linked to the<br />
resources sector which will see it continue to grow and prosper for<br />
decades to come.”<br />
<strong>QGC</strong> is investing a total of more than A$60 million project-wide as<br />
part of its integrated housing strategy, which aims to ease housing<br />
pressures during the construction of QCLNG.<br />
The homes being built by the <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Group</strong> are due<br />
for completion by the end of 2013 and will accommodate staff<br />
and increase housing stock to help ensure a balance of supply and<br />
demand in Chinchilla and Miles.<br />
Where possible, the contractors will use local suppliers and<br />
tradespeople to build and fit out the homes.<br />
<strong>QGC</strong> will be working across the <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> for many years to come<br />
and aims to create lasting benefits for the local community.<br />
QCLNG involves significantly<br />
expanding <strong>QGC</strong>’s operations in<br />
the <strong>Surat</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> and transporting<br />
the gas via a 540km underground<br />
pipeline network to Curtis Island, off<br />
Gladstone, where it will be cooled to a<br />
liquid for transport by ship.<br />
<strong>QGC</strong> also supplies about 20 per cent<br />
of Queensland’s gas demand through<br />
our existing domestic gas business.<br />
Our commitments<br />
We seek to minimise the effects of our<br />
operations on landholders and make a<br />
positive contribution to the protection<br />
of the environment.<br />
We run our business in accordance<br />
with government regulations, industry<br />
standards and the access rules that we<br />
agree with landholders.<br />
Our staff, contractors and consultants<br />
follow <strong>QGC</strong>’s Code of Conduct,<br />
outlined in our Information for<br />
Landholders booklet available via our<br />
website: www.qgc.com.au<br />
Contact details<br />
Please contact <strong>QGC</strong> for more information.<br />
1800 030 443 (toll-free)<br />
email: community@bg-group.com<br />
<strong>QGC</strong> Pty Limited<br />
275 George St<br />
Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
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