Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalTrust Fund Contribution4/56 Before carrying out the development, or as agreed otherwise by theD-G, the Applicant shall contribute $50,000 to the Hunter AboriginalCultural Heritage Trust Fund for further investigations into Aboriginalcultural heritage, as defined by the Trust Deed. Receipt for $50,000contribution to AboriginalHeritage Trust No.1, PublicTrustee, 7 Nov 2005Yes(Complete)WCPL satisfied the provision of this condition with the $50,000contribution to the Hunter Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Trust Fundon 7 November 2005.WAMBO HOMESTEAD COMPLEXSection 60 Approval4/57 An application under section 60 of the Heritage Act must besubmitted to and approved by the Heritage Council prior to thecommencement of any development on land within the StateHeritage Register listing boundary for the Wambo HomesteadComplex. In this regard a mine management plan shall be requiredto accompany the application which demonstrates that the proposedunderground mining shall not have adverse heritage impacts on theWHC due to land subsidence Letter to Heritage Branch reProposed MaintenanceWorks to Wambo HomesteadComplex, 17 Feb 2011 Wambo HomesteadComplex Voluntary ActionPlan, Goden Mackay Logan,17 Feb 2011 Letter from Heritage Councilre Wambo HomesteadComplex, 25 Mar 2011YesNo disturbance of the Wambo Homestead Complex area hadoccurred by the Wambo Coal activities prior to June 2010.Maintenance of the structures had occurred to reduce potentialdeterioration from water damage from rainfall.A Section 60 application under the Heritage Act was submittedHeritage Branch DoP on 17 February 2011 for proposedmaintenance works on the Wambo Homestead Complex(SHR200). Approval was granted by the Heritage Council toundertake the proposed works in accordance with the WamboHomestead Complex Voluntary Action Plan and SupplementaryGML Report.Conservation Measures4/58 Within 12 months of the commencement of this consent, theApplicant shall prepare a conservation management plan for theWambo Homestead Complex in accordance with Heritage Officeguidelines for the consideration of the Heritage Council of NSW.4/59 The conservation policies and an interpretation strategy contained inthe conservation management plan are to be implemented inaccordance with a timetable to be contained in the conservationmanagement plan.4/60 A suitably qualified and experienced consultant is to be engaged bythe applicant to record an oral history of the Wambo HomesteadComplex having regard to the strong associations of members of Wambo Home-steadConservation ManagementPlan, Jun 2006 Letter to NSW HeritageOffice re Wambo HomesteadConservation ManagementPlan, 9 Nov 2006 Letter from DoP re Extensionof Time for Submission of theConservation ManagementPlan, 16 May 2011 Wambo HomesteadConservation ManagementPlan, Jun 2006 Letter to Heritage BranchDoP re Voluntary Action Planfor Maintenance of WamboHomestead, 9 Dec 2010 Wambo HomesteadConservation ManagementYesYesYesThe Wambo Homestead Conservation Management Plan wasprepared within 12 months of the commencement of the consent(i.e. 14 November 2005) and submitted to the NSW HeritageOffice for review on 9 November 2006.The Wambo Homestead Conservation Management Plan wasbeing revised at the date of this audit and will be due forsubmission to DoPI by 15 August 2011 in accordance with theDoP letter dated 16 May 2011.Conservation measures are being implemented in accordancewith the Conservation Management Plan 2006 and the VoluntaryAction Plan dated December 2010.Wambo proposed an inspection of the property in the letter to theHeritage Branch dated 9 December 2010. The visit occurred onthe 8 June 2011 by a representative of the Heritage Branch.EJE Heritage consultants prepared a history of the WamboHomestead complex as part of the development of thetrevor brown & associates 72applied environmental management consultants