To support future phases of the Surat Gas Project, we have lodged an Environmental Authority (EA) amendment application for activity planned in the Hopeland area, south of Chinchilla.
Arrow has an existing EA, approved in 2025, which authorises 61 gas wells, pipelines and supporting infrastructure; as well as an extensive water monitoring program, and gas production infrastructure.
The update will seek authorisation for an additional 55 wells.
How can you have your say?
The community can have their say by making a submission about the application documents.
Under the statutory process, public comment is open for 20 business days, up until 2 October 2026.
Details on how to make a submission are attached in the public notice.
The application material is available, below:
- Hopeland EA (EA0001401) Amendment – Application Form – signed (pdf)
- Supporting Information Report EA0001401 Amendment 30 April 2026 – Hopeland EA (pdf)
- Appendix A. Marked-up EA (EA0001401) Hopeland EA (30-04-2026) (docx)
- Appendix B. Biodiversity Impact Assessment (BIA) Hopeland (Arrow Energy, 31-03-2026) (pdf)
- Appendix D. Spatial data – Hopeland Stage 2 (zip)
- Appendix E. PL253 Groundwater Impact Assessment Report (29 April 2026) and s126A Assessment (pdf)
- Appendix F. SGP Terrestrial Ecology Report (2017) (pdf)
- Appendix G. Arrow Energy CSG Water Management Plan (V3.0) (pdf)
Following submission of the application material, Arrow provided responses to the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation to clarify information contained in the application.
- EA Amendment 20260609 Further information EA0001401 Arrow CSG Australia Pty Ltd preliminary GW review (pdf)
- EA Amendment 20260609 Information Request EA0001401 Arrow CSG Australia Pty Ltd (pdf)
- Hopeland 3 EA Amendment – RFI Response 31082026 (pdf)
- Hopeland EA Amendment (Stage 2 wells – RFI Response (pdf)
- Attachments RFI 31082026 (zip)