Project overview*

EIS statusApproved with conditions
Description Dam holding 103,000 megalitres and covering around 1300 ha at full supply level, with a yield of up to 21,000 megalitres per year (in conjunction with Cedar Grove Weir).
Proponent Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd
Location/s On Teviot Brook (a tributary of the Logan River), 51 km south-west of Brisbane and 14.2 km north-west of Beaudesert. Map
Local government/s Scenic Rim Regional Council
Key features
  • dam with spillway and fish-transfer system
  • realignment of sections of the Beaudesert-Boonah Road
  • permanent access road to the dam site from the Beaudesert-Boonah Road

*Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Key environmental impact statement (EIS) documents

EIS process

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Australian Government approval

Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of controlled action, subject to conditions.

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).

Project changes

Since the publication of the Coordinator-General's report on the EIS, the proponent has applied for project changes.

Since the publication of the Coordinator-General's report on the EIS, the proponent has applied for the following changes to the Wyaralong Dam Project.

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Project change application 1 - audit condition

DateActivity
21 March 2014 Coordinator-General's report on project change (PDF icon 313 KB) released, approving the change.
17 March 2014 Proponent's project change application (PDF icon 457 KB) submitted.

Further information

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