Baralaba South Project Non-Indigenous Cultural Heritage Technical Report

Converge Heritage + Community was engaged by the Mount Ramsay Coal Company for the preparation of a Non-Indigenous Cultural Heritage Technical Report for the Baralaba South Project, located in Central Queensland. The technical report provided the non-Indigenous components of the Environmental Impact Statement for the expansion of the Baralaba Coal Mine, to the south of the rural township of Baralaba.

A desktop assessment was undertaken to determine the existence, extent and probable levels of significance of any places likely to be located within the project area. The results of the desktop assessment were used to develop a targeted field survey of the project area and informed the broader assessment.

The survey methodology adopted for the assessments incorporated a vehicle and pedestrian survey of the project area with a focus on places identified through the desktop assessment, as well as through consultation with stakeholders. Significance criteria were applied to identified sites and places and an impact assessment was prepared to determine the probable level of impacts of the project on historic heritage in the project area. A detailed set of recommendations and mitigations were provided to the client to assist in the management heritage matters for the project.