The Explanatory Note: Subsidence Associated with Coal Seam Gas Production and the Draft National Minimum Groundwater Monitoring Guidelines are now open for public consultation. Submissions on the draft documents close at 5.00pm (AEST), Friday 9 June 2023. The IESC welcomes submissions from interested organisations and the public.

Meeting 94 of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development was held on 8 – 9 March 2023..

The Ulan Coal Mine Expansion Modification 6 Project is a proposed expansion of longwall operations in the Ulan Coal Mine Complex, north-east of Mudgee, NSW.

Meeting 93 of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development was held on 31 January – 2 February 2023.

The Moolarben Coal Complex OC3 Extension is a proposed expansion of the Moolarben Coal Complex, located north of Mudgee, New South Wales.

The Surat Basin Carbon Capture and Storage Project is a proposed greenhouse gas stream injection and storage testing site located in the Darling Downs of Queensland.

Meeting 92 of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development was held on 12-14 December 2022.

Moorlands Open Cut Coal Mine is a proposed new thermal-coal mine located in the Moorlands Basin in Central Queensland.

The Ashton Coal Operations Ravensworth Underground Mine is a proposed modification of the existing mine located in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Meeting 91 of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development was held on 9 November 2022.