Ensham Life of Mine Extension Project – SIA Ensham Life of Mine Extension Project Social Impact Assessment Technical Report Ensham Life of Mine Extension Project – SIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. i 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Project background ................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Purpose of SIA ......................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Requirements for SIA............................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 13 2 SCOPE .................................................................................................................. 16 2.1 Nature and scale of the Project ............................................................................................. 16 2.2 Social context......................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Literature review .................................................................................................................... 24 2.4 Stakeholder inputs to SIA scope ........................................................................................... 26 2.5 SIA study area ........................................................................................................................ 26 2.6 Scope of assessment............................................................................................................. 31 2.7 Focus of assessment ............................................................................................................. 35 3 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................ 36 3.1 Principles and objectives ...................................................................................................... 36 3.2 Stakeholder profile ................................................................................................................. 36 3.3 Stakeholder engagement process ........................................................................................ 39 3.4 Stakeholder engagement outcomes ..................................................................................... 44 3.5 Key issues identified in SIA engagement ............................................................................. 55 4 SOCIAL BASELINE .............................................................................................. 56 4.1 Settlement pattern.................................................................................................................. 56 4.2 Community values ................................................................................................................. 60 4.3 Population and housing......................................................................................................... 67 4.4 Social Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 78 Ensham Life of Mine Extension Project – SIA 4.5 Labour force, business and industry .................................................................................... 86 4.6 Summary of baseline indicators............................................................................................ 97 5 SOCIAL IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................... 102 5.1 Indigenous interests ............................................................................................................ 102 5.2 Landowner interests ............................................................................................................ 104 5.3 Workforce ............................................................................................................................. 110 5.4 Community health and well-being ....................................................................................... 120 5.5 Business and industry ......................................................................................................... 129 5.6 Cumulative impacts ............................................................................................................. 132 5.7 Impacts of Project closure ................................................................................................... 133 5.8 Significance .......................................................................................................................... 134 6 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................................... 140 6.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 140 6.2 Community and Stakeholder Engagement Plan ................................................................. 146 6.3 Workforce management plan .............................................................................................. 156 6.4 Workforce housing and accommodation plan .................................................................... 169 6.5 Health and community well-being plan ............................................................................... 172 6.6 Local business and industry procurement plan ................................................................. 179 6.7 Monitoring and reporting ..................................................................................................... 185 7 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 186 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 188 Ensham Life of Mine Extension Project – SIA Figures Figure 1-1: Project location ................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2-1: Ensham Mine workforce 2019-2043 ............................................................................... 18 Figure 2-2: Project context ................................................................................................................ 20 Figure 4-1: Survey responses on community values (percentage) .................................................. 66 Figure 4-2: Population change, Central Highlands LGA – 2011 to 2041 ......................................... 68 Figure 4-3: Survey participants views on community well-being (percentage) ................................ 72 Figure 4-4: House Sales Asking Price, 2015 – 2019 – Postcode 4720 (Emerald) ........................... 75 Figure 4-5: Employed and Unemployed persons, Central Highlands LGA Mar 2012 – Mar 2019 .. 89 Figure 4-6: Unemployment percentage, SA2s and LGA .................................................................. 90 Figure 4-7: Selected Businesses, Central Highlands LGA – June 2018 (Number) .......................... 96 Figure 5-1: Survey participants’ views on social impacts and benefits (percentage) ..................... 121 Tables Table 1-1: SIA Terms of Reference .................................................................................................... 9 Table 1-2: Compliance with SIA Guideline ....................................................................................... 13 Table 1-3: Data sources .................................................................................................................... 15 Table 1-4: Integration of EIS findings ................................................................................................ 15 Table 2-1: Nearby regional communities .......................................................................................... 27 Table 2-2: Project SIA Statistical Geography .................................................................................... 30 Table 2-3: Potential social impacts and benefits............................................................................... 32 Table 3-1: SIA engagement program ................................................................................................ 41 Table 3-2: Stakeholders’ key issues regarding the Project ............................................................... 55 Table 4-1 Native Title Claims within the Project Site ........................................................................ 57 Table 4-2: Private landholdings in and near Project Site............................................................ 58 Table 4-3: Population of potentially affected communities and Central Highlands LGA .................. 67 Table 4-4: Socio-economic characteristics, SIA study area ............................................................. 69 Table 4-5: Reported Offences – Last reporting year and yearly change (2014/15 to 2018/19) – LGA and State (rate/100,000 people) ....................................................................................................... 73 Table 4-6: Housing features summary 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