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Singleton Horticulture Project

Proponent: Fortune Agribusiness Funds Management Pty Ltd

Overview

Fortune Agribusiness Funds Management Pty Ltd proposes to develop:

  • 3,300 hectares of annual and perennial crop production on Singleton Station
  • staged annual groundwater abstraction up to 40,000 megalitres
  • accommodation for workers and
  • infrastructure to support the farming operations.

The proposal is to be developed in 4 stages over 9 years, with construction for stage one proposed to commence in mid-2023 and full operation proposed to be reached in 2036 when all trees and vines have reached maturity.

Stage 1: Referral

Public consultation on the referral

Statutory notice (23 November 2022)

The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 23 November 2022 inviting public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Fortune Agribusiness Funds Management Pty Ltd, to develop a large irrigated fruit and vegetable farm on Singleton Station. The proposal includes:

  • development of 3,300 hectares of annual and perennial crop production on Singleton Station
  • staged annual groundwater abstraction up to 40,000 megalitres
  • accommodation for workers and
  • infrastructure to support the farming operations.

Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 13 February 2023. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.

Documents

Referral Type
Referral form PDF 906.4 KB
Referral main document PDF 17.9 MB
Appendix A EPA Risk Assessment PDF 248.7 KB
Appendix B Waste Management Strategy PDF 3.1 MB
Appendix C Biodiversity Assessment Report PDF 13.3 MB
Appendix D Crop trials and market analysis PDF 841.9 KB
Appendix E Groundwater extraction allocation PDF 5.3 MB
Appendix F Site establishment plan and erosion and sediment control framework PDF 2.3 MB
Appendix G Groundwater Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan PDF 3.1 MB
Appendix H Hazardous Material Management Plan PDF 330.3 KB
Appendix I Social Impact Assessment PDF 4.4 MB
Appendix J Economic Assessment PDF 965.1 KB
Appendix K Land Types and Land Suitability on part of Singleton Station PDF 4.1 MB
Appendix L Salinity Assessment PDF 3.6 MB
Appendix M Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Mapping - Veg model validation PDF 3.1 MB
Appendix M Figures 1 to 5 PDF 9.1 MB
Appendix M Figures 6 to 9 PDF 12.2 MB
Appendix N Stygofauna Impact Assessment PDF 10.9 MB
Appendix N Figures 1 to 6 PDF 9.4 MB
Appendix N Figures 7 to 12 PDF 6.9 MB
Appendix N Figures 12 to 19 PDF 7.8 MB
Appendix N Appendix A Figures 4 - 7 PDF 8.6 MB
Appendix N Appendix A Figures 7 - 11 PDF 15.6 MB
Appendix O AAPA Certificate (redacted)
Appendix P Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Report (redacted in part) PDF 7.4 MB
Appendix Q Stormwater Management Plan PDF 4.6 MB
Appendix R Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Mapping and Borefield Design PDF 18.1 MB
Appendix S Singleton Horticulture Proposal Baseline Flood Assessment PDF 4.9 MB
Appendix T Surface Water Management Plan for Horticultural Development PDF 5.3 MB
Appendix U GHG Assessment PDF 4.5 MB
Appendix V Traffic Management Plan PDF 1.9 MB
Appendix W Climate Change Risk Assessment PDF 3.1 MB
Appendix X Decommission Plan PDF 322.0 KB
Appendix Y Cloud GMS groundwater modelling summary PDF 1.3 MB
Submissions received on the referral Type
Government authority submissions
1 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority PDF 722.7 KB
2 Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security PDF 5.8 MB
3 Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade PDF 3.4 MB
4 Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics PDF 581.7 KB
5 Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities - Heritage PDF 78.8 KB
6 Department of the Attorney-General and Justice - NT WorkSafe PDF 248.1 KB
7 Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet PDF 468.7 KB
8 Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services PDF 440.7 KB
9 Power and Water Corporation PDF 411.9 KB
Public submissions
10 Alice Springs Town Council Mayor, Matt Paterson PDF 194.2 KB
11 Andrew Davis PDF 157.6 KB
12 Andy Kenyon PDF 346.3 KB
13 Angela Kim Rich PDF 165.4 KB
14 Annie Girdwood PDF 85.8 KB
15 Anonymous 01 PDF 199.6 KB
16 Anonymous 02 PDF 480.4 KB
17 Anonymous 03 PDF 143.0 KB
18 Anonymous 04 PDF 179.4 KB
19 Anonymous 05 PDF 203.6 KB
20 Anonymous 06 PDF 223.4 KB
21 Anonymous 07 PDF 1.3 MB
22 Anonymous 08 PDF 259.1 KB
23 Anonymous 09 PDF 45.8 KB
24 Anonymous 10 PDF 84.3 KB
25 Anonymous 11 PDF 204.7 KB
26 Anonymous 12 PDF 483.6 KB
27 Anonymous 13 PDF 182.3 KB
28 Anonymous 14 PDF 307.6 KB
29 Anonymous 15 PDF 232.4 KB
30 Anonymous 16 PDF 245.3 KB
31 Anonymous 17 PDF 308.1 KB
32 Anonymous 18 PDF 134.1 KB
33 Anonymous 19 PDF 106.7 KB
34 Anonymous 20 PDF 220.5 KB
35 Anonymous 21 PDF 223.2 KB
36 Anonymous 22 PDF 406.1 KB
37 Anonymous 23 PDF 125.9 KB
38 Anonymous 24 PDF 247.3 KB
39 Anonymous 25 PDF 79.8 KB
40 Arid Lands Environment Centre PDF 5.5 MB
41 Central Australia Bushwalkers Association PDF 108.2 KB
42 Central Land Council - part 1 PDF 17.5 MB
Central Land Council - part 2 PDF 7.0 MB
43 Chain Consulting PDF 487.6 KB
44 Chloe Mason PDF 139.9 KB
45 Christine Burke PDF 450.8 KB
46 David Eldridge PDF 279.7 KB
47 Deane Spurge PDF 141.6 KB
48 Diane Coxon PDF 190.6 KB
49 Doctors for the Environment Australia PDF 214.2 KB
50 Garry McPherson PDF 147.1 KB
51 Hannah Ekin PDF 251.0 KB
52 Heather Ferguson PDF 32.8 KB
53 Helen Buick PDF 74.3 KB
54 IAH Australia PDF 64.2 KB
55 Imogen McKay PDF 189.4 KB
56 Jacqueline Arnold PDF 491.3 KB
57 Jamie Gorman PDF 99.8 KB
58 Jason Pincini PDF 263.4 KB
59 Jenny Davis PDF 329.0 KB
60 Jo Tibbitts PDF 170.7 KB
61 Jorgen Doyle PDF 240.6 KB
62 Karishma Tanvi PDF 186.1 KB
63 Kate Lyons-Dawson PDF 140.6 KB
64 Kate Muir PDF 136.3 KB
65 Leonardo Ortega PDF 206.9 KB
66 Liz Moore PDF 249.8 KB
67 Lorraine Chyne PDF 125.9 KB
68 Lorraine Walker PDF 198.2 KB
69 Lynne Everett PDF 187.2 KB
70 Margaret Latz PDF 122.7 KB
71 Michael Wellard PDF 232.7 KB
72 Michaela Vaughan PDF 94.8 KB
73 Nikolas Rosalski PDF 132.2 KB
74 NT Chamber of Commerce PDF 459.5 KB
75 Paige Le Cornu PDF 87.9 KB
76 Peter Bannister PDF 152.3 KB
77 Peter Enge PDF 530.2 KB
78 Peter Tait PDF 116.6 KB
79 Phillippa Mawby PDF 218.9 KB
80 Premier Fresh Australia PDF 283.4 KB
81 Rob Death PDF 156.2 KB
82 Scarlett Cheesman and Sam Moore PDF 94.5 KB
83 Shaun Rich PDF 155.4 KB
84 Sheena Miranda Webb PDF 218.7 KB
85 Stephanie Cochrane PDF 174.3 KB
86 Sue O'Callaghan PDF 17.4 KB
87 Sue Thomas PDF 120.1 KB
88 ThinkWater Alice Springs PDF 329.8 KB
89 Tim Berenyi PDF 423.3 KB

At  the request of submitters and in accordance with regulation 269 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020:

  • 9 additional public submissions in relation to the referral have been withheld from publication
  • one submission was withheld in part
  • 25 submissions had identifying details removed.

Public consultation on the draft terms of reference

Statutory notice (23 August 2023)

The NT EPA invited public comment on the draft terms of reference for preparation of an environmental impact statement for the Singleton Horticulture Project proposed by Fortune Agribusiness Funds Management Pty Ltd.

Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 13 September 2023. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 102 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.

Terms of reference for an environmental impact statement Type
Draft terms of reference for preparation of an EIS - 22 August 2023 PDF 684.7 KB
Submissions received on the draft terms of reference Type
Government authority submissions
1 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority PDF 377.7 KB
2 Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security PDF 596.3 KB
3 Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities - Heritage PDF 99.2 KB
4 Department of the Attorney-General and Justice - NT WorkSafe PDF 181.6 KB
5 Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet PDF 96.9 KB
Public submissions
6 Al Bloom PDF 105.0 KB
7 Anastasiya Stolbova PDF 104.3 KB
8 Andrew Kenyon PDF 25.9 KB
9 Anonymous 1 PDF 146.0 KB
10 Anonymous 2 PDF 134.7 KB
11 Anonymous 3 PDF 185.5 KB
12 Arid Lands Environment Centre PDF 875.1 KB
13 Australian Parents for Climate Action NT PDF 57.5 KB
14 Catherine Kilpatrick PDF 212.6 KB
15 Central Land Council PDF 4.1 MB
16 Centrefarm Aboriginal Horticulture Ltd PDF 230.5 KB
17 Chris Hawke PDF 107.8 KB
18 David Kraus PDF 105.1 KB
19 Dean Spurge PDF 114.6 KB
20 Dr Charlie Carter PDF 49.6 KB
21 Emily Hayes PDF 154.8 KB
22 Emma Scragg PDF 104.2 KB
23 Gae Constable PDF 105.7 KB
24 Grusha Leeman PDF 92.2 KB
25 Heather Edmonds PDF 104.3 KB
26 Heather Ferguson PDF 129.0 KB
27 Jennifer Taylor PDF 104.9 KB
28 Jose Petrick PDF 51.2 KB
29 Karishma Tanvi PDF 207.0 KB
30 Kathy Eyles PDF 104.5 KB
31 Kerry Rainer PDF 105.6 KB
32 Kirsty Robertson PDF 105.6 KB
33 Lizz Hills PDF 105.7 KB
34 Margaret McHugh PDF 132.5 KB
35 Maud Mussared PDF 103.4 KB
36 Natasha Mavec PDF 104.6 KB
37 Richard Bentley PDF 105.0 KB
38 Robin Knox PDF 99.2 KB
39 Rosalie Schultz PDF 276.1 KB
40 Russell Willis PDF 108.4 KB
41 Sophie Collins PDF 150.4 KB
42 Water Justice Project - part 1 PDF 163.9 KB
Water Justice Project - part 2 Web Page

At the request of submitters and in accordance with regulation 269 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020, one submission was withheld in part and 3 submissions had identifying details removed.

Terms of reference

Terms of reference for an environmental impact statement Type
Terms of reference for an EIS - 29 September 2023 PDF 600.8 KB
Last updated:
05 October 2023

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