Project activities and timeframes
The Surat Basin Rail Joint Venture is striving to investigate and progress the Project with the following key milestones by the indicative dates set out below:
Key project milestones
| Appoint engineering consultancy to plan and design railway | July 2007 | Completed |
| Finalise preferred route between Wandoan and Banana | November 2007 | Completed |
| Submit Initial Advice Statement (IAS) to the Coordinator-General | January 2008 | Completed |
| Submit Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Coordinator-General for public comment | Late 2008 | Future stage |
| Complete Business Case (includes financial model) | Mid 2009 | Future stage |
| Agree with the Queensland Government on the principles for a development agreement | Mid 2009 | Future stage |
| Achieve financial close | End of 2009 | Future stage |
* All time frames are indicative only. The ongoing feasibility of the Project will be assessed at the end of each stage of the Project and whether the Project progresses to the next stage will depend on the outcome of that assessment.