Community & Environment

Working together with our Communities

Cue is dedicated to supporting the communities where we operate. Through our joint venture partnerships, we actively contribute to the well-being of local communities around our projects. In our operations, we prioritise local and regional economic growth by adhering to our Capturing Local Economic Benefits Policy and encouraging our partners to do the same.

In Indonesia, our operations maintain strong relationships with local communities by offering employment  opportunities, developing community facilities, and launching aid initiatives. Within the Mahato PSC, our joint venture operator, Texcal Energy, supported various corporate social responsibility initiatives in the past year.

These included educational efforts, such as a sustainable scholarship program and the construction and renovation of schools and dormitories. Health initiatives were also a focus, with the construction of sanitation facilities and the provision of food assistance to malnourished toddlers and pregnant women in the Tapung district.

Additionally, humanitarian efforts provided emergency response and aid to communities affected by natural disasters, such as floods and landslides.

Medco Energi, on behalf of the Sampang PSC joint venture, continued to support local fishermen near the Sampang facilities by providing economic assistance, including the distribution of fishing nets.

Additionally, the joint venture implemented several community support initiatives, including rice field irrigation programs for farmers, training programs to address stunting issues, assistance programs for local small businesses through training and equipment support, and water irrigation assistance programs.

Central Petroleum, the operator of Cue’s onshore Australia Assets in the Northern Territory, maintains a close partnership with the Traditional Owners in the area and manages the ongoing relationship and cultural heritage protection on Cue’s behalf. The Mereenie, Palm Valley and Dingo fields are located on the land of traditional owners and administered by the Central Land Council (CLC), with land access agreements are in place. Regular engagement with Traditional Owners is undertaken by Central Petroleum and approval is sought for site activities in our fields which require ground disturbance.

Local businesses are supported where possible through local procurement programs and the joint ventures and Cue supports Central’s social investment, involving stakeholders in our projects and providing training and employment across local communities.

Cue’s Maari joint venture  in New Zealand has committed to a three-year support initiative for two community projects within the South Taranaki District council area. This includes funding the design and installation of a jetty and surrounding area in the town of Patea, as well as the development of a bicycle pump track at Aotea Park Waverly, intended to be used by skateboards, bikes and scooters.