Central Queensland Coal
Central Queensland Coal Pty Ltd (CQCPL) is a privately owned Australian Coal Exploration and Coal development company, holding coal tenures within the rich mineral basin of Styx Coal Basin.
CQCPL was established in 2017 with the specific purpose of delivering the Central Queensland Coal project within the Styx Basin.
CQCPL prides itself on its commitment to the economic development of regional Queensland through the growth of mineral wealth, by engaging with the local community.
Important Notice – Data Breach Notification
We advise that a data breach occurred on 23 June 2025 which may have affected your personal information held by the following entities or other associated entities:
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- Queensland Nickel Group
- Waratah Coal Pty Ltd
- Central Queensland Coal
- Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited
- Mineralogy Group entities
- Palmer Coolum Resort
- Blue Star Line
- Palmer Motorama
- Ausface
- Drewmaster Pty Ltd
- Zeph Group entities
(the “Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities”)
What happened:
On 23 June 2025, we identified unauthorised access to our servers resulting in access to, and the possible exfiltration of, certain data records. We were the subject of a ransomware cyber-attack.
What information was involved:
The data records potentially include all emails to and from the Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities (including their attachments) and documents and records created and or held electronically by the Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities at any time in the past. The compromised data may include your personal information which you have provided to the Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities or which it has created. This could include for example your email address, phone number, identity records, banking records, employment history, documents (including those provided subject to confidentiality arrangements) and the like.
We do not know comprehensively what information of yours was on the server but you should assume that any information you have provided would have been stored on the server. We do not keep a record of all individuals who were on the server. We have determined it is impracticable to notify individuals.
What we are doing:
We have secured our systems and restored recoverable data from back up tapes. We have reported the breach to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and to the Australian Signals Directorate.
What you can do:
We recommend that you review your communications (emails and mail) with us to identify any information you have provided to us and consider what other information might be affected.
We recommend you carefully consider whether you need to take any action in response to the data breach on the assumption that the hackers may have accessed your data.
The action you might take could include monitoring your bank accounts, changing passwords, using multi-factor authentication, contacting your bank and being vigilant about use of your identity.
We urge you to follow general precautionary steps and remain vigilant about the misuse of your personal information. Please remain alert especially with email, text messages or phone calls, particularly where the sender or call purports to be from Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities. You should always independently verify the identity of the caller by contacting them on a number available through official channels.
For any questions or assistance, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07 3532 3851
We sincerely apologise for this incident and are taking steps to ensure it does not happen again.
Kind regards
Mineralogy and Queensland Nickel Group Entities