This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: January 7, 2019
The City of Busselton currently operates the Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport (situated on Vasse Highway, Busselton) that allows for general aviation and closed charter fly-in fly-out operations. The City of Busselton is proposing to extend, widen and strengthen the existing runway and associated infrastructure of the Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport. This is a revised proposal to the current environmental approval under Ministerial Statement No. 1009. As a part of this... Read more...Last updated: November 27, 2018
South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd currently operates the Boddington Bauxite Mine and the Worsley Alumina Refinery. The new proposal is to extend the current mining area to incorporate adjacent areas; referred to as the Hotham Mining Extension. Additionally, it is proposed to increase the overall production of alumina at the refinery from 4.7 Mtpa to 5.1 Mtpa. The new bauxite mining area is located approximately 8 km west-south-west of the town of Boddington and the alumina refinery is located... Read more...Last updated: October 15, 2018
Alcoa proposes to expand the Wagerup Refinery through construction of a third production unit. The proposed production increase to approximately 4.7 Mtpa alumina is to be achieved by a combination of new equipment and upgrade of existing equipment in order to achieve an increase in both capacity and efficiency. As the Wagerup Refinery has been subject to previous assessments, this represents a revised proposal pursuant to s 45B of the EP Act. The current maximum production permitted under the... Read more...Last updated: April 9, 2018
City of Busselton proposes to construct a new route into Busselton. The proposal involves the development of a new two-lane road and bridge linking Causeway Road to Cammilleri Street, including a new bridge over the Vasse river. Disturbance associated with the proposal would include construction on the banks of the Vasse River and removal of 0.56 hectares of native vegetation. Read more...Last updated: April 4, 2018
Griffin Energy Pty Ltd, proposes to construct and operate the 200MW Bluewaters Power Station on a site located approximately 4km north-east of Collie. It will be a subcritical coal fired base-load generation facility with a nominal generating capacity of up to 200MW. The Bluewaters Power Station will supply electricity to customers in the proposed Coolangatta Industrial Estate, or via the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). Read more...Last updated: April 4, 2018
Griffin Power Pty Ltd, proposes to construct and operate a 200MW coal-fired power station known as the Bluewaters Power Station Phase II (Bluewaters II) adjacent to the proposed Bluewaters Power Station (Bluewaters I) on a site located approximately 4km north-east of Collie. It would be a subcritical coal-fired base-load generation facility with a nominal generating capacity of up to 200MW. The Bluewaters II Power Station would supplement the Bluewaters I Power Station and supply electricity... Read more...Last updated: March 23, 2018
The Bluewaters Power Station Phase I and II proposals were to construct and operate a sub-critical coal-fired base-load power generating facility with a nominal generating capacity of 200 megawatts per phase, four kilometres north east of Collie. The previous Minister for Environment requested that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) inquire into and report on the matter of changing the implementation conditions relating to the Bluewaters Power Station proposal, with particular... Read more...Last updated: January 29, 2018
Ray Village Aged Services (Inc) trading as Capecare is proposing to develop a 1.28 ha portion of Armstrong Reserve, Naturaliste Terrace, Dunsborough in order to construct an aged care facility. The proposal will require clearing 9020m2 of native vegetation. The proposed aged care facility will consist of an adult day care centre, independent and supported living accommodation units, administration offices and community facilities including meeting rooms for the CWA. Read more...Last updated: March 7, 2017
The Department of Transport proposes to undertake maintenance and improvement works to the Casuarina Causeway located in Bunbury WA. The proposal includes the refurbishment and realignment of the revetment (including a 0.08 ha increase in the causeway footprint), installation of upgraded services, road works, drainage and landscaping. A multi-purpose building (including ablutions) and fishing/viewing platforms are also included as provisional items. Read more...Last updated: December 15, 2016
The proposal is to operate a regional airport at the Four Mile Hill site. During the assessment of an expansion to the Busselton Regional Aerodrome , the proposal was changed under s.43A of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to remove the runway extension, widening and strengthening component. The details of the existing runway are defined in Schedule 1 of Ministerial Statement 901 for this proposal and, as such, a section 45C change to Ministerial Statement 901 has been approved for the... Read more...Last updated: December 8, 2016
As part of a broader program of shark hazard mitigation (see details below), the Government of Western Australia is implementing a shark hazard mitigation strategy which involves the deployment of baited drum lines to capture target species of large sharks (the proposal). The proposal involves the deployment of up to 72 baited drum lines and rapid response within marine monitoring areas (MMA) in the metropolitan and the South West regions until 30 April 2014. The proposal commenced on 25... Read more...Last updated: December 8, 2016
Cristal Australia Pty Ltd proposes the Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project located approximately 10 kilometres east of Busselton, City of Busselton. The project would involve dry mining and processing of mineral sands ore from the Wonnerup North deposit at a rate of approximately 2.3 million tonnes (Mt) per annum over eight years. Read more...Last updated: December 7, 2016
The Southern Ports Authority proposes to construct a 230 metre (m) rock revetment wall to provide erosion protection on port authority land and undertake sand renourishment along eastern Koombana Beach, Bunbury. Read more...Last updated: December 7, 2016
The Water Corporation proposes to construct a wastewater pressure main from Monash Boulevard Pump Station to Bunbury Wastewater Treatment Plant and has referred a small portion of the pipeline between Verschuer Place and Southwest Highway, Davenport, to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). In considering the proposal the EPA notes that the section of pipe alignment referred intersects the corner boundary of a wetland mapped under the, Environmental Protection (Swan Coastal Plain Lakes... Read more...Last updated: December 6, 2016
The proposal is to clear approximately 22 hectares of native vegetation on Collie Agricultural Area Lot 37 Harris Road, Picton. The proposal includes clearing of native vegetation within two wetlands. Read more...Last updated: November 22, 2016
The Bunbury Port Authority has prepared this plan to guide future development and decision making within the Inner Harbour and to conform to the strategic planning requirements under the, Port Authorities Act 1999, . It will also provide greater certainty of land use and development for port users, the Bunbury Port Authority and other decision making authorities, neighbouring landowners and the community. Read more...Last updated: June 29, 2016
The proposal is to develop an open cut coal mine at the Premier deposit in the Shotts Sub-Basin of the Collie Coal Basin. The Premier Coal Mine would supply approximately 2 million tonnes of coal per year to the proposed private power station due to be built by 1996. It is a proposed open cut coal mining operation which will have a life of 30 years and is on the scale of the Muja mining operation. The mining method will follow the practices being used in the existing open cut operations... Read more...