Media Statements

Media statements are also released by the Minister for Environment.

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Swan River Trust to manage Perth Waterfront Project
January 16, 2012

Environmental issues connected to the Perth Waterfront Project will be managed by the Swan River Trust, the Environmental Protection Authority has announced.

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Strict conditions for Point Grey Marina proposal - EPA Report 1420
December 5, 2011

The construction of a land-based marina on the western side of the Point Grey peninsula and a 2.5 km channel across the Harvey Estuary has been recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority subject to strict conditions.

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EPA visit proposed Browse LNG Precinct
November 17, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority will visit Broome and the proposed Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct at James Price Point today, ahead of making a recommendation on the project to the Minister for Environment.

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EPA to visit Broome and proposed Browse LNG precinct
November 2, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority will visit Broome this month to meet with community members about the proposed Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct at James Price Point.

EPA Chairman Paul Vogel said the proposal would be discussed with representatives from a cross-section of the community, including the Shire of Broome, the Kimberley Land Council, Goolarabooloo and Goolarabooloo Jabirr Jabirr Traditional Owners, Environs Kimberley and the Save the Kimberley group.

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Rigorous conditions on Magellan Metals should remain - EPA Report 1415
October 3, 2011

Strict conditions on the way Magellan Metals transports lead carbonate concentrate should remain, the Environmental Protection Authority has recommended.

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EPA Report 1404 - Wheatstone Development - Gas processing, export facilities and infrastructure
June 15, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional environmental approval of Chevron Australia’s ‘Wheatstone’ proposal for a 25 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and associated facilities on the Pilbara coast near Onslow.

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Rural subdivision, Preston Beach Road, Lake Clifton (Report 1401)
May 30, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority has released advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to subdivide lots 1000, 2240, 2275, 2657 and 3045 Preston Beach Road, Lake Clifton by Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd.

The proposal site is an enclave within the adjacent Yalgorup National Park, as it is bound by the ocean to the west, a rural property along a portion of its southern boundaries and Yalgorup NP along all the remaining boundaries. The proposal would result in the clearing of 114.5 hectares of native vegetation.

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Transport depot at Lot 14 Great Northern Highway (Report 1398)
May 9, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority has set level of assessment and released advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal to extend the transport depot at Lot 14 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan by Mr Adrian Bracjkovich.

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Statement from EPA Chairman Paul Vogel on Australian Financial Review article of 2nd May 2011
May 3, 2011

While many of the matters raised by Peter Kerr in his article, Margaret River mine ban rushed (AFR, 2nd May 2011) are dealt with in the EPA’s report on the Vasse Coal proposal released yesterday and will also be dealt with in any subsequent appeal to the Minister for Environment, I cannot let a couple of statements made in his article pass without comment.

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Coastal Walk Trail from Point Ann to Hamersley Inlet – Fitzgerald River National Park (Report 1396)
May 2, 2011

The Environmental Protection Authority has set level of assessment and released advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment on the proposal by the Department of Environment and Conservation to construct and maintain a 45 kilometre coastal walk trail from Point Ann to Hamersley Inlet, through the Wilderness Management Zone of the Fitzgerald River National Park.

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