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Family golf/practice driving-range, Forrestdale

Project
Proponent: 
Family Golf WA No. 1 Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop Lot 112 Warton Road, Forrestdale for a golf course and driving range facility with the emphasis being on family and casual use. There will be 9 short holes and 9 longer holes that will still be only approximately two thirds the length of an normal golf course.

The driving range will be located in the southern end of the site and will be approximately 300m long. The fairways, tees and greens (approximately 6.5ha) will be irrigated, but the driving range will be rainfall watered only and will be allowed to die off in summer. Extensive earthworks are planned to raise the majority of the site (eg fairways, service areas) above the winter groundwater level, and the majority of the material required will come from the excavation of lakes within the seasonally inundated areas that already exist. The lakes will serve several functions including irrigation reservoirs, and aesthetic water features. Islands will be created in the lakes for wildlife (particularly waterbirds) refuges.

The site is over a Priority 2 Source Area as defined by the Water Authority of Western Australia for the protection of groundwater supplies and is also in the Jandakot Underground Water Pollution Control Area.

Assessment Number: 
489
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Land use
Last updated: 
March 13, 1991
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Date published: 
Friday, 3 August, 1990
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
490
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Family golf/practice driving-range, Forrestdale
Date published: 
Friday, 14 December, 1990
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 13 March, 1991
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 128

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/family-golfpractice-driving-range-forrestdale