Port Geographe Development coastal structures, City of Busselton (s. 46)

Project

Proponent:

Proposal description:

The proposal is for the construction of coastal structures to establish a harbour entrance to the Port Geographe Development with reduced trapping of seagrass wrack, 3 kilometres east of the town of Busselton.

Inquiry under s46 regarding a review of the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 391.

Assessment Number:

1977

Region:

South West

Referred under EP Act:

s46

Industry sector:

Land use

Last updated:

November 26, 2014

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification

Extract of determination:

1977-CD-260813.pdf

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Benthic Communities and Habitats

Coastal Processes

Marine Environmental Quality

Date published:

Monday, 26 August, 2013

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1509

EPA Report:

Port Geographe Development — inquiry under s46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to amend Ministerial Statement 391

Date published:

Thursday, 22 May, 2014

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Comments:

Statement 989 - Amendment of conditions of Ministerial Statement 0391 - Port Geographe - Stage 1 in relation to the construction of an onshore canal land development at Geographe Bay, 3 kilometres east of the town of Busselton.

Statement 990 -Amendment of conditions of Ministerial Statement 0391 - Port Geographe - Stage 1 in relation to the construction of coastal structures to establish a harbour entrance to the Port Geographe Development with reduced trapping of seagrass wrack, 3 kilometres east of the town of Busselton.

Date of approval:

Wednesday, 26 November, 2014

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 989

Ministerial Statement 990