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Tonkin Highway Grade Separated Interchanges (Hale Road and Welshpool Road)

Last updated: August 26, 2024

The Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia (Main Roads) is proposing to widen Tonkin Highway from south of Roe Highway to approximately one kilometre north of Kelvin Road to a six-lane dual carriageway. The proposal includes construction of a half diamond interchange with north facing ramps at the Hale Road intersection in Forrestfield, and a grade-separated interchange at the intersection of Tonkin Highway and Welshpool Road in Wattle Grove. The proposal includes construction of a... Read more...

Sandy Ridge Facility – Alignment of Gate Waste Acceptance Tonnage

Last updated: June 25, 2024

Tellus Holdings Ltd are proposing to increase the tonnage of waste accepted at the Sandy Ridge Facility from the current approved (Ministerial Statement 1078) 100,000 tonnes per annum to up to 280,000 tonnes per annum for permanent isolation in the Site’s waste disposal cells. The Proposal will occur within the existing and approved development envelope as outlined in Ministerial Statement 1078 Read more...

Limestone Quarry, Lot 4 Binningup Road, Binningup

Last updated: March 28, 2024

GM Giacci Family Trust propose to extract limestone from Lot 4 Binningup Road, Binningup, in the Shire of Harvey. The limestone would be extracted in seven stages and would involve crushing and screening on site. The proposal would include 26 hectares of disturbance on previously cleared farmland. Read more...

Gabanintha Vanadium Project

Last updated: March 5, 2024

Technology Metals Australia are looking to develop the Gabanintha Vanadium Project. The Gabanintha Vanadium Project is located within WA’s Mid-West region, approximately 615 km north-east of Perth and 40 km south-east of Meekatharra, adjacent to the Meekatharra-Sandstone Road. The proposal includes development of multiple vanadium deposits (Far North, North, and Central) via open pit mining. Supporting infrastructure for the Project includes waste rock landforms (WRLs), mineralised waste... Read more...

Great Northern Highway – Bindoon Bypass

Last updated: June 26, 2023

The proposal is to construct and operate a new 48 km section of the Great Northern Highway within the Shire of Chittering. The proposal would bypass the town of Bindoon located approximately 70 km north east of Perth, Western Australia. The Proposal would consist of a combination of four lane dual carriageway, four lane single carriageway and two lane single carriageway and would divert from the existing GNH at the Chittering Roadhouse running west of Bindoon and re-joining the GNH between Hay... Read more...

Solomon Iron Ore Project Expansion

Last updated: June 7, 2023

Fortescue Metals Group Limited is proposing to increase the footprint and mining life of the Solomon Iron Ore Project. The proposal consists of expanding mining operations and rail infrastructure beyond the current footprint. Fortescue Metals Group Limited is also seeking approval for an external borefield to provide an additional water supply to support the expansion. The extent of proposed ground disturbance is approximately: 11,322 hectares for the mine expansion within a development... Read more...

Great Southern Landfill at Allawuna Farm Lots 4869, 5931, 9926 and 26934 Great Southern Highway, St Ronans

Last updated: May 22, 2023

The proposal involves the construction and use of a landfill and associated infrastructure for receiving Class II and III waste of 150,000 to 250,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) over a period of 20 years. The proposal is located at Allawuna Farm, St Ronans, within the Shire of York. Read more...

North West Shelf Project Extension

Last updated: July 21, 2022

Ongoing operation of the North West Shelf Project to enable the long-term processing of third party gas and fluids and North West Shelf Joint Venture field resources through the North West Shelf Project facilities until around 2070. Read more...

Cyclone Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: January 9, 2017

Lost Sands Pty Ltd (Lost Sands) proposes to develop and operate the Cyclone Mineral Sands Project, located on the northern margin of the Eucla Basin, approximately 317 kilometres (km) north of Eucla and 220 km north of the Trans-Australia Railway. The proposal is for a mining operation to produce zircon and two high titanium mineral products. The conceptual layout of the mine includes open cut pits, mining and processing infrastructure, airstrip, camp and bore fields. The proposal is located in... Read more...

Blue Hills Mungada East Expansion (1)

Last updated: November 21, 2016

Sinosteel Midwest Corporation proposes an expansion of its existing operations at the Blue Hills Iron Ore Mine, involving the construction and operation of two new mine pits and waste rock dumps. A new processing plant and additional road infrastructure will also be established. Read more...

Jackson 5 and Bungalbin East Iron Ore Project [2031A]

Last updated: January 12, 2015

The proposal is to construct and operate two iron ore mines, haul roads and mine infrastructure in the Yilgarn area of Western Australia, 100 kilometres north of Southern Cross. Following the appeal period and the Ministers subsequent determination on the Appeals received, the Minister remitted this proposal back to the EPA for assessment at the level of Public Environmental Review (8 weeks). Access the re-assessment of this proposal here. Read more...

South West Yarragadee Water Supply Development

Last updated: March 10, 2011

The proposal is to develop a wellfield on the Blackwood Plateau near Jarrahwood and to supply the groundwater from the South West Yarragadee aquifers into the Integrated Water Supply Scheme (IWSS). The proposed wellfield would comprise five well sites with two wells at each site drawing from the Yarragadee Formation Unit 1 and Unit 3 aquifers, approximately 400m and 700m respectively from the surface (termed the eastern split wellfield), providing a maximum of 45 GL/yr into the IWSS through a... Read more...

Port Rockingham Marina

Last updated: September 1, 2009

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Proposed silicon project at Picton

Last updated: March 1, 1988

The proposal is for a silicon smelter at Picton, near Bunbury. On 31 March 1988, subsequent to the release of the EPA's report and recommendations relating to this assessment, the Deputy Premier referred to the EPA a proposal for the possible relocation of the project to the Kemerton Industrial Area . Read more...

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