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Outer Harbour Port Development, Kwinana

Last updated: February 4, 2025

The Proposal is to construct and operate a new multimodal port in the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), approximately 30 km south of Perth. The Proposal includes: A port facility. Adjacent areas of landside development. An offshore breakwater. Dredging for a second main channel. Dredging for access channels, turning basins and berthing areas. Use of dredge material for beneficial re-use and, where required, placement in approved marine placement areas. Removal of the disused Kwinana Bulk Berth 1 (... Read more...

Ridley Magnetite Project

Last updated: January 24, 2025

The Ridley Magnetite Project (the Proposal) is located approximately 57 km east of Port Hedland. The Proposal is located within a 19,102 ha Development Envelope (DE) with an indicative disturbance footprint (IF) of 8,484 ha. The Proposal is for the mining and processing of iron ore to produce up to 16.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of magnetite concentrate. The Proposal includes a single pit (below water table), run-of-mine pad, concentrate stockpiles, laydown areas, waste dumps,... Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2367]

Last updated: April 16, 2024

Inquire into implementation Condition 9 (Quarantine Expert Panel) and Condition 15 (Marine Turtle Expert Panel) to ensure that they are effective and act as an independent advisory group for the Minister for Environment and the proponent on matters relating to terrestrial and marine quarantine and marine turtle monitoring and management. It is noted that a second Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-04-2023) has also been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to... Read more...

Winu Project

Last updated: December 22, 2023

Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limited (the Proponent) proposes to develop the Winu Project (the Proposal). The Proposal is a new copper-gold mine located approximately 300 km south of Broome and 320 km east of Port Hedland in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia within both the Nyangumarta people’s and the Martu people’s Native Title Determination Areas. The Proposal conceptual footprint will require the clearing of up to 4,868 ha of native vegetation within a proposed 37,344 ha Development... Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2368]

Last updated: June 26, 2023

Inquiry into implementation Condition 10 (Terrestrial and Marine Quarantine Management System), Condition 16 (Long-term Marine Turtle Management Plan) and Condition 25 (Coastal Stability Management and Monitoring Plan) to ensure that they are effective and reflect a contemporary outcome-based condition setting. It is noted a preceding Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-03-2023) has been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to Conditions 9, and 15 (Inquiry 1).... Read more...

Eramurra Solar Salt Project

Last updated: June 21, 2023

Leichhardt Industrials Pty Ltd propose to develop the Eramurra Solar Salt project approximately 55 km west-south-west of Karratha in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes the development of a series of concentrator and crystalliser ponds and a processing plant. Supporting infrastructure includes seawater intake, bitterns outfall, desalination plant and groundwater bores, power supply and other infrastructure. Export of product would be via a previously approved trestle... Read more...

Swan River Crossings

Last updated: October 25, 2021

Main Roads Western Australia (Main Roads) is proposing to build the Swan River Crossings (the Proposal) that includes the construction of new road and rail bridges, the upgrading of the existing rail bridge and the demolition of the existing Fremantle Traffic Bridge in Fremantle, Western Australia. The proposals location includes the Road and rail corridor along Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle from Tydeman Road in the north to Canning Highway south of the Swan River. And the eastern side of... Read more...

Eramurra Industrial Salt Project

Last updated: August 9, 2021

Leichhardt Industrials Pty Ltd (Leichhardt) is seeking to develop a salt production and export operation in the Cape Preston East area, approximately 55 kilometres (km) westsouth-west of Karratha in Western Australia (WA). The proposal will utilise seawater and evaporation to produce concentrated salt products for export. The proposal includes the development of a series of concentrator and crystalliser ponds, processing plant, product pipeline and offshore export facility (offshore pylon wharf... Read more...

Wuudagu Bauxite Project

Last updated: June 9, 2021

VBX Limited propose to develop a bauxite mine located approximately 15 km west of the town of Kalumburu in the Kimberley. The proposal involves the mining of bauxite in the Kimberley and the use of a conveyor to transport processed ore to a barge-loading facility in Napier Broome Sound, and then trans-shipping of ore. Read more...

Tonkin Highway, Guildford Road to Great Eastern Highway Upgrade

Last updated: October 28, 2019

The Commissioner of Main Roads is proposing to upgrade the section of Tonkin Highway between Guildford Road (Bayswater) and the Great Eastern Highway (Belmont). The key components of the project are: construction and operation of two new bridges over the Swan River road widening, reconfiguration, and modification of existing interchanges construction and operation of on/off ramps and collector distributor roads connectivity of the principal shared path to and along Tonkin Highway. The proposal... Read more...

Point Grey Marina (S46)

Last updated: September 21, 2018

This is the inquiry into a request for changes to Ministerial Statement 906 , relating to the Point Grey Marina. Read more...

Mangles Bay Marine Based Tourist Precinct

Last updated: December 7, 2016

The proposal is to construct and operate a single entrance onshore marina to accommodate up to 500 boat pens and moorings and a surrounding land development comprising tourism, commercial, public open space and residential land uses. Read more...

Vasse Coal Project

Last updated: December 7, 2016

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Bunbury Port Inner Harbour Structure Plan

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...

Bunbury Berth 14A Expansion Project

Last updated: June 18, 2014

The proposal is to construct and operate a coal handling and export facility within the Bunbury Port Inner Harbour in the south-west region of Western Australia. Read more...

Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone

Last updated: May 12, 2014

A 2,000 hectare aquaculture development zone located within Cone Bay, as defined by spatial coordinates provided in Table 2 of Schedule 1, as represented in Figure 1 and described in Table 1 of Schedule 1 (Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone) with a maximum production capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum of marine finfish of a species that occurs naturally within the Pilbara and Kimberley Region. Read more...

Anketell Point Port Development, Antonymyre, Shire of Roebourne

Last updated: January 30, 2013

The proposal is to construct and operate a multi-user deep-water port with iron ore stockpiling, transfer and ship loading facilities and ancillary infrastructure at Anketell Point. The proposal allows for facilities required by the Proponent and future third parties to be developed. Read more...

Coral Coast Resort

Last updated: July 11, 2003

The proposal is for the first stage of a Coral Coast Resort (CCR), which includes tourist, residential and incidental commercial facilities centred around an inland marina, at the site called Mauds Landing. The CCR proposal envisages the establishment, in the first stage, of a marina, a caravan park, an interpretative centre, a back-packers facility, stage one of a resort complex, provision of utilities infrastructure and the preparation of land with services for sale at a later date. The CCR... Read more...

AUSI Iron Project, Infrastructure Requirements

Last updated: June 25, 1996

The proposal is to construct and operate additional infrastructure to satisfy the requirements of the recently proposed AUSI Iron Project Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant near Wickham in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the subject of EPA Bulletin 794. Read more...

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