Last updated: July 2, 1996
The proposal is to expand alumina production from 2.0 million tonnes per annum to 3.5 million tonnes per annum at the Worsley Alumina Refinery, Collie, and undertake associated bauxite mining activities at Boddington. Read more...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...Last updated: June 6, 1996
The proposed nickel/cobalt ore mining and processing operation is located near the former gold mining centre of Murrin Murrin, approximately 60km east of Leonora, in Western Australia. The project involves the establishment of open cut mine pits, a processing plant and associated infrastructure. The project will produce refined products of nickel and cobalt as well as an ammonium sulphate by-product. Read more...Last updated: April 9, 1996
The proponent, Tiwest Joint Venture (Tiwest), seeks an amendment to the environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 59 under Section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, , to allow the synthetic rutile plant at Chandala an increase in nameplate production from 130,000 to 200,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of synthetic rutile. The plant was originally assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in December 1988 and was approved by the Minister for the Environment to build... Read more...Last updated: March 15, 1996
The proposal is to place contaminated materials into an enlarged portion of an engineered containment cell located onsite at McCabe Street in Mosman Park. The proponent wishes to increase the size of the containment cell and to amend the environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 338 relating to removal of drainage outfalls at the site. This is the inquiry under s46 into the requested amendments. Read more...Last updated: March 15, 1996
Proposal to place contaminated materials into an enlarged portion of an engineered containment cell located onsite at McCabe street in Mosman Park. The proponent wishes to increase the size of the containment cell and to amend environmental conditions relating to the removal of drainage outfalls at the site. Read more...Last updated: February 1, 1996
Inquiry under s46 to amend the conditions of Ministerial Statement 160 as amended by Ministerial Statement 305 . The proponent has requested permission to continue using on-site effluent disposal systems with nutrient retention capabilities until the sewer line passes the property. The Water Authority of Western Australia will construct a sewer line along Bertram Road, past the school, which will enable the school to connect at a far lesser cost than that required by the connection to the East... Read more...Last updated: September 26, 1995
The proposal is for a direct road link between Jurien and Green Head, associated access roads to Sandy Point and a road to a scenic lookout. Read more...Last updated: September 8, 1995
The proposal is to develop the East Spar offshore gas field, located in Commonwealth waters approximately 50 kilometres west of Barrow Island. Processing facilities would be constructed and operated on Varanus Island immediately adjacent to the existing Harriet Joint Venture facilities on the island. A new submarine pipeline would bring gas/condensate from the gas field to the processing facilities. The existing Harriet Joint Venture export pipeline would carry gas to the trunkline on the... Read more...Last updated: September 5, 1995
The proposal is to build and operate a Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant of nominal capacity of 2 Mtpa, approximately 7.5 km south-west of Port Hedland. The plant will produce a nominal 2 Mtpa of iron briquettes, which can be used as a feedstock for electric arc furnaces in the steel making process. Read more...Last updated: August 11, 1995
The proposal is to increase the capacity of Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery, located about 120 km south of Perth, from the current 1.7 Mtpa to 3.3 Mtpa of alumina, with a proportionate increase in production of bauxite from the mobile mining operations, currently located at Willowdale, about 8 km east of the refinery. Read more...Last updated: January 23, 1995
The proposal involves the extension of Corfield Street from its present junction with Prince Street, across the Southern River, to connect with Spencer Road adjacent to the junction with Warton Road/Burslem Drive. The link would be constructed to a four laned divided carriageway standard. A direct connection between Corfield Street and Spencer Road has been planned for many years and is included in the Metropolitan Region Scheme as part of a larger 'Important Regional Road'... Read more...Last updated: January 6, 1995
Reid Highway is identified on the Metropolitan Region Scheme as a 'Controlled Access Highway'. When completed, Reid Highway would connect the Mitchell Freeway and Marmion Avenue in the west with Roe Highway just north of Midland. This proposal is for the 8.3km section of Reid Highway between Beechboro Road and the Great Northern Highway/Roe Highway intersection, which would complete the link between Mitchell Freeway and Roe Highway. Read more...Last updated: December 14, 1994
The Department of Conservation and Land Management proposes (section 2) to realign the northern boundary of Yalgorup National Park, in the vicinity of Tims Thicket. This new boundary would exclude a portion of Reserve 21271 north of Tims Thicket Road, and include a portion of Reserve 24198 south of Tims Thicket Road Read more...Last updated: November 16, 1994
The Water Authority of Western Australia (WAWA) proposes to construct a service reservoir within the Neerabup Water Supply Reserve 34537 together with associated pipework within the Neerabup Water Supply Reserve 34537 which would be built through Neerabup National Park. Read more...Last updated: October 11, 1994
In September 1993, the Department of Planning and Urban Development, on behalf of the State Planning Commission referred the two major Amendments to the metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) effecting the South West Corridor to the Environmental Protection Authority for assessment. These Amendments were identified as Amendment No. 938/33 (Stage A), and Amendment No. 937/33 (Stage B). The Environmental Protection Authority set two different levels of assessment on the proposals contained within the... Read more...Last updated: May 9, 1994
The proposal is for the first privately owned and operated landfill accepting general and municipal waste in Western Australia. Other privately owned and operated landfills in Western Australia have been restricted to land filling specific types of waste, such as builders rubble, clean fill or waste generated from particular industrial or manufacturing process. These landfills are typically approved by a local authority under sections of the Town Planning and Development Act and Local... Read more...Last updated: March 23, 1994
In 1991, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia presented the Environmental Protection Authority with a number of alternatives for supplying power to the proposed Beenup mineral sands mine. These alternatives included on-site generation by the mining company, alternative technologies such as solar and wind power and a number of transmission line options. Read more...Last updated: January 13, 1994
Rutherford Resources Pty Ltd proposes to develop a gold deposit in 'C' Class Nature Reserve No 18584 near Westonia, halfway between Southern Cross and Merredin in the eastern wheatbelt. The reserve has important conservation value due to the small area of land set aside for nature conservation in the wheatbelt. Mining is a potentially acceptable land use in 'C' Class Nature reserves under Government Policy if a proposal is considered to be environmentally acceptable. Read more...Last updated: December 10, 1993
SCM Chemicals Ltd (the proponent) proposes to continue using its Dalyellup solid residue disposal site beyond March 1994, the expiry date of current approvals for the site. SCM referred this proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority as an amendment to its existing Environmental Conditions in July 1993. Read more...