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Seawall Construction, Land Reclamation and Dredging adjacent to Lots 165 167, including Lots 166 168 and Management of Shipbuilding, Repair and Maintenance activities at Cockburn Sound, Cockburn Road, Henderson

Last updated: December 16, 1999

Proposal by LandCorp to dredge, reclaim land and create up to three level lots at Lots 165-168, Henderson Road Cockburn for use by shipbuilding industry within the Northern Harbour of Jervoice Bay, which may include a ship-lift facility. Read more...

Construction of additional crystallizer ponds, Useless Loop, Shark Bay

Last updated: June 17, 1999

Proposal to construct additional crystallizer ponds at the existing salt works in Useless Loop, Shark Bay. Read more...

Construction of additional crystallizers, Useless Loop, Shark Bay

Last updated: June 14, 1999

The proposal is to construct a new series (F series) of crystallizer ponds at the northern edge of the existing Shark Bay Salt crystallizers in Useless Loop, Shark Bay. Construction of the new series of ponds will enclose approximately 125 hectares of shallow marine environment up to the boundary of Mining Lease 260 SA, of which some 60 hectares is seagrass. Read more...

Medium-term shellsand dredging, Success Bank, Owen Anchorage

Last updated: February 10, 1999

Dredging of approximately 9.1 million tonnes of shellsand from two zones on Success Bank, Owen Anchorage over the period 1997 to approximately the end of 2002. Shellsand of high quality, about 92% calcium carbonate is used by Cockburn Cement Ltd (the proponent) for the manufacture of quicklime and cement products. Read more...

White Opal-1 Exploration Well, Cape Range Peninsula, Shire of Exmouth

Last updated: December 11, 1998

The proposal is to drill a land based exploration well on Commonwealth (Navy) land at Point Murat, Cape Range Peninsula. The well will be drilled directly to intersect a target at a depth of about two kilometres below Ningaloo Marine Park. Read more...

Second offshore trunkline and DOMGAS debottlenecking, North West Shelf

Last updated: July 14, 1998

The Proposal is to install a second undersea gas trunk line from the existing offshore Goodwin/North Rankin production platforms to a new terminal located in the existing onshore treatment plant at Withnell Bay on the Burrup Peninsula. Read more...

Exmouth limestone project barge loading facility, Mowbowra Creek

Last updated: January 19, 1998

The proposal is to construct and operate a barge loading facility south of Mowbowra Creek in the Shire of Exmouth for the export of limestone proposed to be mined from the nearby Whitecrest Limestone Mine. The proponent has indicated that a future proposal to develop a larger shipping facility, including a dredged shipping approach, is envisaged. Such a proposal is not considered as part of this assessment, and will require further environmental impact assessment at a later stage should the... Read more...

Prawn Farm at Heron Point, Exmouth Gulf

Last updated: August 28, 1997

The proposal is for a staged development of a 120 hectare prawn farm at Heron Point, approximately 35 kilometres south of Exmouth in Exmouth Gulf. Read more...

Pipeline fabrication site within Mardie Station Pastoral Lease

Last updated: July 14, 1997

The proposal is to construct a pipeline fabrication site within the exrstmg Mardie Station Pastoral lease and existing Vacant Crown Land Reserve, approximately 45km south west of Dampier and 15km east of Cape Preston is detailed in the CER. Read more...

Appraisal drilling programme for Wonnich field south-west of the Montebello Islands

Last updated: June 19, 1997

The proposal is to carry out a program of appraisal drilling on the Wonnich petroleum field within permit area TP/8. Read more...

Breakwater extension, Northern Harbour Precinct, Jervoise Bay

Last updated: April 24, 1997

The proposal is to extend the existing breakwater in the northern precinct of Jervoise Bay. In summary, the breakwater extension will: commence immediately west of the Cockburn Power Boat Association facility, be 700 metres (m) long, approximately 40m wide, and cover 2.8 hectares (ha) of seabed; be constructed of limestone rubble mound, as used in the existing breakwater and has an expected construction period of 40 weeks; and form a harbour with an entrance width of 120m at mean sea level. Read more...

Albany Port developments, Albany

Last updated: November 11, 1996

The proposal is to construct a new berth at the eastern end of the Port of Albany, reclaim 5.5ha of Princess Royal Harbour to provide land backing to the new berth, and dredge a basin 6.0ha in extent between the berths and the existing entrance channel to provide sufficient depth of water for ship handling purposes. Read more...

Service vessel facility, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany

Last updated: June 28, 1996

The proposal is to improve Albany Port's facility for the mooring of existing port service vessels and for a new large tug. The proposal involves: dredging of approximately 25,000 cubic metres (m 3 ) (1.6 hectares) of material to provide a maximum water depth of -6m CD (Chart Datum); reclamation of 0.4 hectares of PRH using dredge spoil; establishment of a coarse sand beach fronting the reclamation area; construction of a rubble mound breakwater, approximately 250 metres long, using... 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...

Seawall and land reclamation to extend Rous Head, Fremantle

Last updated: April 7, 1995

Proposed modification to the Fremantle Inner Harbour Deepening Project. Read more...

Proposed short-term continuation of dredging of shell sand on Success Bank, Owen Anchorage; and proposed strategy to address the long-term environmental issues of shell sand dredging

Last updated: August 4, 1994

Cockburn Cement Limited (the proponent) proposes to dredge 3.7 million tonnes of shell sand from 67ha of Success Bank over a two year period. The area would be dredged using existing plant and equipment. Of the 67ha that is proposed to be dredged, 17ha has substantial seagrass coverage. Read more...

Additional facilities for liquefied petroleum gas project within existing onshore treatment plant, Burrup Peninsula

Last updated: August 24, 1993

The proposal is to establish additional facilities for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) extraction and export within the existing onshore treatment plant at the Burrup Peninsula. The existing Gas Treatment Plant occupies 231ha on a lease at Withnell Bay, near Dampier on the Burrup Peninsula about 1,300km north of Perth. The area within the lease has undergone major development, with the portions of Plant constructed to date consisting of a domestic gas plant, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant,... Read more...

Proposed Roller Oilfield development offshore Onslow

Last updated: December 10, 1991

Proposal to develop the Roller Oilfield within permit area TP/3 Part 1, specifically the drilling of a minimum of seven development wells from four monopod structures. Read more...

Proposed exploration drilling programme within permit area TP3 Par 1, offshore Onslow

Last updated: October 25, 1991

Western Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) is operator for the participants in Exploration Permit No. TP/3 Part 1. WAPET has already drilled some 18 wells within the Permit Area, has developed the Saladin, Cowle and Yammaderry oilfields and is currently seeking approval to develop the Roller Oilfield. Over the next five year period, WAPET proposes to drill a further four to twelve exploratory wells within Permit Area TP/3 Part 1. Read more...

Proposed exploration drilling, Exmouth Gulf, Lasmo Oil

Last updated: April 26, 1991

LASMO Oil (Australia) has proposed an offshore exploration drilling program for petroleum within its permit areas EP-342 and TP/9 at the open end of Exmouth Gulf. This proposal seeks environmental approval for the drilling of two wells in 1991 followed by a minimum of three others over the period 1992-1994. Read more...

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