This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: September 27, 2024
The Utah Point Berth Project consists of two separate stages: Stage A: Dredging and Reclamation; and Stage B: Construction and Operation. Stage A, dredging and reclamation works for the UPBP was approved by the Minister for Environment as an amendment to the existing Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) approval and managed according to the approved conditions. The works for Stage A have been successfully completed. The EPA determined that Stage B, the construction and ongoing operation of stockyard... Read more...Last updated: September 18, 2024
The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) proposes to erect a 660 kilometre long, 1.35 metre high extension to the existing State Barrier Fence from its current termination point near the town of Ravensthorpe to the east of Esperance near Cape Arid National Park. The purpose of the Esperance extension is to protect the south-eastern agricultural enterprises from predation and grazing from wild populations. This proposal was originally referred by the Conservation Council... Read more...Last updated: September 13, 2024
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale proposes to extract gravel from a twelve hectare area known as the Scrivener Road Gravel Reserves. The reserves are located at the top of the scarp south of Serpentine and contain nesting habitat for all three protected black cockatoo species. Extraction is proposed in two hectare stages over a period of thirteen years. Read more...Last updated: August 26, 2024
A proposed rare earth elements (REE) mine and ore processing facility at Browns Range, approximately 160 kilometres (km) southeast of Halls Creek in the Shire of Halls Creek. Read more...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...Last updated: August 19, 2024
Crimson Metals Pty Ltd is proposing to develop the Mount Gibson Gold Project, located approximately 280 km northeast of Perth and less than 10 km east from the Great Northern Highway, in the Avon Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Substantial mining occurred in the 1980’s and 1990’s and as a result, historical disturbance and infrastructure remain in the area. The proposal encompasses the re-opening and enlargement of existing open cut mines, utilisation of existing infrastructure where... Read more...Last updated: July 22, 2024
The Northern Terminal (NT) to Neerabup Terminal (NBT) 330kV Transmission Line proposal (the Proposal) is located approximately 13 km north of Perth in the City of Swan and City of Wanneroo. The Proposal is for the construction of a new 330kV dual circuit transmission line between NT in Malaga and NBT in Pinjar, a length of approximately 29 km. The purpose of the proposal is to reinforce the North Region transmission network to remove constraints on existing connected generation and provide... Read more...Last updated: July 8, 2024
Alliance Nickel Ltd is proposing to develop the NiWest Nickel Cobalt Project, a greenfield nickel and cobalt mine located approximately 50 km southeast of Leonora, near Mount Kilkenny. The primary product of the mine, nickel sulphate, is to be exported for use in the manufacturing of batteries in electric vehicles. The proposal includes the development of mine pits and associated infrastructure, including but not limited to, a borefield, temporary waste rock landforms, accommodation camp, and... Read more...Last updated: July 8, 2024
Strike West Pty Ltd propose to extract gas from the West Erregulla gas field by constructing and operating a gathering system to connect its gas field and convey the extracted gas to an upstream separating facility. The proposal will supply gas to a third party operated gas processing facility, subject to separate approvals. The proposal is located within the Shires of Three Springs and Mingenew in the Midwest region of Western Australia, approximately 50 kilometres (km) south-east of Dongara... Read more...Last updated: July 4, 2024
Audalia Resources Limited (Audalia) is proposing to construct and operate a vanadium, titanium and iron ore mine approximately 100 kilometres (km) west of Norseman, Western Australia (WA). The Medcalf Project, located in the Bremer Range, Lake Johnston region of Western Australia, approximately 470 km east south-east of Perth. The proposal includes three separate open pits and requires up to 650 ha of native vegetation clearing. Mining will occur above groundwater. The proposal includes the... Read more...Last updated: July 4, 2024
Time limit for substantial commencement, review of the adequacy of existing implementation conditions to ensure consistency with the EPA’s current objectives for each environmental factor. Read more...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...Last updated: June 4, 2024
Changes to condition 9 in order to remove prescriptive rehabilitation criteria related to the rehabilitation of the proposal. Read more...Last updated: May 27, 2024
The proponent (VRX Silica Ltd) proposes to develop a high-grade silica sand mine in the Geraldton Sandplain bioregion of WA, approximately 260 km north of Perth and 20km North-West of Eneabba. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 334 hectares of native vegetation. Vegetation and topsoil would be relocated to rehabilitation areas using a Vegetation Direct Transfer method (VDT). Mining is proposed to occur in blocks (150m x 150m), with up to five blocks being mined each year. The... Read more...Last updated: May 24, 2024
The proposal includes the expansion of a mineral sands mine including mine pits with dewatering to facilitate dry mining techniques. Existing processing facilities, services and support infrastructure will be utilised. Mine voids will be progressively backfilled with sand and clay tailings and rehabilitated to pre-disturbance landuse (i.e. pasture). Read more...Last updated: May 22, 2024
Image Resources NL is seeking to develop a greenfields mineral sands project, located at Nambung, approximately 18 km east of Cervantes in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA). The proposal includes the progressive development of mine pits, processing facilities, groundwater bores and water management infrastructure, temporary waste dumps, solar drying ponds and associated infrastructure (power supply, communications, workshop, laydown, offices etc.). Two alternative mining methods... Read more...Last updated: May 9, 2024
The proposal is for the development of eco-friendly tourism accommodation including holiday units, a restaurant/function centre, and associated facilities, at Lot 660 La Perouse Court, Goode Beach. The proposed development envelope is 7.71 hectares (ha) and includes a 2.23 ha clearing footprint, a 0.402 ha wastewater reticulation zone, and a 5.02 ha conservation area. The proposal is located approximately 50m west of the Goode Beach foreshore and immediately east of Lake Vancouver, a... Read more...Last updated: April 29, 2024
Inquire into condition 10 of Ministerial Statement 892 to remove the requirement to constitute the Parker Range Conservation Trust and contemporise the offset requirements for mitigating residual impacts. Read more...Last updated: April 26, 2024
FMG Iron Bridge (Aust) Pty Ltd proposes to extend existing operations at its North Star Magnetite Project , which is subject to Ministerial Statement 993 issued under Part IV of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986 ., The proposal is located approximately 110km southeast of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposed extension includes increasing the Mining Development Envelope by 1425.9 ha and total clearing by 606.9 ha to support new mine pits (180.7 ha); an... Read more...Last updated: April 26, 2024
The proposal is to continue to operate the existing Newmont Boddington Goldmine and associated infrastructure, and to expand the existing operations through widening and deepening of existing pits, and through construction of new waste dumps, residue disposal areas and associated infrastructure. Read more...