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Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant

Last updated: August 10, 2023

The Western Australian Water Corporation is proposing to construct the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) as part of Perth’s Integrated Water Supply Scheme which aims to provide additional sources of drinking water to supplement the existing metropolitan water supply. The ASDP Proposal will be located within the Alkimos Water Precinct (Lot 1050 Marmion Avenue), approximately 40 km north of the Perth, within the northwest corridor, north of Quinns Rock beach and south of Yanchep beach.... Read more...

Multi-user Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility

Last updated: July 31, 2023

The proposal will provide additional port facilities at Port Hedland to receive and stockpile the product from emerging miners, specifically the various mines owned by the proponent’s shareholders, and load this product onto ships for export. Each of the shareholders is exploring and developing new iron ore projects in the Pilbara, with one company actively mining ore and exporting through the existing facilities in the Port of Port Hedland. The current shareholders of the proponent are Atlas... Read more...

Multi-user Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility, Port Hedland (s. 46)

Last updated: July 31, 2023

The proposal is to construct and operate port infrastructure which includes a stockyard facility, rail loop, conveyor, wharf and ship-loading facility at Port Hedland. Inquiry under s46 in response to a request to change condition 3 - Time Limit for Proposal Implementation of Ministerial Statement 891 . This proposal has been superseded by the Roy Hill Port Expansion Project . Read more...

Roy Hill 1 iron ore project port infrastructure proposal (s. 46)

Last updated: July 31, 2023

The proposal is to construct and operate port infrastructure which includes a stockyard facility, rail loop, conveyor, wharf and ship-loading facility at Port Hedland. Inquiry under s46 regarding amending the conditions of Ministerial Statement 858 . This proposal has been superseded by the Roy Hill Port Expansion Project . Read more...

Ashburton Infrastructure Project

Last updated: July 3, 2023

The Proposal is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia within a development envelope of 20,821 ha and clearing no more than 1,564 ha. Onslow Infraco Pty Ltd (herein MRL a wholly owned subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited) is proposing to develop: • A fully sealed private haul road, approximately 125km in length • Gas pipeline and ancillary haul road infrastructure. • Storage and bulk handling of ore at the Port of Ashburton. • Dredging a dedicated berthing pocket adjacent to the... 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...

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

Last updated: June 26, 2023

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...

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...

H2Perth

Last updated: June 19, 2023

Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd propose to construct and operate H2Perth, a domestic and export scale hydrogen and ammonia production facility, located approximately 40 km south of Perth. The proposal is to be located primarily within the Rockingham Industrial Zone (RIZ) in the City of Rockingham, with elements also located within the City of Kwinana and on the multi-user Kwinana Bulk Jetty. The proposal would produce approximately 3250 megawatts of gaseous hydrogen and approximately 3.25... Read more...

Smiths Beach Project, Yallingup – Coastal Tourism Village

Last updated: June 15, 2023

Smiths 2014 Pty Ltd proposes to develop Lot 4131 Smiths Beach Road, Yallingup (City of Busselton) into a coastal tourism village, including: Hotel accommodation and wellness centre Campground 61 holiday homes Community hub and café Surf Lifesaving Club facilities and beach ramp The proposal is located at the southern end of Smiths Beach, adjacent to the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park. The total proposed development envelope is 40.53 hectares (ha). The major elements of the proposal include:... Read more...

Ridley Magnetite Project

Last updated: June 7, 2023

The Ridley Magnetite Project (the Proposal) is located approximately 57 km east of Port Hedland. The proposal is located within a 14,181 ha Development Envelope with an indicative disturbance footprint of 7,406 ha. The proposal is for the mining and processing of iron ore to produce 3 Million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of magnetite concentrate for export under Stage 1, with an increase to 16.5 Mtpa under Stage 2. The proposal includes a single pit (below water table), run-of-mine pad, concentrate... Read more...

Oakajee Deepwater Port, Oakajee, Shire of Chapman Valley (S46) [2364]

Last updated: May 29, 2023

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...

Koombana Bay Marine Structures

Last updated: May 15, 2023

The South West Development Commission is proposing an upgrade to the marine structures that are intended to meet existing demand and future requirements for small craft maritime infrastructure and include new mooring facilities for commercial and recreational vessels, floating jetties, a boat servicing facility, improved public ablution facilities and up upgraded boat launching and storage facilities. Read more...

Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant (DSDP)

Last updated: April 11, 2023

The proponent (Hamersley Iron Pty Limited) proposes to build and develop a desalination plant at Parker Point, Dampier, located approximately 2.5km north-east of the Dampier township. This Proposal will establish a reliable potable water supply for the Proponent’s Dampier port operation (including Parker Point and East Intercourse Island), Dampier town and connection into Water Corporation’s West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme (WPWSS). The desalination plant may be delivered in stages up to a... Read more...

Gnarabup Tourism Development – Resort and Beach Village

Last updated: February 10, 2023

Saracen Properties Pty Ltd (representing 5 Star Margaret River Pty Ltd and The Beach Village Pty Ltd) proposes to develop various lots along Wallcliffe Road Gnarabup for a 121 room five star resort, and beach village comprising of short-stay accommodation, residential dwellings and commercial premises. The proposal development envelope is 8.11 hectares. The proposal is located on the western side of Wallcliffe Road, Gnarabup Beach. Following the seven day public comment period and consideration... Read more...

Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: November 8, 2022

Sheffield Resources Limited is seeking approval to develop the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project located on the Dampier Peninsula, approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Derby, Western Australia. The proposal is for a mineral sands operation with an estimated 40 year life of mine. Mineral product will be mined from the Thunderbird Deposit and processed onsite before being transported by road to the Derby Wharf for storage and subsequent export. Read more...

Jansz Feed Gas Pipeline Barrow Island Nature Reserve

Last updated: October 24, 2022

The Jansz feed gas pipeline is proposed to supply natural gas from the Jansz/Io field located in Commonwealth waters approximately 200km off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia and pipe it across the Barrow Island Nature Reserve to the Gorgon Gas Treatment Plant on Barrow Island. Read more...

Proposed Browse to NWS Development

Last updated: October 12, 2022

Woodside Energy Ltd has provided a combined document that relates to both its Commonwealth referral (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999) and State referral (Environmental Protection Act 1986). The component within State Waters includes drilling and completion, installation, commissioning, operation, well repair and workover and decommissioning of subsea wells and associated infrastructure located in Western Australian State waters, to extract hydrocarbons from the Torosa reservoir... Read more...

Ocean Barramundi Expansion Project

Last updated: October 6, 2022

Marine Produce Australia propose to expand its barramundi farm operations to 13 sites spread across the Buccaneer Archipelago, in the Kimberley region. The total development envelope for the 13 leases is 1213 hectares. The proposed expansion will be staged over a 10-year period. Each stage consists of the construction of one nursery site, supplying 4–5 ocean-based lease areas, each of which will contain 12 sea-cages. The maximum standing biomass per lease area is up to 4500 tonnes. The total... Read more...

Eglinton Beach Proposal (s. 46)

Last updated: August 29, 2022

The proposal is for the development of residential, commercial and public open space land uses, a single entrance marina and the management of conservation areas on Lot 5000 and Part Lot 5001 Pipidinny Road and Part Lot 9005 Marmion Ave, Eglinton. The EPA's report on the assessment was published as Bulletin 500, and Ministerial Statement 150 was published on 8 July 1991. In March 2013, Eglinton Estates Pty Ltd wrote to the EPA requesting minor amendments to the existing Implementation... Read more...

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