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East Spar Off-Shore Gas Field Development Varanus Island, North West Shelf

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...

Bluewaters Power Station Expansion - Phase III and Phase IV (s46)

Last updated: May 1, 2015

The proposal is for the construction and operation of two nominal 229 Megawatt (208 Megawatt net sent-out) subcritical coal-fired base-load generation plants (i.e. Bluewaters Power Station Phases III and IV) on a site adjacent to the existing Bluewaters Phase I and Phase II generating plants located approximately 4.5 kilometres north-east of Collie. The proposal is further documented in Ministerial Statement 837 and EPA Report 1349 . This assessment deals with a request for a change to the Time... Read more...

Yellowfin Tuna Aquaculture Trial, Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (s46) [1932]

Last updated: January 25, 2013

The implementation of a three year, pilot scale Mulloway (, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, ) and Yellowtail Kingfish (, Seriola lalandi, ) seacage aquaculture trial in the Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (approximately 75 kilometres west of Geraldton), as documented in schedule 1 of Ministerial Statement 649 . Inquiry into request under section 46 for extension of time limit. Read more...

Eglinton Beach Proposal (s46)

Last updated: February 9, 2015

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...

Port Geographe Development coastal structures, City of Busselton (s46)

Last updated: November 26, 2014

The proposal is for the construction of coastal structures to establish a harbour entrance to the Port Geographe Development with reduced trapping of seagrass wrack, 3 kilometres east of the town of Busselton. Inquiry under s46 regarding a review of the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 391 . 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...

Bunbury Berth 14A Expansion Project

Last updated: December 6, 2016

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...

Cape Preston East – Multi-Commodity Export Facility

Last updated: November 12, 2018

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore export facility at Cape Preston East in the Pilbara region of WA. Read more...

Yellowfin Tuna Aquaculture Trial, Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (s46) [2015]

Last updated: December 4, 2014

The proposal is for a three year, pilot scale Mulloway (, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, ) and Yellowtail Kingfish (, Seriola lalandi, ) seacage aquaculture trial in the Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (approximately 75 kilometres west of Geraldton). Inquiry under section 46 in response to a request for extension of timeframe for substantial commencement - condition 4 - Ministerial Statement 649 . Read more...

Yellowfin Tuna Aquaculture Trial, Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands

Last updated: February 25, 2008

The implementation of a one-year, pilot scale yellowfin tuna seacage aquaculture trial in the Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (approximately 75 kilometres west of Geraldton). Read more...

Balla Balla Export Facilities

Last updated: September 9, 2013

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore export facility at Balla Balla midway between Port Hedland and Karratha, northwest of Whim Creek in the Pilbara region of WA. Read more...

Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct

Last updated: December 21, 2016

Note: In the matter of The Wilderness Society of WA (Inc) –v- Minister for Environment [2013] WASC, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found the Minister’s agreement decision invalid because the EPA’s decision to report was invalid., The proposal is a strategic environmental assessment for a common user LNG hub precinct for future Browse Basin gas processing in the 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...

Dampier Marine Services Facility

Last updated: June 30, 2011

The proposal is to expand existing wharf facilities to increase storage capacity and improve the efficiency of Dampier's port in general. The expansion involves the construction of a land-backed wharf, 300m jetty, lay down areas, access road and associated infrastructure. The wharf and lay down area would be constructed using reclaimed material from the dredging required to improve the approach and berthing channels. Read more...

Ammonium Nitrate Production Expansion Project: Phase 2, Kwinana

Last updated: August 13, 2018

The proposal is to expand CSBP's Kwinana Ammonium Nitrate Production Facility (ANPF) by incorporating additional components into the existing facility and re-engineering (debottlenecking) some existing components in order to increase ammonium nitrate production capacity from 520,000 tpa to 936,000 tpa. Read more...

Multi-user Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility

Last updated: January 31, 2017

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...

Transitional Development of Cone Bay Marine Tropical Finfish Aquaculture Venture, Aquaculture Licence 1465, Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Last updated: January 5, 2012

The proposal is to increase production of barramundi from 1000 tpa to 2000 tpa at its sea cage aquaculture site in Cone Bay which is located approximately 215 km north north east of Broome in the Buccaneer Archipelago and forms part of the Yampi Sound in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The proponent has a 21 year Aquaculture Lease (AL0020) over its existing aquaculture site (Aquaculture Licence No. 1465) which is approximately 700 hectares. Read more...

Port Hedland Outer Harbour Development

Last updated: February 28, 2012

The proposal is to construct and operate the Outer Harbour Development which includes landside and marine infrastructure for the handling and export of iron ore from BHPBIO’s operations. The Boodarie stockyard infrastructure will supply an overland conveyor to a transfer pad located to the west of the existing Finucane Island facilities. A piled jetty will transfer ore material to the ship loaders located at the piled wharf. Read more...

Cape Riche Seawater Desalination Plant

Last updated: July 19, 2012

The proposal is for a desalination plant located approximately five kilometres (km) west of Cape Riche, and approximately 19 km from the nearest town of Wellstead. The desalination plant would be based on reverse osmosis technology. A seawater intake and pump station would be located 500 m east of Cheyne Inlet, and a brine outfall would be located on the south side of Cape Riche. Pipelines and infrastructure would be also constructed. Read more...

South West Creek Dredging and Reclamation Proposal

Last updated: November 8, 2013

The proposal involves the dredging of not more than 14.2 million cubic metres (Mm 3 ) of material for eight new berth pockets, a turning circle and a link to the existing shipping channel. The proposal also involves the construction of two new land based dredge management areas (DMMAs). Dredged material will be disposed offshore at an existing disposal ground in Commonwealth waters and the new and existing DMMAs. Read more...

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