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Last updated: December 27, 1989
Increased trade and associated shipping within the Port of Geraldton has created a demand for addional land adjacent to the harbour area. In response to this demand, the Port of Geraldton proposes to reclaim a 5 ha area in the existing fishing boat harbour, within the Inner Harbour. Associated with this reclamation activity would be the breaching of the outer breakwater and dredging of a channel to create a new entrance to the fishing boat harbour. The Port Authority also proposes to extend the... Read more...Last updated: December 27, 1989
AMC Mineral Sands Ltd, the mineral sands division of Renison Goldfields Consolidated Limited, proposes to expand its synthetic rutile plant on the Narngulu Industrial Estate located 11 km south-east of Geraldton. After expansion, the synthetic rutile plant will occupy some 47 hectares of the 465 hectare Estate. The expansion will increase synthetic rutile production from 112,500 to 260,000 tonnes per annum. This expansion arises from an increased demand for the synthetic rutile product. Read more...Last updated: December 20, 1989
The proposal is to drill an exploratory oil well at a site 6 km offshore from the mouth of the Ashburton River and 20 km west of Onslow. Drilling is expected to begin in December 1989 and will take about three weeks to complete. The proposed site lies within a Special Protection Locality in water about 10 m deep. The Ashburton River delta is regarded as being environmentally sensitive because of the presence of mangrove stands. As well, islands, fringing corals, and seagrass meadows nearby have... Read more...Last updated: November 22, 1989
The proposal is to mine and process ore from the supergene/basement deposits at the Boddington Goldmine. The supergene orebody is that zone of mineralisation which lies at the interface of the weathered oxide zone and the fresh basement rock. Standard open cut methods, as currently employed for the oxide ore mining operation, will be utilised to mine the deeper supergene and basement ores. The supergene and some basement ores contain copper mineralisation which can interfere with the existing... Read more...Last updated: November 16, 1989
The proposal is to develop an area adjacent to Herdsman Lake known as Glendalough Open Space for local open space purposes. The development concept for Glendalough Open Space consists of two small shallow lakes in a parkland to be filled and landscaped. Development will involve excavation of the lakes, removal of underlying sand, backfilling of the lakes with peat to achieve a finished depth of 1 metre in summer, creation of parkland areas and mounding along Jon Sanders Drive, and planting of... Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1989
Northcorp Limited, the proponent, proposes to redevelop 42 ha of land bounded by Collier Road and Railway Parade, Bassendean and a small wedge of land bounded by Scadden and Iolanthe Streets for subdivision as a commercial and industrial park. Read more...Last updated: October 11, 1989
The proposal is to extend AMC Mineral Sands' existing heavy mineral sand mining operation. The proposed extension is 5 km west of the existing operation at Eneabba, which lies 250 km north of Perth. Expansion of the mining operation will necessitate an expansion of the existing dry processing plant at Narngulu near Geraldton. lt is proposed to mine 200 million tonnes of ore over a 14 year period, resulting in a 40% increase in production at the Eneabba operations. Mining of the deposit... Read more...Last updated: October 4, 1989
Pursuant to Section 46(1) of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, , the Minister for Environment has requested the Environmental Protection Authority to inquire and report on the suggestion that Condition 1, point 1 of Ministerial Statement 33 , which requires that the proponent carry out its manufacturing process between the hours of 6.00 am and 10.00 am, be changed so that the hours of operation are between 6.00 am and 10.00 pm. Read more...Last updated: September 29, 1989
The Department of Defence proposes to develop additional naval facilities on Garden Island, comprising Stage 2 and Stage 3 of the long term development program for HMAS Stirling. Read more...Last updated: September 26, 1989
Sunland Pty Ltd has proposed the development of a golf course and residential estate on Murray Location 17, immediately adjacent to and south of, the existing Murray Lakes Canal Development in the Shire of Murray. Read more...Last updated: September 18, 1989
Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd has submitted a proposal to mine a deposit of mineral sands approximately 5km to the east of Busselton, near the junction of Vasse and Bussell Highways. Read more...Last updated: August 28, 1989
The proposal is for an intensive ten-month programme aimed at total eradication of the limited infestation of Queensland fruit fly in the Perth metropolitan area. The proposed eradication programme is based on baits formulated with either male only or combined male and female lures and containing between 1 and 2 g of the insecticide malathion, followed by a strategic release of sterile male fruit flies. Urgent implementation of the eradication programme is proposed to avoid the spread of this... Read more...Last updated: August 7, 1989
The proposal is to subdivide land on West Parade, South Guildford adjacent to the Helena River and west of the Rosehill Country Club, and is currently zoned Rural. The northern portion of the land is affected by System 6 Recommendation M33 (Helena River Guildford to Darlington) and is reserved for Parks and Recreation in the Metropolitan Region Scheme. The proposal is to subdivide the land to create approximately 14 rural/residential lots no smaller than 4,000 m 2 and cede 8.26 hectares (53% of... Read more...Last updated: July 15, 1989
Proposal by Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd to double the size of its existing sodium cyanide plant at Kwinana to a capacity of 30,000 tonnes of sodium cyanide per annum and to use existing rail/road routes to transport it as a 30% solution to gold mines in the state. Read more...Last updated: July 12, 1989
Argyle Diamond Mines Pty Ltd has submitted a proposal to recommence the mining of alluvial diamonds from Smoke and Limestone Creeks within its Argyle mining lease. The project is expected to process about 5 million tonnes of gravel for a return of approximately 5.3 million carats over a three year period, beginning about July 1989. Read more...Last updated: June 27, 1989
Minora Resources NL has submitted a proposal to drill a third exploration oil well in its lease, EP 325, Exmouth Gulf. The well is located 13 km south east of the town of Exmouth. Minora propose to use a jack-up rig and drilling would take about 24 days to complete. Drilling is proposed during the winter of 1989. Read more...Last updated: June 26, 1989
The State Planning Commission has proposed an amendment to the Metropolitan Regional Scheme (MRS) to create the reserve for the Kwinana Freeway extension from Thomas Road to the southern boundary of the Metropolitan Region, north east of Mandurah. Read more...Last updated: May 15, 1989
Proposal to undertake a seismic survey in an area which partially overlaps the south-eastern corner of Cape Range National Park. The proposal involves 12.9 km of seismic survey in the National Park using the vibroseis technique. This would require some ground disturbance, primarily by walking a bulldozer along the survey lines with its blade raised in order to press the vegetation down rather than clearing it. Three 50 m drill holes would be required but no drilling mud or additives would be... Read more...Last updated: May 3, 1989
In November 1987 the TiO 2 Corporation submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority an ERMP describing a proposal which included the establishment of a mineral sands dry separation plant at a site just north of Muchea on the Brand Highway. The EPA assessed that proposal subject to the implementation of several commitments and recommendations (EPA Bulletin 330, March 1988) and found it environmentally acceptable. Subsequently the proponent submitted a proposal for the establishment of a... Read more...