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Last updated: April 9, 2025
The Robe Mesa Iron Ore Project is a greenfield operation located within the Robe Valley Channel Iron Deposits, adjoining Rio Tinto’s Mesa F deposit, in the West Pilbara of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ashburton, approximately 180 kilometres from the town of Onslow. The proposal involves above water table open pit mining with a total disturbance of 270 hectares of native vegetation within a 903 hectare development envelope. The proposal includes a dry crush and screen processing plant... Read more...Last updated: February 12, 2025
Cougar Sand Supplies propose to extend their existing sand and limestone quarry over a period of 10 – 15 years. The quarry is located approximately 7.7 kilometres northeast of the Preston Beach townsite in the Shire of Waroona. The proposal is adjacent to the Myalup State Forest and is within an exclusion area under, State Planning Policy 2.4 - Planning for Basic Raw Materials, . Infrastructure from the existing quarry including a bore, access roads and a mobile crushing and screening plant... Read more...Last updated: November 21, 2024
Proposal by the Water Corporation to renew a groundwater licence to continue abstraction from the Millstream aquifer of 6 gigalitres per annum (GL/a). The Water Corporation hold an existing temporary groundwater licence to abstract 3GL/a from the Millstream aquifer until February 2027 (GWL205069), enabling combined abstraction of up to 9GL/a. The referrer of the proposal contends that this significantly exceeds the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s sustainable limit of 6 GL/a,... Read more...Last updated: February 21, 2022
The City of Canning proposes to extend Southern Link Road by 0.45 kilometres to provide a connection between Grey Street and Gerard Street. The proposal is aligned along the eastern boundary of Carousel Swamp; a Conservation Category Wetland which contains the Shrublands and Woodlands on Muchea Limestone Swan Coastal Plain Threatened Ecological Community. The total extent of the proposed development envelope is 1.15 ha. Read more...Last updated: December 1, 2021
The Department of Transport is proposing to construct a safe and accessible boating facility at the existing boat ramp site at Entrance Point, Broome. The proposal is located within the existing Port of Broome port limits, approximately 350 metres south-west of the previously assessed Kimberley Marine Offloading Facility. The proposal includes construction of a boat ramp, two finger jetties, two groynes, an offshore breakwater and associated terrestrial public amenity infrastructure. Piling... Read more...Last updated: September 28, 2021
Ietto Farms proposes to extract sand and limestone from Lots 1498 and 1504 Finn Road, Myalup in the Shire of Harvey. The original extractive industry licence for this proposal expired in July 2014. The proposal would extract sand and limestone from the site, to facilitate road construction projects throughout the southwest of Western Australia. The proposal is located adjacent to Lake Preston, a conservation category wetland and RAMSAR listed wetland. The proposal would require the clearing of... Read more...Last updated: July 29, 2021
The proponent is proposing to develop the remainder of Part Lot 420, Yangebup Road, Yangebup for educational purposes; the site contains an existing school and church. The development envelope for the proposal is 2.63 hectares (ha) and contains 2.07 ha of native vegetation. This vegetation is proposed to be cleared for the proposal which includes buildings, an access road, carpark and recreation areas. Read more...Last updated: November 26, 2019
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has referred the Greater Enfield Tieback Project – Exmouth Gulf Shipping Operations on behalf of Woodside Energy Ltd (the proponent) for environmental impact assessment under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. CCWA are concerned about the likely environmental impacts as a result of these operations in the Gulf. Public comment on the referral are welcome and will be considered by the EPA., Referral, The Greater Enfield Tieback Project... Read more...