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Last updated: December 21, 1991
Proposal to remove an estimated 295,650 m 3 of sand from a pastured hill which runs east-west along the northern boundary of Lot 242 Corio Road, Pinjarra. Read more...Last updated: December 18, 1991
The proposal is to rezone Lot 1 Lakes Way, Jandakot to Special Residential and subdivide into 95 lots consisting of 90 lots from 2,000m 2 to 3,300m 2 , 1 lot of 8,000m 2 and 4 lots of 1ha along the Lakes Way frontage as a landscape buffer to the Special Rural zone. The development would be connected to deep sewerage and it is proposed to impose various land use controls on the development (including vegetation clearing controls) by the application of special provisions through the local Town... Read more...Last updated: December 10, 1991
Proposal to develop the Roller Oilfield within permit area TP/3 Part 1, specifically the drilling of a minimum of seven development wells from four monopod structures. Read more...Last updated: November 25, 1991
The proposal is to rezone, subdivide and develop land between Connolly Drive and the proposed alignment of the Mitchell Freeway, and north of Burns Beach Road for residential purposes. To enable Stage 2 to be developed for residential purposes, rezoning of the land to Urban and Urban Development in the Metropolitan Region Scheme and the City of Wanneroo's Town Planning Scheme respectively, and subsequent subdivision and development approval is required. Read more...Last updated: November 14, 1991
This proposal is one of a group of applications for mineral exploration tenements for which a formal level of assessment was set by the Environmental Protection Authority under the Government's former policy (known as "Balancing the Scales", 1988) on exploration in environmentally sensitive areas. The former policy has now been replaced by a new policy entitled "Resolution of Conflict - A Clear Policy for National Parks", 1990. The Environmental Protection Authority... Read more...Last updated: November 12, 1991
Bunbury Port Authority proposes to extend the Inner Harbour at Bunbury by dredging a strip of land to the south-east of the existing basin, to allow for two additional ship berths and associated on shore facilities. The dredged spoil would be used to complete the filling of partially filled areas, to make them suitable in accordance with current zonings for bulk storage and port related activities. Dredging would be undertaken by a cutter suction dredge to a depth of 12.2m. Material would be... Read more...Last updated: November 1, 1991
The proposal includes the following major elements: a 17 metre high homogeneous earth fill embankment; an embankment crest length of approximately 190 metres; a capacity at full supply level (87 metres AHD) of approximately 1,500,000 cubic metres; a surface area at full supply level of approximately 28 ha; a pump off take within the Margaret River and pipeline to the dam located along existing tracks; relocation of Rosa Brook Road close to the limit of the Brook's catchment; and possible... Read more...Last updated: November 1, 1991
The proposal by the Shire of Murray is to amend its Town Planning Scheme to allow additional uses in the existing Special Use zone, Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 Douglas Piace Barragup. The site is within the area defined as the Peel-Harvey Coastal Catchment by the Minister for the Environment. Read more...Last updated: November 1, 1991
Proposal to establish a cereal straw and waste paper pulp and paper mill near Moora in the Central Midlands district of Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1991
Western Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) is operator for the participants in Exploration Permit No. TP/3 Part 1. WAPET has already drilled some 18 wells within the Permit Area, has developed the Saladin, Cowle and Yammaderry oilfields and is currently seeking approval to develop the Roller Oilfield. Over the next five year period, WAPET proposes to drill a further four to twelve exploratory wells within Permit Area TP/3 Part 1. Read more...Last updated: October 24, 1991
The land known as the Glencoe property is located within the Shire of Gingin approximately 16 kilometres west of Gingin on the Gingin Brook Road and totals 1,526 hectares of Rural zoned land. The property comprises 12 separate locations ranging in size from approximately 16 hectares to 1,103 hectares. While three of the existing southern locations have gazetted and constructed road frontage, the balance of the locations do not have frontage to a dedicated road system. Also, the proponent... Read more...Last updated: October 10, 1991
The Environmental Protection Authority has assessed a proposal to grant exploration licences 74/123,74/124 and 74/126. The licence area is along the south coast, near Munglinup, west of Esperance. The application impinges on a proposed nature reserve, as described in the Environmental Protection Authority's Red Book Recommendation 3.10, and other existing nature reserves. Exploration licence 74/123 covers a flora and fauna conservation reserve (C32339), two recreation reserves (C32337,... Read more...Last updated: October 7, 1991
The Environmental Protection Authority has assessed a proposal to grant exploration licences 63/280 and 63/281, in the Dalyup area, west of Esperance. The application impinges on a proposed nature reserve, as described in the Environmental Protection Authority's Red Book Recommendation 3.10, and other existing nature reserves. Read more...Last updated: October 2, 1991
Inquiry under s46 into a request a change to condition relating to timing of preparation of an Environmental Protection Policy. lt is now proposed to extend the target date as set in condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 55 for the preparation of a draft Environmental Protection Policy, from the 31 December, 1989 to the 4 June, 1990., Note:, No Ministerial Statement found, but subsequent Statement 313 notes that the conditions set on 3 January 1989 (Ministerial Statement 55) were amended on 2... Read more...Last updated: September 24, 1991
The proponents, the City of Cockburn, propose to duplicate a section of Farrington Road, approximately 450 m long from just west of Murdoch drive to approximately 150 m west of Bibra Drive to increase the number of lanes from two to four. The work will be carried out within the existing road reserve with the new carriage way to be constructed to the north of the existing one. Read more...Last updated: September 12, 1991
Rhone-Poulenc Chimie Australia Pty Ltd (Rhone-Poulenc), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French company Rhone-Poulenc Chimie, operates a Gallium Plant at Pinjarra, 88km south of Perth. The Gallium Plant site has been developed on a 20 ha area within its 500 ha property. Recently, the plant was put on care and maintenance due to an over-supply of gallium on the world market. The company proposes to use a small portion of the site to establish a chemical batching and packaging plant in which it... Read more...Last updated: September 12, 1991
Deras (Australia) Pty Ltd (Deras) proposes to establish and operate a 'wet-blue' tannery within the Shire of West Arthur, approximately 14 km north-east of Darkan. The facility would tan up to 220,000 cattle hides per annum using conventional tanning procedures. Hides would be mainly purchased from abattoirs in the south-west. The site would include a receival yard, a parking area, process building (including storage and office areas), a water reservoir and a wastewater treatment and... Read more...Last updated: August 29, 1991
The proposal has changed since it was first referred to the Authority. The original proposal was for up to 500,000 marron and some trout with a low water usage. The waste water was to be discharged to a windbreak around the property consisting of 1,100 Casuarina trees. The proponent now proposes to install sufficient tanks for breeding and grow-out of 5,000 marron as stage one of the proposal and then annually increase the system to a total of between 200,000 to 300,000 marron. A biological... Read more...Last updated: August 29, 1991
The Peel-Harvey estuarine system is badly degraded. The system shows signs of severe eutrophication (nutrient enrichment), which results in excessive algal growth. The algae live on the nutrients, and multiply rapidly, stifling life in the Estuary in warmer weather. The algae accumulate on the shores of the Estuary and rot, causing odour problems, polluting the shore, and killing wildlife and fish. This results in a significant reduction in the recreational, environmental, social and economic... Read more...Last updated: August 27, 1991
The Environmental Protection Authority has assessed a proposal to explore for minerals, under exploration licence 70/647, an area north of Eneabba and east of Arrowsmith. The application impinges on a proposed nature reserve, Red Book Recommendation 5.7. Read more...