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Smiths Beach Project, Yallingup – Coastal Tourism Village

Last updated: February 11, 2025

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...

Gnarabup Tourism Development – Resort and Beach Village

Last updated: February 7, 2025

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...

Southern Forest Irrigation Scheme

Last updated: February 28, 2024

The, Southern Forest Irrigation Scheme, proposal involves taking water from the Donnelly River to irrigate land for horticultural and agricultural production in the southern forests region around Manjimup and Pemberton. The proposal is to construct and operate a water offtake (pump station) adjacent to the Donnelly River, a reservoir on Record Brook (a tributary of the Donnelly River), two header dams and a network of distribution water pipelines and associated infrastructure to supply water to... Read more...

Forest Management Plan 2024-2033

Last updated: November 30, 2023

The Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 (FMP 2024-2033) is a statutory plan for the management of approximately 2,522,000 hectares of land and waters vested in the Conservation and Parks Commission in the south-west of Western Australia, in accordance with the, Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, (CALM Act) to fulfil the statutory purposes for which that land is reserved. The proposal is to undertake a range of management activities, the most significant being conservation reserve creation... Read more...

Smiths Beach Development (S46) [2259]

Last updated: September 14, 2020

Change to condition 2-1 in order to extend the Time Limit for substantial commencement of the proposal. Read more...

Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport Expansion

Last updated: January 7, 2019

The City of Busselton currently operates the Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport (situated on Vasse Highway, Busselton) that allows for general aviation and closed charter fly-in fly-out operations. The City of Busselton is proposing to extend, widen and strengthen the existing runway and associated infrastructure of the Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport. This is a revised proposal to the current environmental approval under Ministerial Statement No. 1009. As a part of this... Read more...

Busselton Regional Aerodrome (s. 46) [2008]

Last updated: July 7, 2015

Inquiry under section 46 to change condition 4-1 - Ministerial Statement 901. Read more...

Busselton Regional Aerodrome (s46) [1918]

Last updated: February 7, 2012

Inquiry under s46 in regard to amendment of conditions of Ministerial Statement 0399 Busselton Regional Aerodrome. Read more...

Smiths Beach Development, Sussex Location 413 Yallingup

Last updated: June 15, 2010

The strategic proposal is to: extend the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park into the western part of Sussex Location 413; and develop the eastern part of Sussex Location 413 for tourism and residential purposes with associated public open space and foreshore reserves as generally depicted on the Development Guide Plan. Read more...

Proposed Forest Management Plan 2004-2013

Last updated: December 4, 2003

The Conservation Commission of Western Australia has prepared through the agency of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, a Proposed Forest Management Plan to apply to the Swan, South West and Warren Regions of the Department of Conservation and Land Management during 2004-2013. This is the EPA's assessment of the environmental factors relating to the proposed plan and the Authority's advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment. Read more...

Bunbury Harbour and City development - Marlston Hill site (s46)

Last updated: May 16, 1997

The proposal is to redevelop the Marlston Hill site north of the Bunbury CBD for residential purposes. The site has been used previously for industrial purposes including storage of petroleum products, railway workshops, a sewage treatment plant and grain storage facilities. This inquiry under s46 is related to the EPA's previous assessment of the Bunbury Harbour City Development authorised by Ministerial Statement 306 . Read more...

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