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Last updated: October 2, 2025
The proposal is to construct and operate a new multi-use entertainment and sporting precinct at Burswood Park. The precinct will include: a new outdoor amphitheatre for live music and other events; a multi-use track for motor racing (including a one 3-day Supercars event per year), cycling and community sport; a multi-use event building, incorporating function facilities, meeting rooms and event spaces; and enhanced transport and connectivity links with Optus Stadium and the wider Burswood Park... Read more...Last updated: October 1, 2025
The proposal involves the development and operation of the Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine (HD4), located in the Pilbara region in the shire of East Pilbara. It includes the development and operation of an above and below the water table greenfields iron ore mine and associated infrastructure. Ore from the HD4 proposal would be transported via a new railway to existing rail infrastructure near the existing Hope Downs 1 Iron Ore Mine then to port facilities on the coast. The mine would operate... Read more...Last updated: September 30, 2025
The Proposal is located 210 km south of Port Hedland and 180 km north west of Newman in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The Proposal includes and is not limited to the following: The development of a series of above and below water table mine pits; Dry ore crushing and screening plant(s); Groundwater abstraction for construction, water supply (for the mine and all associated infrastructure) and for the dewatering to facilitate the recovery of ore below water table in the mine pits;... Read more...Last updated: September 24, 2025
Proposal by Woodside Energy Ltd to develop infrastructure to transport, inject and permanently sequester up to 14,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per day into the Calliance Storage Formation at an expected annual average injection rate of 3-4 million tonnes per annum. Calliance is an underground, rock formation located offshore, 4 km below the seabed and about 425 km north of Broome. The CO 2 would originate from the proposed Browse to North West Shelf Project which proposes to produce... Read more...Last updated: September 23, 2025
The proposal includes the expansion of a mineral sands mine including mine pits with dewatering to facilitate dry mining techniques. Existing processing facilities, services and support infrastructure will be utilised. Mine voids will be progressively backfilled with sand and clay tailings and rehabilitated to pre-disturbance landuse (i.e. pasture). Read more...Last updated: September 19, 2025
The Mid West Ports Authority is proposing marine infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Geraldton. The Proposal has a disturbance footprint of up to 38 hectares (ha), of which 17 ha is a new footprint and 21 ha the existing port, within a 75 ha development envelope. The Proposal is a significant amendment to the Geraldton Port Enhancement Project and Preparatory Works for the Town Beach Foreshore Redevelopment (Original Proposal) (Ministerial statement 600), and consists of: dredging and land... Read more...Last updated: September 19, 2025
The proposal is for a solar salt field that produces crystalline salt by evaporating seawater pumped from Beadon Creek, near the town of Onslow in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Ministerial Statements 168, 401 and 451 are now superseded. Read more...Last updated: September 16, 2025
Changes to condition 9 in order to remove prescriptive rehabilitation criteria related to the rehabilitation of the proposal. Condition 9 of Ministerial Statement 708 is deleted and replaced with Ministerial Statement 1256. Read more...Last updated: September 15, 2025
The Proposal is to extend and redevelop the existing Army Groyne into a barge operations facility in South Thomson Bay at Wadjemup / Rottnest Island. The Proposal includes: Dredging for the purpose of construction for a breakwater/laydown area and for a barge turning circle. Use of dredge spoil for re-use as reclamation to create a laydown area. Extension of the existing Army Groyne to create a breakwater. Barge landing ramp. Ferry berth. Small craft landing facility. Fuel storage and... Read more...Last updated: September 15, 2025
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation is proposing to develop the Baru-Marnda Renewable Energy Project, approximately 50 km south of Karratha, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal is located on Yindjibarndi Ngurra country where Yindjibarndi People hold exclusive possession native title rights and interests. The proposal comprises 133 wind turbines and four solar array areas generating up to 1,000 and 500 Megawatts respectively. Other associated infrastructure includes battery... Read more...Last updated: September 15, 2025
To mine a series of open pits over approximately 25 kilometres, within the Cataby Mineral Sands Project located approximately 150 km north of Perth. Inquiry under s46 relating to Ministerial Statement 720 and EPA Report 1212 . Read more...Last updated: September 11, 2025
The proposal is for the extension of the existing Kwinana Swift Power Station (KSPS) to increase the site’s total generation capacity to 370 megawatts (MW). It involves the construction and operation of 250 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) and associated infrastructures. The existing KSPS units are not part of this proposal. The K2 power station would operate as a peaking power station, connecting into the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) to supply additional power during periods of peak... Read more...Last updated: September 10, 2025
Inquiry under s46 into the request for a number of substantial changes to the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project, located approximately 35 km east of Ravensthorpe, the subject of Ministerial Statement 509 . In summary, the proposed changes include: mining of additional ore reserves contained within the Shoemaker-Levy and Hale-Bopp deposits and a resulting increase in clearing within the Bandalup Corridor; changes to the processing of ore and the final product: a) deletion of nickel electrowinning,... Read more...Last updated: September 5, 2025
Crestlink Pty Ltd (formerly Kimberly technology solutions Pty Ltd) is referring the Cockatoo Island Multi-User Supply Base to develop an upgraded airfield, a wharf and an aftermarket subsea workshop as well as other related support infrastructure. The proposal is located on Cockatoo Island in the Shire of Derby. The proposal would include a loss of 0.54 hectares (ha) of hard coral and algae of which 0.3 ha is very sparse hard coral. The proposed new wharf would run parallel to the shoreline.... Read more...Last updated: September 5, 2025
DevelopmentWA is seeking to develop the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA) for the purpose of industrial and infrastructure development as a strategic proposal. The KSIA is located within the Shire of Harvey, 17 kilometres north of Bunbury. The KSIA key characteristics are: Development of the Kemerton Strategic industry Zone (Industry Core) which is approximately 2,024 hectares (ha). There is an approximate 50-year time period for development. Ultimate land use proposed is to be heavy... Read more...Last updated: September 3, 2025
Inquire into implementation Condition 9 (Quarantine Expert Panel) and Condition 15 (Marine Turtle Expert Panel) to ensure that they are effective and act as an independent advisory group for the Minister for Environment and the proponent on matters relating to terrestrial and marine quarantine and marine turtle monitoring and management. It is noted that a second Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-04-2023) has also been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to... Read more...Last updated: September 3, 2025
Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limited (the Proponent) proposes to develop the Winu Project (the Proposal). The Proposal is a new copper-gold mine located approximately 300 km south of Broome and 320 km east of Port Hedland in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia within both the Nyangumarta people’s and the Martu people’s Native Title Determination Areas. The Proposal conceptual footprint will require the clearing of up to 4,868 ha of native vegetation within a proposed 37,344 ha Development... Read more...Last updated: September 2, 2025
The Department of Transport is proposing to build a new boating facility about 300 metres south of Tantabiddi Creek, located in the Ningaloo Marine Park, the Jurabi Coastal Park and the Ningaloo Coast National and World Heritage Areas, near Exmouth. The proposed new facility would replace the existing boat ramp at Tantabiddi Creek, and involves: dredging of the harbour basin and entrance channel land reclamation and vegetation clearing construction of breakwaters, revetments, boat ramps,... Read more...Last updated: September 1, 2025
Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd (Talison) propose to expand the existing Greenbushes Lithium Mine that has been operating for over 30 years, to increase the production of spodumene ore and lithium mineral concentrate from the operation. This proposal is an expansion of the existing mining operation to incorporate: Construction of the S2 waste rock landform (WRL) as an expansion of the Floyds WRL. Construction and operation of the S8 WRL to the east of the existing proposal development... Read more...Last updated: August 28, 2025
Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd is seeking to extend the life of operations at Robe Valley, located 146 km southwest of Karratha, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal is a significant amendment to the Approved Proposals (MS 776, MS 1112 and MS 1141) and includes the development of new above and below water table iron ore deposits and associated activities to extend the life of the existing operations at Robe Valley. The proposal includes, but is not limited to: development of... Read more...