This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: October 11, 2009
The proposal is to extend Roe Highway from South Street in Canning Vale to connect to Kwinana Freeway in Leeming over a distance of approximately 4.5 km. The highway is planned as a four-lane dual carriageway (two lanes in each direction), with provision for future upgrading to three lanes in each direction. The land required for any future upgrading will be provided in the median strip. The total footprint of the project area represents 62 hectares (ha). Approximately 53.9 ha of this area will... Read more...Last updated: April 28, 2009
The proponent proposes to mine up to 10.1 Mtpa of magnetite ore to produce 6 Mtpa of ore concentrate over a 15 year mine life. The magnetite concentrate would be conveyed to Port Hedland from the mine via a 110 km slurry pipeline located alongside the existing Pilbara Energy Pipeline (PEPL). The concentrate would be dewatered at a purpose-built facility located at Utah Point in the Port Hedland Port area, prior to shipping overseas, where it would be used predominantly in steel manufacture. Read more...Last updated: December 17, 2008
The proposal is to develop a new iron ore mine approximately 60 kilometres west-north-west of Tom Price and 25 kilometres south-west of the existing Brockman 2 mine. The major components of the project include: Three new mine pits- with approximately 20% of the orebody occurring below the water table; Dry processing plant- including crushers, overland conveyor and screens; this will be located to the north of the pits running east/west to the rail loop; Associated mine infrastructure- this... Read more...Last updated: September 24, 2007
The proposed Peel Deviation project involves the construction of 52.1 km of dual carriageway freeway-standard highway from the future freeway link north of Mandurah to the existing Perth-Bunbury Highway (Old Coast Road) at Lake Clifton. Read more...Last updated: June 29, 2006
The proponent proposes to construct and operate a number of looping sections adjacent (and connected) to the existing underground gas transmission pipeline within the DBNGP corridor. There are nine separate looping sections proposed from CS 1 south of Karratha, to CS 9, north of Gingin. Looping is a process of duplicating an existing pipeline between compressor stations for a certain distance. Once the specified distance is reached, it then ties back to the parallel pipeline. This design... Read more...Last updated: January 25, 2006
Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA), propose to construct an On-ramp from Abernethy Road to Tonkin Highway, Kewdale. This report provides the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA’s) advice and recommendations as required by Section 44 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to the Minister for the Environment, on the environmental factors relevant to the proposal. Read more...Last updated: March 4, 2005
The proposal is to construct and operate the South West Metropolitan Railway from Perth to Mandurah. The proposal includes the establishment of rail infrastructure between Perth and Mandurah with the northern section of the line running from the Perth Central Business District to Anketell tunnel via the Kwinana Freeway. South of the Anketell tunnel, the proposed railway passes through the local government areas of the Town of Kwinana, the City of Rockingham and the City of Mandurah, and... Read more...Last updated: July 8, 2004
The proposal is to construct an international standard motorsports complex in Picton, near Bunbury. This comprises a racing circuit, pit area, rally and off-road testing facility, grandstand, control centre, and associated roads and car parks. It is intended that accommodation and a racing technology park will be constructed at a later date. However, these will be subject to separate assessment, as will the use of the complex for other purposes, such as concerts. Read more...Last updated: June 25, 2004
Proposal by the Water Corporation to construct a Water Treatment Plant in Mundaring and Water Storage Tanks in Sawyers Valley. Read more...Last updated: December 20, 2002
The proposal is for construction and operation of a methanol plant of 1.05 million tonnes per annum (Mt/a) nominal capacity, at Withnell East industrial area on the Burrup Peninsula The proposal includes the installation of a gas supply pipeline, product pipeline, seawater supply pipeline and wastewater discharge pipeline to be situated in infrastructure corridors for which the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MPR) will be proponent. The plant footprint will occupy approximately... Read more...Last updated: November 14, 2001
The proposed airport will be located in a site approximately 12 km north-east of Broome townsite. The proposal involves the construction of one main runway, parallel taxiway, turning nodes, apron parking, general aviation parking, maintenance and storage hangers and fuel storage. It also includes domestic and international terminals, land-side and airside commercial activities and a short future parallel runway for light aircraft. Read more...Last updated: April 19, 2000
Inquiry under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to extend the time limit of the environmental approval for the Great Eastern Highway Northam bypass. Read more...Last updated: April 4, 2000
The proposal is to construct and operate an extension to the Bibra Lake Main Sewer. Read more...Last updated: October 29, 1999
Proposal to redevelop the Harvey and Stirling Reservoir system in order to divert an additional quantity of water from the Harvey Basin for the Perth Metropolitan Water Supply Scheme (PMWSS). The proposal involves the construction of a new pipeline from Harris Sam to Stirling Reservoir to enable transfer of water. Read more...Last updated: June 4, 1999
The Western Australian Planning Commission proposes to rezone the majority of the Forrestfield Marshalling Yards to "Industrial" from the current Metropolitan Region Scheme reservation of "Railways" and to relocate the "Important Regional Road" (Dundas Road) to a site within the Forrestfield Marshalling Yards. Read more...Last updated: February 17, 1999
The scope and objectives of the East Gnangara Environmental Water Provisions Plan encompassed a number of factors, including: identification of ecosystem components with high environmental and social values, determination of environmental water requirements (EWRs) and EWPs for each ecosystem component, determination of quantity of water available for public and private groundwater abstraction, computer modelling of differing abstraction scenarios to model likely impact of groundwater... Read more...Last updated: July 15, 1997
Main Roads of Western Australia has proposed to build further portions of the Roe Highway from Welshpool Road, Beckenham to South Street, Canning Vale. Main Roads has indicated that Roe Highway will provide access to areas of manufacturing concentration and access to the termini of National Highways, airports, ports, freight forwarding centres and major rail heads. In summary, Roe Highway along with Reid and Tonkin Highways, will join other arterial roads to provide easy access to these... Read more...Last updated: November 6, 1996
The proposal is to dredge two channels to connect the Swan River with an internal artificial water body. Construction of the channel will involve: dredging of one 15m wide, 1 m deep channel through the System 6 area and near shore sandbars at the northern end of the wetland; the excavation of a 55m wide channel to -2.5m AHD, through the southern end of the tip site; plus the dredging of a 320m long, 55m wide navigation channel to -2.5m AHD through river shallows to connect with the main deep... Read more...Last updated: August 3, 1995
The proposal is for a bypass road around the urban areas of Busselton. The selected alignment has the potential for significant impacts on the Broadwater wetland suite, which has been recommended for conservation of its natural values in Recommendation 1.2 of the System One report (Environmental Protection Authority, 1973). Currently, all major roads servicing the region converge on Busselton and pass through the centre of the town as Bussell Highway. The Shire of Busselton and Main Roads... Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1994
An alignment for the Perth-Darwin National Highway from Reid Highway to Muchea and a future public transport corridor have been included by the State Planning Commission in a major amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme for the North East Metropolitan Corridor (Amendment No. 950/33). The amendment proposes to reserve land necessary to accommodate the future highway and an adjacent public transit corridor. In view of the environmental issues associated with the highway proposal, the... Read more...