Turkey Point Access Road and Bridge

Project
Proponent
Southern Ports Authority
Proposal description

The Proposal is to develop a new bridge with a single lane dual carriage road and dual use path over the Preston River, to Turkey Point, Bunbury, Western Australia.  

The Proposal requires a disturbance footprint of 9.59 ha within the overall Proposal Development Envelope (DE) of 11.34 ha.

Subtropical Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Threatened Ecological Community (VT03 and VT04) is present within the Proposal DE and will require clearing of approximately 1.36 ha. 1.22 ha has been identified as potential foraging habitat for Black Cockatoos and 0.03 ha identified as potential Black Cockatoo breeding habitat. 

Two (2) registered Aboriginal heritage sites are known to occur within the Proposal DE. Acid sulphate soil (ASS) risk mapping over the Proposal DE indicating the Proposal is within an area that has a high to moderate risk of ASS.

Proposal Content Document
Proposal Content Document - March 2025.pdf (PDF, 718.71 KB)
Assessment Number
2275
Region
South West
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Utilities
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral
Turkey Point Access Bridge
Referral documentation
Referral Form.pdf (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Supporting Document.pdf (PDF, 5.83 MB)
Supporting Document - Appendices.pdf (PDF, 6.28 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Additional Assessment Information
Extract of determination
Turkey Point Access Road and Bridge (PDF, 284.52 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published
3. Assessment
Request for further information
Date
File upload
Turkey Point Access Road and Bridge - Notice requiring information for assessment - 150121 (PDF, 240.26 KB)
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation
App A - Preliminary design.pdf (PDF, 13.49 MB)
App B - Tidal innudation report.pdf (PDF, 12.21 MB)
App C - DWER contaminated sites database.pdf (PDF, 400.65 KB)
App D - Ecological Investigations.pdf (PDF, 19.71 MB)
App E - GHG assessment.pdf (PDF, 207.14 KB)
App F - EPBC Protected Matters.pdf (PDF, 235.91 KB)
Offset Strategy Turkey Point.pdf (PDF, 4.76 MB)
Turkey Point Access Road & Bridge Updated Referral Document & Additional Info.pdf (PDF, 4.86 MB)
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation)
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice
CMS17872 - S43A Notice - 201021.pdf (PDF, 1.22 MB)
Date of approval s. 43A
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1719
EPA Report
EPA Report 1719 - Turky Point Access Road and Bridge - assessment report.pdf (PDF, 1.17 MB)
Key Environmental Factors
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Statement 1192.pdf (PDF, 1.33 MB)
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 1192 - Amendments to introduction, condition 1, figure and schedule 1. Change to statement approved under s. 45C on 5 September 2024.

Attachment 2 to Statement 1192 – Amendments to condition 1 (figure and schedule 1), condition 3-4 and the addition of a definition for Temporary construction causeway.  Changes to statement approved under s. 45C on 17 March 2025

Attachments
Attachment 1 - Summary of Reasons.pdf (PDF, 571.29 KB)
Attachment 2 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf (PDF, 199.05 KB)
Date of approval s. 45C
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