Project Proponent Wesfarmers Sugar Company Pty Ltd Marubeni Corporation and Water Corporation of Western Australia Proposal description The proposal is to develop a raw sugar industry on the Weaber, Keep River and Knox Creek Plains. The M2 Project is located near Kununurra within the Victoria-Bonaparte Biogeographic Region and the project area extends over approximately 76,000 ha of land comprising the Weaber, Keep River and Knox Creek Plains, and involves approximately equal areas within WA and the NT. The proposal has been assessed in two parts: biodiversity and management. This assessment is of the biodiversity. See here for the assessment of the management component. Assessment Number 1240 Region Kimberley Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Land use Last updated February 06, 2002 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP) Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Flora and Vegetation Subterranean Fauna Terrestrial Fauna Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Friday, 2 October, 1998 3. Assessment Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation Proponent's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDF, 18.21 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 988 EPA Report Ord River Irrigation Area Stage 2 (M2 Supply Channel), Kununurra: Part 1 - Biodiversity Implications (PDF, 1.9 MB) Key Environmental Factors People Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Water Hydrological Processes Date published Monday, 28 August, 2000 Appeals close Monday, 11 September, 2000 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, 6 February, 2002 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 585 (PDF, 1.14 MB)
