Last updated: December 14, 1994
The Department of Conservation and Land Management proposes (section 2) to realign the northern boundary of Yalgorup National Park, in the vicinity of Tims Thicket. This new boundary would exclude a portion of Reserve 21271 north of Tims Thicket Road, and include a portion of Reserve 24198 south of Tims Thicket Road Read more...Last updated: November 25, 1994
The Goldfields Gas Pipeline Joint Venture participants propose to construct a buried pipeline from near Onslow to Kalgoorlie, via Newman in the eastern Pilbara. The pipeline would transmit gas from the existing Dampier to Perth gas pipeline to the Pilbara and Goldfields regions, initially for power generation at mine sites owned by the participants. Six lateral buried pipelines would be constructed from the main pipeline to deliver gas to the proposed gas-fired power stations at the mine sites... Read more...Last updated: November 21, 1994
Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd are proposing a major residential development intended to provide some 3,650 residential lots on 495 ha of land located at Egerton, about 20km from Perth in the North East Corridor. Read more...Last updated: November 16, 1994
The Water Authority of Western Australia (WAWA) proposes to construct a service reservoir within the Neerabup Water Supply Reserve 34537 together with associated pipework within the Neerabup Water Supply Reserve 34537 which would be built through Neerabup National Park. Read more...Last updated: October 26, 1994
The proposal is for the development of a silica sand mining operation at Kemerton, approximately 25 kilometres north of the City of Bunbury. The project site is located on private land immediately north of the Kemerton Industrial Park, covering an area of 1,620 hectares. The proponent would exercise an option to purchase the land if the project proceeds, and following the granting of all necessary approvals. The proposal involves the mining and processing of silica sand at the Kemerton site and... 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...Last updated: October 11, 1994
In September 1993, the Department of Planning and Urban Development, on behalf of the State Planning Commission referred the two major Amendments to the metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) effecting the South West Corridor to the Environmental Protection Authority for assessment. These Amendments were identified as Amendment No. 938/33 (Stage A), and Amendment No. 937/33 (Stage B). The Environmental Protection Authority set two different levels of assessment on the proposals contained within the... Read more...Last updated: October 5, 1994
Proposed modification to the Geraldton Port Expansion Plan Read more...Last updated: September 2, 1994
Swan Portland Cement Ltd received approval from the Minister for the Environment ( Ministerial Statement 267 , 8 June 1992) to develop the quicklime plant and limestone quarry at Nowergup. This is an inquiry under s46 regarding a request to change the above proposal to increase the production capacity of the quicklime plant from the original 230,000 tonnes/annum to 460,000 tonnes/annum, and to increase the rate of limestone quarrying from the approved 450,000 tonnes/annum to approximately 1,000... Read more...Last updated: August 22, 1994
Since the original environmental statement was published ( Ministerial Statement 84 ), a detailed review of the whole route between middle Swan and the Metropolitan Region Scheme boundary at Wooroloo has been completed. As a result of these studies, Main Roads consider that some sections of the original route need to be changed. In its letter to the Minister for the Environment, Main Roads also indicated that a detailed study of the possible alignment options for the Perth to Adelaide National... Read more...Last updated: August 19, 1994
The Tiwest Joint Venture (TJV), the proponent, proposes to increase the production of finished titanium dioxide pigment at its Kwinana Pigment Plant. The Tiwest Joint Venture has requested changes to Condition 1 of the Ministerial Statement of 26 April 1989, relating to the Pigment Plant. Condition 1 restricts the original plant to 54,000 tonnes per annum of finished titanium dioxide pigment, as assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority in Bulletin 373. The proponent now proposes to... Read more...Last updated: August 4, 1994
Cockburn Cement Limited (the proponent) proposes to dredge 3.7 million tonnes of shell sand from 67ha of Success Bank over a two year period. The area would be dredged using existing plant and equipment. Of the 67ha that is proposed to be dredged, 17ha has substantial seagrass coverage. Read more...Last updated: July 15, 1994
The Canning Property Group proposes to partly develop for residential purposes Lots 122, 123 and 403 Acourt Road, Canning Vale, with the remaining portion being given up for inclusion in the Jandakot Botanic Park. Read more...Last updated: July 13, 1994
The Great Eastern Highway presently runs through the Town of Northam.This current alignment has inherent problems for local traffic in terms of congestion and the frequency of accidents. Further problems include noise and visual pollution caused by traffic, particularly heavy vehicles. To alleviate these problems, three different alignments around the town have been put forward by Main Roads Western Australia for environmental impact assessment. Read more...Last updated: June 14, 1994
The proposal is to clear 197 hectares of remnant native vegetation on farmland located at North Kukerin in the Shire of Dumbleyung. Remnant vegetation is the native vegetation that has been left after clearing for other land uses. Read more...Last updated: June 1, 1994
BHP Iron Ore has submitted a further proposal to increase the rate of production from 10 MTPA to 15 MTPA. This increase would require the following modifications to the present operation, approved under Ministerial Statement 29 as amended by Ministerial Statement 259 : minor modifications to the existing processing plant to increase its capacity to 11 MTPA; the construction of additional processing facilities, as required, to increase capacity to 15MTPA; a gradual increase in mobile mining... Read more...Last updated: May 28, 1994
Oxleigh Holdings Pty Ltd proposes to develop part of Lot 2 near the corner of Alexander Drive and Gnangara Road Landsdale for residential purposes. A portion of this Lot known as 'Snake Swamp' was identified in recommendation M8 (Wanneroo Wetlands - Eastern Chain) of the Environmental Protection Authority's System Six report, as being valuable for conservation because of its wetland functions. Read more...Last updated: May 16, 1994
The proposal includes: creation of a permanent navigable waterway by dredging a 50 metre wide channel (to a depth of -2.5 m AHD) from the ocean entrance to the south arm of the Gascoyne River delta (at present tidal and river action causes on-going siltation of delta which prevents permanent boat access); use of dredge spoil to build up low-lying land (up to approximately 4.2 metres AHD) adjacent to Whitlock and Babbage islands and the shoreline of the existing Brockman subdivision, to make it... Read more...Last updated: May 9, 1994
The proposal is for the first privately owned and operated landfill accepting general and municipal waste in Western Australia. Other privately owned and operated landfills in Western Australia have been restricted to land filling specific types of waste, such as builders rubble, clean fill or waste generated from particular industrial or manufacturing process. These landfills are typically approved by a local authority under sections of the Town Planning and Development Act and Local... Read more...Last updated: April 18, 1994
This is an inquiry under s46 regarding a proposal to subdivide the northern portion of Lot 121 Illawarra Crescent, Malaga into 45 separate industrial lots. Lots fronting Illawarra Crescent are proposed for showroom/semi-commercial use. IBT's brick and tile manufacturing facility is located on the south side of Lot 121. In the original proposal approved by the Minister for the Environment ( Ministerial Statement 3 , 1 September 1987) the northern portion of the lot was intended to serve as... Read more...