Project Proponent Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal is for the expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, incorporating both construction and operation. There are three primary components to the proposal: increasing the capacity of the Resort from approximately 600 to 1200 guests per night through an increase from its current area of 3.74 hectares (ha) up to 6.84 ha; developing a new staff accommodation precinct of 2.3 ha immediately to the west of the existing Resort area, incorporating accommodation, recreational facilities and car and boat/trailer parking areas; and upgrading the site’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) using a membrane bioreactor package plant to a total maximum area of 0.36 ha. The Resort is contained within Reserve 40727, also described as Lot 104 on Deposited Plan (DP) 28250. The expansion area and staff accommodation area are to be excised from the adjacent proposed Lot 105 on DP219786. The WWTP is within a portion of proposed Lot 103 on DP219786. Assessment Number 1455 Region Gascoyne Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated June 29, 2017 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Date published Monday, 7 October, 2002 3. Assessment Scoping Environmental scoping document Monkey Mia Resort Expansion –Environmental Scoping Document (PDF, 6.29 MB) Approved Friday, 5 March, 2004 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER document (PDF, 2.85 MB) Appendices to the PER (PDF, 21.26 MB) PER Figures (PDF, 2.85 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1165 EPA Report Expansion of Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort (PDF, 898.21 KB) Key Environmental Factors Marine Environmental Quality Marine Fauna Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Date published Monday, 21 February, 2005 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 709 (PDF, 770.6 KB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Shark Bay (s46) Expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort [s46] s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 709 - Increase the wastewater treatment plant area requiring an additional 2.9 hectares (ha) of vegetation clearing; development and use of temporary borrow pits requiring 3.14 ha of vegetation clearing, that will then be rehabilitated after construction; administrative changes to Schedule 1 of Ministerial Statement 709 to describe the proposal in terms of a ‘development envelope’, simplify the description of the resort expansion, and remove elements relating to the design of the resort that are not relevant to the environment - changes to proposal under s45C approved on 29 June 2017. Date of approval s. 45C Thursday, 29 June, 2017
