DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
For further information see the referrals list at http://epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/referralslist/
and type the reference number in the Filter by Referral Number box
actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2016/7717 | MIDDLEMOUNT COAL PTY LTD/Mining/Approx. 2.4km east of Middlemount township/Queensland/Middlemount Coal Mine, North-eastern Extension, Bowen Basin, Qld |
| 7/07/2016 |
2016/7696 | Roads and Maritime Services/Transport - Land/Mersey Road, Bringelly to Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park/New South Wales/The Northern Road upgrade - Mersey Rd, Bringelly to Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park, NSW |
| 21/07/2016 |
2016/7725 | Buttai Gravel Pry Ltd/Mining/Martins Creek/New South Wales/Martins Creek Quarry Expansion Project, NSW |
| 21/07/2016 |
2016/7672 | Cleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd/Commonwealth Development/Approximately 3.5km south east of the town of Dardanup/Western Australia/Banksia Road Class III Putrescible Landfill, Crooked Brook, WA |
| 25/07/2016 |
2016/7734 | Hexa Keilor Downs Pty Ltd/Residential Development/7B Copernicus Way, Keilor Downs, Victoria/Victoria/Residential Mixed Use Development, 7B Copernicus Way, Keilor Downs, Vic |
| 29/07/2016 |
2016/7723 | DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY/Residential Development/7 kilometres south of Ipswich/Queensland/Residential development, Rawlings Road, Ripley Valley |
| 2/08/2016 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2016/7716 | Dwellingup Community Village Incorporated/Residential Development/Murray Shire/Western Australia/Dwellingup Community Village, Lots 556 and 251 Del Park Rd, Dwellingup, WA | 8/07/2016 |
2016/7728 | Boral CSR Bricks Pty Ltd/Mining/107-109 Kremzow Road, Warner/Queensland/Kremzow Road Quarry Expansion, Warner, Qld | 22/07/2016 |
2016/7675 | City of Busselton/Transport - Air and Space/86 Neville Hyder Drive, Yalyalup/Western Australia/Busselton-Margaret River Regional Airport Development Project, WA | 26/07/2016 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2016/7696 | Roads and Maritime Services/Transport - Land/Mersey Road, Bringelly to Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park/New South Wales/The Northern Road upgrade - Mersey Rd, Bringelly to Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park, NSW | Environmental Impact Statement | 21/07/2016 |
2015/7626 | MAIN ROADS WA/Transport - Land/South of Capel, approx. 195km south of Perth/Western Australia/Bussell Highway - Capel to Hutton Section, WA | Preliminary Documentation | 21/04/2016 |
2016/7717 | MIDDLEMOUNT COAL PTY LTD/Mining/Approx. 2.4km east of Middlemount township/Queensland/Middlemount Coal Mine, North-eastern Extension, Bowen Basin, Qld | Preliminary Documentation | 7/07/2016 |
2016/7699 | Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Limited/Commercial Development/Howard Springs, Northern Territory/Northern Territory/Howard Springs Sand Extraction Expansion, NT | Preliminary Documentation | 29/07/2016 |
2016/7723 | DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY/Residential Development/7 kilometres south of Ipswich/Queensland/Residential development, Rawlings Road, Ripley Valley | Preliminary Documentation | 2/08/2016 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2014/7384 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd/Mining/Gold Coast City Council/Queensland/Wolffdene Quarry Extension, Luscombe, QLD | Approved with conditions | 23/06/2016 |
2014/7119 | APP CORPORATION PTY LIMITED/Residential Development/Box Hill North, The Hills Shire/New South Wales/Develop 380 ha land for residential & commercial use, NSW | Approved with conditions | 19/07/2016 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2009/4974 | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Walloon Gas Fields, Surat Basin, Darling Downs/QLD/Expansion of Coal Seam Gas Fields | 19/06/2014 |
2012/6523 | State Water Corporation/Water Management and Use/South east of Tamworth/New South Wales/Chaffey Dam Augmentation and Safety Upgrade, NSW | 18/07/2016 |
2013/6751 | MIRVAC PACIFIC PTY LTD/Residential Development/Pimpama/Queensland/Clearing of vegetation for the Gainsborough Greens residential subdivision | 19/07/2016 |
2013/6830 | CITY OF BUSSELTON/Tourism and Recreation/Busselton/Western Australia/Busselton Foreshore Redevelopment from West Street to Ford Road | 19/07/2016
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2001/174 | PORTMAN IRON ORE LIMITED/Mining/Koolyanobbing/Western Australia/Mt Jackson, Windarling & Bungalbin deposits | 29/07/2016 |
2006/3047 | ARAFURA RESOURCES NL/Mining/Pine Creek/Northern Territory/Opencut Gold Mine | 29/07/2016 |
2000/108 | METHANOL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD/Manufacturing/Tassie Shoal/Commonwealth Marine/Tassie Shoal Gas Reforming and Methanol Production Plants - NT/P48 | 2/08/2016 |
2014/7266 | GOLD COAST AIRPORT PTY LTD/Transport - Air and Space/Bilinga, Gold Coast, QLD/Queensland/Gold Coast Airport Southern Development Area Expansion, Gold Coast, QLD | 2/08/2016 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended by (Days) | Date |
2007/3423 | New Acland Coal Pty Ltd/Mining/Darling Downs/QLD/Stage 3 expansion of New Acland Coal Mine | 15 business days | 28/07/2016 |
2014/7305 | Gulf Alumina Pty Ltd/Mining/Skardon River, Weipa, Qld/QLD/Skardon River Bauxite Mining Project, Weipa, QLD | 23 business days | 29/07/2016 |
2016/7640 | Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/Hunter Valley/New South Wales/Hunter Valley Coal Mining Operations North - State approved mining, NSW | 28 business days | 29/07/2016 |
Some public notifications on the Internet and in the Gazette relating to the processing of referrals for approval under Chapter 4 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 may occasionally be missed in processing by the Department of the Environment or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of the Environment has implemented systems and ongoing quality assurance procedures to minimise any risk of missing a notification within the required timeframe. Where a missed notification is identified the practice will be to notify these even though the timeframe for notification has lapsed. This will ensure that the history of notifications for each referral is available to the public. The Department of the Environment regrets any inconvenience that may be caused by a missed notification. Please note that late notifications have not affected subsequent processing of referrals or assessments and they do not affect decisions made.