DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 01/06/2026 to 07/06/2026
For further information see the referrals list at https://epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/all-referrals/
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 |
2026/10491 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road – Ch 3,720 to Ch 17,852 / Queensland / Bruce Highway – Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road Widening |
| 27/05/2026 |
2026/10500 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point to Benabrow Avenue, Bongaree within the City of Moreton Bay local government area. / Queensland / Bribie Island Bridge Upgrade Project |
| 4/06/2026 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2026/10453* | Sunshine Coast Regional Council / Water Management and Use / Maroochy River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland (adjacent to Lot 39 USL32605) / Queensland / Maroochy River - Dredging and Beach Nourishment | 29/05/2026 |
2026/10487 | Iberdrola Australia Development Pty Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 744 Burgmanns Lane, Kingswood, New South Wales 2340 / New South Wales / Kingswood Battery Energy Storage System | 29/05/2026 |
2026/10460 | Lake Victoria Wind Farm Pty Ltd / Transport - Land / 360km transport route via Sturt and Thiele highways from Port Adelaide to Lake Victoria Wind Farm / South Australia / Lake Victoria Wind Farm - Transport Route | 1/06/2026 |
2026/10501 | Bannaby Unit Holding Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 365, 409 and 486 Hanworth Road, Bannaby NSW 2580 / New South Wales / Bannaby Battery Energy Storage System | 2/06/2026 |
2026/10459 | Pinecrest Developments Pty Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 257 Brays Lane, Lidsdale, NSW / New South Wales / Pinecrest BESS | 4/06/2026 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from https://epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/all-referrals/
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2026/10491 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Bruce Highway from Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road – Ch 3,720 to Ch 17,852 / Queensland / Bruce Highway – Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road Widening | Preliminary Documentation | 27/05/2026 |
2026/10500 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point to Benabrow Avenue, Bongaree within the City of Moreton Bay local government area. / Queensland / Bribie Island Bridge Upgrade Project | Preliminary Documentation | 4/06/2026 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2024/09865 | HB Qld Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 187 – 197 Binnies Road, Ripley, / Queensland / Ripley Residential Development Project | Approved with conditions | 4/06/2026 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2024/10031 | Department Of Defence / Commonwealth / HMAS Stirling, Garden Island / Western Australia / Submarine Rotational Force – West, Priority Infrastructure Works | 27/05/2026 |
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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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.