DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 01/12/2025 to 07/12/2025
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 |
2024/09955 | RZ Resources LTD / Mining / Nulla Road, Rufus Wentworth NSW 2648 / New South Wales / Copi Mineral Sands Project |
| 4/12/2025 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2025/10332 | Phoenix Ridge Pty Ltd / Residential Development / Lot 2 (46) Sciano Avenue, Success / Western Australia / Residential Development, Success | 26/11/2025 |
2025/10330 | Atmos Developments Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 100 Golf Course Road, Heywood VIC / Victoria / Heywood Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | 1/12/2025 |
2025/10342 | Beresfield Bess Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 53-55 Weakleys Drive, Beresfield. / New South Wales / Beresfield Battery Energy Storage System | 3/12/2025 |
2025/10328 | Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Lot 47SP232217, 14678 Dawson highway, Banana QLD / Queensland / Theodore Wind Farm Connection Project | 4/12/2025 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2024/09955 | RZ Resources LTD / Mining / Nulla Road, Rufus Wentworth NSW 2648 / New South Wales / Copi Mineral Sands Project | Preliminary Documentation | 4/12/2025 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2019/8451 | Hexa IFD Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 193 Golf Links Road, Narre Warren, VIC, 3805 / Victoria / Residential Development, 193 Golf Links Road, Narre Warren, Vic | Approved with conditions | 28/11/2025 |
2024/10054 | Mardie Minerals Pty Ltd / Mining / There is no address for the Proposed Action, as it is located in WA State marine waters, approximately 13.5 NM offshore from the Mardie Project / Western Australia / Offshore Dredge Spoil Disposal - Mardie Project | Approved with conditions | 28/11/2025 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2010/5552 | Qanstruct (Aust) Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / 180 Loemans Road, Bulla, Victoria / Victoria / Dog Training Facility for Australian Customs Border Protection Service | 7/11/2025 |
2016/7695 | Western Australian Land Authority (LandCorp) / Commercial Development / Approx. 26km south of Perth CBD and 5km east of City of Kwinana town centre / Western Australia / Latitude 32-industrial development of various lots, Ashley and Sayer Roads, Hope Valley, WA | 21/11/2025 |
2016/7731 | Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd / Transport - Land / Parkes to Narromine / New South Wales / Parkes to Narromine Section Inland Rail, NSW | 28/11/2025 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2023/09592 | Paynesville Armstrong Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 10 Fullarton Drive, Paynesville VIC 3880 / Victoria / Shearwater - Paynesville Residential Development | 19/12/2025 | 24/11/2025 |
2024/09931 | Meadow Creek Solar Farm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 1033 Oxley-Meadow Creek Road, Meadow Creek / Victoria / Meadow Creek Solar Farm | 16/01/2026 | 30/11/2025 |
2022/09255 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd / Mining / Mulga Downs Station / Western Australia / Mulga Downs Iron Ore Mine | 23/01/2026 | 2/12/2025 |
2017/7986 | Crestlink Pty Ltd / Transport - Air and Space / N/A / Western Australia / Cockatoo Island Multi-User Supply Base, WA | 7/01/2026 | 2/12/2025 |
2009/4700 | Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd / Mining / Toodyay Road, 30 km ENE of Perth / Western Australia / Extension of the Gidgegannup Granite Quarry | 22/12/2025 | 3/12/2025 |
2023/09498 | Yih-Sheng Investments Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 200 Geelong-Ballan Rd, Moorabool, VIC, 3213, Australia / Victoria / Residential Development, 200 Ballan Road, Moorabool | 12/12/2025 | 5/12/2025 |
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.