DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 02/02/2026 to 08/02/2026
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 |
2025/10373 | Urban Resources Pty Ltd / Mining / 59 Godel Road, Nowergup / Western Australia / Sand and Limestone Extraction Project, Nowergup |
| 29/01/2026 |
2025/10383 | Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 433 Bocks Road, Bungaban QLD 4419 (Lot 41 on SP137907) / Queensland / Bungaban Wind Farm Connection Project |
| 2/02/2026 |
2025/10395 | Northern Seq Distributor - Retailer Authority / Waste Management (sewerage) / 34 West Main Drive, Warana, Queensland 4575 / Queensland / Kawana Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrade |
| 2/02/2026 |
2025/10349 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Pacific Motorway / Logan Motorway Loganholme to Shipper Drive Coomera / Queensland / Coomera Connector (Future stages) Loganholme to Coomera |
| 3/02/2026 |
2025/10379 | AE Bess 11 Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 1337 Wine Country Drive, Rothbury (Lot 182 DP 787820) and Rothbury Substation - 1309 Wine Country Drive, Rothbury NSW 2320 (Lot 4, of Deposited Plan / New South Wales / Sunshine Estate Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) |
| 3/02/2026 |
2025/10362 | Sumitomo Forestry Australia Pty Ltd / Agriculture and Forestry / 400, 400A & 580 Aitkens Road, Bengworden, Victoria 3875 / Victoria / Softwood pine plantation at Bengworden |
| 4/02/2026 |
2025/10374 | Hotas Holding Pty Limited / Residential Development / 48 Gutt Road, Regency Downs, Queensland (the Site). See Attachment A - Figure 1.1 Project Area. / Queensland / Residential Development Lockyer Valley |
| 6/02/2026 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2025/10368 | Tonic Group Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Lot 10 on Plan P018149, Wellesley Road Binningup, WA. / Western Australia / Binningup Solar Facility | 29/01/2026 |
2025/10277* | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation / Natural Resources Management / 35 Carricks Road Springbrook QLD 4213 / Queensland / Settlement Picnic Area and Purling Brook Causeway - Springbrook National Park | 30/01/2026 |
2025/10369* | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - (Office of the Supervising Scientist) / Commonwealth / Kubara (Gubara) Road, Kakadu, Northern Territory, 0822 / Northern Territory / Koongarra Rehabilitation Project | 30/01/2026 |
2025/10386 | Vocus Pty Ltd / Telecommunications / Northern Territory waters and Commonwealth waters off Western Australia, Northern Territory and Christmas Island / Commonwealth Marine / Project Wyasa Geophysical Survey | 2/02/2026 |
2025/10378 | Melbourne Water Corporation / Waste Management (sewerage) / Western Treatment Plant, Metropolitan Farm Road, Cocoroc Victoria 3030 / Victoria / Sludge receival at WTP 115E and 85W lagoons | 4/02/2026 |
2025/10385 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Kin Kin Road, chainage 41.78km – 42.7km, Pinbarren in the Noosa Shire. / Queensland / Kin Kin Road, Sallwood Court to Turnbull Road, Strengthening and Pavement Widening Project. | 4/02/2026 |
* 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 |
2025/10373 | Urban Resources Pty Ltd / Mining / 59 Godel Road, Nowergup / Western Australia / Sand and Limestone Extraction Project, Nowergup | Preliminary Documentation | 29/01/2026 |
2025/10383 | Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 433 Bocks Road, Bungaban QLD 4419 (Lot 41 on SP137907) / Queensland / Bungaban Wind Farm Connection Project | Preliminary Documentation | 2/02/2026 |
2025/10395 | Northern Seq Distributor - Retailer Authority / Waste Management (sewerage) / 34 West Main Drive, Warana, Queensland 4575 / Queensland / Kawana Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrade | Preliminary Documentation | 2/02/2026 |
2025/10349 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Land / Pacific Motorway / Logan Motorway Loganholme to Shipper Drive Coomera / Queensland / Coomera Connector (Future stages) Loganholme to Coomera | Public Environment Report | 3/02/2026 |
2025/10362 | Sumitomo Forestry Australia Pty Ltd / Agriculture and Forestry / 400, 400A & 580 Aitkens Road, Bengworden, Victoria 3875 / Victoria / Softwood pine plantation at Bengworden | Preliminary Documentation | 4/02/2026 |
2025/10374 | Hotas Holding Pty Limited / Residential Development / 48 Gutt Road, Regency Downs, Queensland (the Site). See Attachment A - Figure 1.1 Project Area. / Queensland / Residential Development Lockyer Valley | Preliminary Documentation | 6/02/2026 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2024/10045 | Medallion Metals Limited / Mining / Intersection of Maydon Rd and Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Rd, Ravensthorpe, WA, 6346 / Western Australia / Ravensthorpe Gold Project | Approved with conditions | 30/01/2026 |
2024/09897 | ARDG Deans Quarry Pty ltd / Mining / Corner of Rotherwood Road and Tangaratta Road, Cassilis NSW 2329 / New South Wales / Liverpool Range Quarry Project | Approved with conditions | 2/02/2026 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2007/3343 | Northbank Enterprise Hub Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / Tomago / New South Wales / Tomago Road Industrial Subdivision | 5/12/2025 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2020/8720 | Development Victoria / Residential Development / Lot CU and CT of Plan PS511683, bounded by the Western Highway and Western Ring Road / Victoria / Cairnlea Section G Mixed Use Development | 18/02/2026 | 3/02/2026 |
2023/09643 | Tarong West Project Co Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Jumma Road, Ironpot, QLD (-26.652948N, 151.533146E) / Queensland / Tarong West Wind Farm | 19/02/2026 | 5/02/2026 |
2022/09255 | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd / Mining / Mulga Downs Station / Western Australia / Mulga Downs Iron Ore Mine | 19/02/2026 | 6/02/2026 |
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.