DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 17/11/2025 to 23/11/2025
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 NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2025/10278 | Eku Energy Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Lot 23 on SP158465 and Lot 58 on BON1457 Bruce Highway, Monduran, QLD 4671 / Queensland / Monduran Battery Storage System | 12/11/2025 |
2025/10254 | Tweed Shire Council / Transport - Land / Tweed Coast Rd (Between 14 John Robb Way and 188 Tweed Coast Road, Cudgen, NSW) / New South Wales / Tweed Coast Road Four Lane Upgrade – Section 5 | 12/11/2025 |
2025/10271 | Department of Housing and Works / Commercial Development / 9 John XXIII Avenue, Lot 551 Deposited Plan 429101, Mount Claremont & 1 Brockway Road, Lot 15061 on Plan 036844, Mount Claremont / Western Australia / Graylands Campus Project | 14/11/2025 |
2025/10326 | Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 2680 Bulli Creek Road, Western Creek 4357 / Queensland / Bulli Creek Substation Expansion | 17/11/2025 |
2025/10276 | Celestino Developments SSP Pty Limited / Commercial Development / 565-601 and 601a Luddenham Road, Luddenham NSW 2745 (Lot 1//DP1276320; Lot 2//DP1276320; Lot 3//DP1276320; Lots 206//DP1280188) / New South Wales / Sydney Science Park Mixed Use Development. | 18/11/2025 |
2025/10329 | Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / The proposed BESS will be located on Lot 4 on RP891340 and located at 37-39 Carbine Court, Kelso, Queensland. / Queensland / The Block BESS | 19/11/2025 |
2025/10230* | Sunshine State Solar Farm Pty Ltd as trustee for the Sunshine State Solar Farm Trust ABN 39614291229 / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 25 Hencamp Creek Road, Rollingstone / Queensland / Sunshine State Solar Farm and BESS | 20/11/2025 |
* 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/
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2024/09947 | Pacific Green Energy Park Portland Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Madeira Packet Road / Victoria / Portland Energy Park | Approved with conditions | 14/11/2025 |
2022/9171 | Tallawang Solar Hybrid Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 900 Castlereagh Hwy, Beryl / New South Wales / Proposed large-scale solar farm project | Approved without conditions | 20/11/2025 |
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.