DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 11/12/2023 to 17/12/2023

 

For further information see the referrals list at https://epbcpublicportal.awe.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

2023/09556

DE GREY MINING LTD / Mining / Mt Dove Access Road, Great Northern Highway, Indee, Western Australia, 6721 / Western Australia / Hemi Gold Project

  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)
  • Listed migratory species (sections 20 & 20A)

13/11/2023

2023/09626

BLUE POWER PARTNERS PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Corner Mount Barker Road and Eungella Dam Road, Eungella Dam / Queensland / Capricornia Energy Hub (CEH) Pumped Hydro-electric Energy Storage (PHES) Project

  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)

 

11/12/2023

2023/09651

HV Operations Pty Ltd / Mining / Lemington Road, Liddell NSW 2333 / New South Wales / Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)
  • A water resource, in relation to coal seam gas development and large coal mining development (sections 24D & 24E)

13/12/2023

2023/09652

HV Operations Pty Ltd / Mining / Lemington Road, Liddell / New South Wales / Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) South Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)
  • A water resource, in relation to coal seam gas development and large coal mining development (sections 24D & 24E)

13/12/2023

 

actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)

Reference

Title

Date

2023/09655

BHP OLYMPIC DAM CORPORATION PTY LTD / Mining / 560 kilometres (km) north-north-west of Adelaide and 16 km north of the Roxby Downs Township / South Australia / BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd - Evaporation Pond 7 Project, SA

8/12/2023

2023/09591

Queensland Bulk Water Supply authority / Water Management and Use / Baronga Rd, Sunshine Coast / Queensland / Cooloolabin Dam Scour Valve Renewal

11/12/2023

2023/09628

Glenellen Solar Farm Nominees Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Lylow, 535 Drumwood Rd, Jindera / New South Wales / Glenellen Solar Farm

12/12/2023

 

Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)

Reference

Title

Assessment Approach

Date

2023/09556

DE GREY MINING LTD / Mining / Mt Dove Access Road, Great Northern Highway, Indee, Western Australia, 6721 / Western Australia / Hemi Gold Project

Preliminary Documentation

13/11/2023

2023/09651

HV Operations Pty Ltd / Mining / Lemington Road, Liddell NSW 2333 / New South Wales / Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

Public Environment Report

13/12/2023

2023/09652

HV Operations Pty Ltd / Mining / Lemington Road, Liddell / New South Wales / Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) South Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

Public Environment Report

13/12/2023

 

DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)

Reference

Title

Approval Decision

Date

2022/09383

TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL / Transport - Land / Corner of Flinders Hwy and Woodstock Giru Rd. Road reserve and some private property in Woodstock, Queensland 4816 / Queensland / Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct – Enabling Infrastructure

Approved with conditions

14/12/2023

variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)

Reference

Title

Date

2014/7304

Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council / Transport - Land / East Queanbeyan / New South Wales / Ellerton Drive Extension, East Queanbeyan, NSW

22/12/2017

 

 

NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))

Reference

Title

Extended to

Date

2018/8259

AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION LIMITED / Transport - Land / Between Narromine and Narrabri, NSW / New South Wales / Inland Rail - Narromine to Narrabri, NSW

19/01/2024

13/12/2023

2018/8225

WALKER GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED / Tourism and Recreation / Numerous lots / Queensland / Toondah Harbour Development, Moreton Bay, Qld

23/04/2024

14/12/2023

 

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