DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 25/08/2025 to 31/08/2025
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 |
2025/10211 | MRP Someva ProjectCo Pty Ltd ATF MRP Someva Project Trust 1 / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Sunny Corner State Forest, to the north of the Great Western Highway, Sunny Corner NSW 2795 / New South Wales / Sunny Corner Wind Farm |
| 21/08/2025 |
2025/10241 | Storenergy 1 Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 29934 and 30008 Warrego Highway Columboola QLD 4415 / Queensland / Columboola Battery |
| 21/08/2025 |
2025/10235 | Southern Cross Agri Pty Ltd / Agriculture and Forestry / Spirit Hills Pastoral Lease, Legune Road, Baines, Northern Territory. / Northern Territory / Sweetwater Agricultural Development Stage 1 |
(sections 16 & 17B) | 25/08/2025 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2025/10212 | Greenpulse Solar Farm and BESS Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Proposed Action: 291 Garoo Road, Garoo NSW 2340 within Tamworth Regional LGA. The Project Area comprises of several allotments listed in Q1.2.1 / New South Wales / Garoo Solar Farm and BESS | 21/08/2025 |
2024/09796 | Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd / Mining / 500 Thomas Mitchell Drive, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 (Latitude: -32.333457 Longitude: 150.819677) / New South Wales / Mt Arthur Coal Mine Modification 2 | 22/08/2025 |
2024/09986 | Roma Electrical Transmission Solutions Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Berrima and Salt-Bush Road, Blythdale / Queensland / Roma Electrical Transmission Solutions – Transmission Line | 25/08/2025 |
2025/10243 | Townsville City Council / Waste Management (sewerage) / Southern Port Access Road, Townsville 4810 / Queensland / Eastern Outfall Pressure Main (EOPM) Replacement Project | 28/08/2025 |
2025/10231 | Edify Energy Pty. Ltd. / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 1 O’Neill Road, Carwarp, 3494 / Victoria / Nowingi Solar Power Station | 29/08/2025 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2025/10241 | Storenergy 1 Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 29934 and 30008 Warrego Highway Columboola QLD 4415 / Queensland / Columboola Battery | Preliminary Documentation | 21/08/2025 |
2020/8774 | Fernveiw Environmental / Waste Management (non-sewerage) / Wannamal Road West and Wannamal Road South Road Reserves, Cullala / Western Australia / Gingin Landfill Facility Access Road | Preliminary Documentation | 22/08/2025 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2017/8096 | ACEN Robbins Island Pty Ptd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Lot 110402/1 (Robbins Island) and some areas of Crown land / Tasmania / Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania | Approved with conditions | 29/08/2025 |
OUTCOME OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF S75(1) DECISION (EPBC Act s.78C)
Reference | Title | Reconsideration Decision | Date |
2014/7397 | Boral Resources Qld Pty Limited / Mining / 622 Redlynch Intake Road, Redlynch / Queensland / Redlynch Quarry Expansion, Cairns, QLD | Not a controlled action | 28/08/2025 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Title | Date | |
2012/6556 | Investa Nominees 2 Pty Ltd ATF Diggers Rest Trust A / Residential Development / Diggers Rest / Victoria / Diggers Rest Precinct Development, VIC | 15/08/2025 |
2009/5113 | Power and Water Corporation / Waste Management (sewerage) / NT / Northern Territory / Augmentation of the East Point Effluent Rising Main and Extension of East Point Outfall | 22/08/2025 |
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.