EPA consultation and public comment

Welcome to the EPA consultation hub

Providing opportunities for public participation and consultation is an integral part of environmental impact assessment and developing sound environmental protection policies in Western Australia. The EPA publishes all documents open for public comment on this consultation hub.

Don’t think that you are only one voice and you won’t make a difference. Just one well-reasoned submission that raises a valid concern or offers a constructive suggestion can be very helpful and important.

Please note that appeals on reports and recommendations of the EPA must be made to the Minister for Environment through the Appeals Convenor at www.appealsconvenor.wa.gov.au.

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Open Consultations

  • Cooljarloo Mineral Sands Project – Osprey Expansion

    Tronox Management Pty Ltd are proposing to expand the existing Cooljarloo Mineral Sands Project by mining a satellite pit named Osprey . The project is located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Cataby . The Osprey Expansion has a d ...

    Closes 18 May 2025

  • East Pilbara Generation Hub

    The proposal is to construct and operate a wind farm and linear infrastructure to provide renewable energy to Fortescue mining operations within the Pilbara. The proposal comprises of wind turbines, 220 kV transmission lines, substations and switchyards, 33 kV reticulation lines, a borefield,...

    Closes 22 May 2025

  • Mulga Downs Iron Ore Mine - Public Environmental Review

    Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd proposing to construct and operate the Mulga Downs Iron Ore Mine. The proposal is located 210 km south of Port Hedland. An Environmental Review Document (ERD) has been prepared by Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd in accordance with Environmental Protection...

    Closes 2 June 2025

  • Proposed Browse to NWS Development - change to proposal under s. 43A

    The proposal comprises the State Waters component of the Browse to NWS Project to extract hydrocarbons from the Torosa reservoir, 425 km north of Broome . The proposal has been under assessment by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) since 2019. ...

    Closes 10 June 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Optimised Mardie Project - Revised Proposal

    Mardie Minerals Pty Ltd has approval to develop a greenfields high quality salt and SoP project and associated export facility at Mardie, approximately 80 km south-west of Karratha, in the Pilbara region of WA. The project will produce a high purity salt product, Sulphate of Potash (SoP) and other...

    Closed 14 May 2025

  • Broome Future Energy System

    Horizon Power propos es to construct and operate the Broome Future Energy System (FES) for energy supply to the town of Broome with in the Kimberley region of W estern A ustralia . The proposal comprises ground-mounted solar photovoltaic ( ...

    Closed 14 May 2025

  • Rottnest Island Worker Accommodation

    The Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) propose to develop workers accommodation to support island businesses, enhance visitor experience and meet growing tourism needs for Wadjemup / Rottnest Island. The proposal is for 149 accommodation units for up to 336 people. The worker accommodation will be...

    Closed 12 May 2025

  • K2 Project

    The proposal is for the extension of the existing Kwinana Swift Power Station (KSPS ) to increase the site’s total generation capacity to 370 megawatts (MW). It involves the construction and operation of 250 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) and associated infrastructure s. The existing...

    Closed 9 May 2025

  • Greenbushes Lithium Mine: Waste Rock Landforms, Salt Water Gully Dam and additional clearing for infrastructure

    Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd (Talison) propose to expand the existing Greenbushes Lithium Mine that has been operating for over 30 years, to increase the production of spodumene ore and lithium mineral concentrate from the operation. This proposal is an expansion of the existing mining...

    Closed 5 May 2025

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

The EPA asked for your comments on the draft Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) prepared by the proponent for the Outer Harbour Port Development, Kwinana

You said

We received 35 submissions on a range of environmental and other issues.

We did

The proponent responded to the comments and amended the ESD. The EPA approved the scoping document as the basis for the Public Environmental Review on 4 February 2025. The approved ESD and the proponent’s response to the submissions received are available on the EPA’s website.

We asked

Public comment was invited on the referral to help the EPA determine the appropriate level of assessment.

You said

There is public interest about the environmental effects of the proposal. Many of the matters raised relate to the future broader development plan at Carlton Plain (Stage 2 and 3), Mantinea and Tarrara.

We did



Due to the public interest in the proposal, the EPA will release the Environmental Management Plan for public comment for 3 weeks. As part of the consultation process, the EPA Chairman will be available to meet with interested people in Kununurra during the review period, to discuss matters related to the Environmental Management Plan.

Read further information about the EPA's decision on level of assessment here.

 

We asked

Public comment was invited on the referral to help the EPA determine the appropriate level of assessment.

You said

There was one comment on this referral, requesting it be assessed as a Public Environmental Review.

We did

The EPA considers that the likely environmental effects of the proposal are not so significant as to warrant formal assessment. The potential environmental impacts on Flora and Vegetation and Terrestrial Fauna can be adequately dealt with under Part V Division 2 (Clearing) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. The potential environmental impacts on Inland Waters Environment Quality, Terrestrial Environmental Quality and Rehabilitation and Decommissioning can be adequately dealt with under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.