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

Closed Consultations

  • Tathra Wind Farm

    The proposal is for the development of an onshore renewable energy facility and involves the construction and operation of up to 140 wind turbines, generating up to 1,0 00 MW, up to 5 00 MW of solar power generation, battery energy storage system with capacity of up to 500 MW,...

    Closed 9 December 2025

  • Katanning Gold Project

    The Proposal is to construct and operate an open cut gold mine approximately 275 km southeast of Perth and 37 km northeast of Katanning, WA. The total disturbance proposed is up to 68.78 hectares (ha), which includes the disturbance of 58.39 ha of native vegetation over a 10-year life of mine. The...

    Closed 1 December 2025

  • Kalgoorlie Regional Renewable Energy Project

    The proposal is for the construction and operation of a renewable wind and solar generation hub to power Northern Star’s Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) Operations located approximately 10 kilometres (km) northeast of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on mining tenure held by Northern Star. ...

    Closed 27 November 2025

  • Marri Wind Farm

    The proposal is for the development of an onshore wind farm and involves the construction and operation of up to 82 wind turbines, generating up to 550 megawatts (MW). Associated infrastructure includes temporary worker accommodation, a battery energy storage system (BESS), electrical cabling,...

    Closed 17 November 2025

  • Ministers North Derived Proposal

    The proposal is for iron ore mining operations at Ministers North, located approximately 85 km north-west of the Town of Newman. The proposal is located approximately 15 km south-east of BHP’s existing Yandi Mining Operations (Yandi). The proposal is a derived proposal for mining...

    Closed 6 November 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.