Garden Street Extension, Southern River - Additional Information

The City of Gosnells (the Proponent) proposes to extend Garden Street between Harpenden Street and Holmes Street in Southern River, which will involve the construction of an 840 m section of a dual carriageway (two lanes each direction). 

The Proposal is located predominantly within the suburb of Southern River, approximately 17 km south-east of Perth Central Business District (CBD) and intersects within Bush forever site 125 (Holmes Street Bushland), and areas of mapped Conservation Category Wetland.

The Proposal includes a 2.65ha Development Envelope with clearing of no more than 2.04 ha native vegetation being Banksia woodland vegetation, threatened fauna habitat, and vegetation associated with a conservation category wetland.

The Level of Assessment was set at Referral Information with Additional Information (4 weeks public review), however, as the public review period will fall over the Christmas period, an additional 2 weeks are added, giving 6 weeks to ensure an adequate time for public review. The additional information published for public review is required for the EPA assessment: 

The additional information is available for download from the proposal case view under 3. Assessment > Environmental Review. 

Public submissions are to be received by the EPA by 31 January 2024 through this consultation hub.. 

Alternatively submissions can be 

Posted to:  

Chair  

Environmental Protection Authority  

Locked Bag 10 

Joondalup DC  WA 6919.

Delivered to:  

Environmental Protection Authority 

Prime House 

8 Davidson Terrace 

Joondalup  WA  6027. 

If you have any questions on how to make a submission, please contact EPA Services of the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation on 6364 7000.