DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 24/02/2025 to 02/03/2025
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 |
2025/10100 | COLLINS ST PROPERTY PTY LTD / Residential Development / 62 Collins Road, Dromana, and 170 Boundary Road, Dromana / Victoria / Proposed residential subdivision and development of 62 Collins Road and 170 Boundary Road Dromana |
| 24/02/2025
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2024/09869 | Peter Knight / Agriculture and Forestry / 4057 Koomalah Rd, Lightning Ridge, NSW / New South Wales / Land clearing for broadacre farming |
| 26/02/2025 |
2024/09924 | HANSON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PTY LTD / Mining / Corner of Sancrox Road and Orleans Avenue, Sancrox NSW / New South Wales / Sancrox Quarry Expansion Project |
| 26/02/2025 |
2024/10055 | BASHAN WIND FARM PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 3136 VICTORIA VALLEY RD VICTORIA VALLEY TAS 7140 / Tasmania / Bashan Wind Farm |
| 27/02/2025 |
2024/10071 | ACEN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Hillview Road, Gostwyck / New South Wales / Deeargee Solar and Battery Project |
| 27/02/2025 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2024/09989* | SUBCO SOUTH PTY LTD / Telecommunications / Commonwealth Marine Waters / Commonwealth Marine / SMAP telecommunications submarine cable installation | 21/02/2025 |
2024/10019 | Carlin Ng / Transport - Land / Adjacent Lot 114 DP751152 Cobb Highway, Moama 2731. Note crown land does not have a specific address. / New South Wales / Moama solar farm access road | 24/02/2025 |
2024/10080 | MIDDLEBROOK SOLAR FARM PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 760 Middlebrook Road Loomberah, NSW (across several lots) / New South Wales / Middlebrook Solar Farm | 24/02/2025 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from https://epbcpublicportal.environment.gov.au/all-referrals/
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2025/10100 | COLLINS ST PROPERTY PTY LTD / Residential Development / 62 Collins Road, Dromana, and 170 Boundary Road, Dromana / Victoria / Proposed residential subdivision and development of 62 Collins Road and 170 Boundary Road Dromana | Preliminary Documentation | 24/02/2025 |
2024/09869 | Peter Knight / Agriculture and Forestry / 4057 Koomalah Rd, Lightning Ridge, NSW / New South Wales / Land clearing for broadacre farming | Preliminary Documentation | 26/02/2025 |
2024/09924 | HANSON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PTY LTD / Mining / Corner of Sancrox Road and Orleans Avenue, Sancrox NSW / New South Wales / Sancrox Quarry Expansion Project | Preliminary Documentation | 26/02/2025 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2022/09223 | EVOLUTION MINING (COWAL) PTY LIMITED / Mining / Cowal Gold Operations, Lake Cowal Road, Lake Cowal / New South Wales / Cowal Gold Operations Open Pit Continuation Project | Approved with conditions | 28/02/2025 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Title | Date | |
2010/5344 | Arrow Energy Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / 200km West of Brisbane / Queensland / Expansion Of Coal Seam Gas Operations | 27/02/2025 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2023/09471 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd / Mining / Pilgangoora Mine, Western Australia / Western Australia / Lynas Find Project | 5/03/2025 | 20/02/2025 |
2019/8586 | WIM Resource Pty Ltd / Mining / near Dooen / Victoria / Avonbank Heavy Mineral Sands Project | 7/03/2025 | 25/02/2025 |
2020/8782 | City Of Greater Geelong / Private / Bellarine Peninsula / Victoria / City Of Greater Geelong Mosquito Control Program 2021-2030, Vic | 17/03/2025 | 27/02/2025 |
2022/09387 | Spicers Creek Wind Farm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Sweeneys Lane, Elong Elong / New South Wales / Spicers Creek Wind Farm | 4/03/2025 | 27/02/2025 |
lapsed proposals (EPBC Act s.155)
Reference | Title | Date |
2020/8802 | Vedanta Centre of Sydney / Residential Development / Springfield Lakes / Queensland / Vedanta Masterplanned Community, Springfield Lakes | 25/02/2025 |
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.