Proposals Assessed by the EPA

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​Proposals open for public comment also appear on the Public Consultations​ page.

Click here for an explanation of the Stages of Assessment​​

See the headings below for more information about each stage of the EPA assessment process. ​

Assessmen​​​t Commenced

At this stage, development proposals have been accepted for assessment by the EPA. The statutory process has started, but detailed documentation is not yet ready to be released for public comment.

Public Comment Invited

The assessment process includes an opportunity for the public to comment on proposed developments. This takes the form of a written submission ('representation'). Submissions are invited from the public for a set period of 14, 28 or 42 days, depending on the 'class of assessment' (2A, 2B or 2C). These timeframes are prescribed under section 27G(2) of the EMPC Act.

​​​Draft 2C Guidelines

The EPA issues the proponent of every proposed development with guidelines for preparing an EER or EIS. For class 2C proposals, which are often large, complex or likely to generate a high level of public interest, these guidelines are made available for public comment at the draft stage. The proposal will re-enter the 'Public Comment Invited' stage once a satisfactory Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is received. For 2A and 2B proposals, there is no public comment period for draft guidelines.

​EER or EIS (Case for Assessment)

The statutory period of public comment opens once a proponent has submitted comprehensive documentation, which takes the form of an Environmental Effects Report (EER) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EER or EIS is published on the proposal page, allowing for informed consideration by the community. ​

Note: Before 2019, the term “Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan" (DPEMP) was used instead of EIS. Proposals that started the assessment process before 2019 will still use the term DPEMP. ​

Please see the Guide for Preparing a Public Submission​ page for information about making an effective submission.

Public Comment​ Closed

Once the public comment period ends, each proposal will move to this stage. 

Where public comment was received on draft guidelines, the guidelines may be modified to address issues raised.  The proposal will re-enter the 'Public Comment Invited' stage once a satisfactory Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is received.

Where public comment was received on an EER or EIS, the proponent may be required to prepare a supplement to address issues that were raised. The supplement will be added to the proposal page, but there will not be a further period for public comment. 

Once the EPA Board has made its final determination, the Environmental Assessment Report will be added to the proposal page, and it will move to 'Assessment Complete'.

Assessment Complete

Once an assessment is completed, the EER/EIS, Environmental Assessment Report and the EPA Board's decision will be displayed on this website for five years. Assessments completed more than five years ago have been archived. Please contact us if you require information about an assessment process that is no longer on the site.

More information is available on the Assessment Process page.

​Note: Case for Assessment is the collective term for documents submitted by proponents and may take the form of an EIS, EER or, in the case of some older proposals, a DPEMP.

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Unity Mining Pty Ltd, Newton Pond Leach Residual Storage Facility Expansion, Howards Road

Unity Mining Pty Ltd is proposing to extend the tailings storage facility at the Henty Gold Mine near Queenstown. The proposal involves adding an extension cell to the existing tailings storage facility and allows for two future lifts to the height of the embankment to accommodate the life of mine forecast of 2031 (or beyond). The proposal was revised in September 2025 to remove one of the future lifts which is to be completed prior to the assessment of the extension cell.

Assessment Commenced: 25/10/2024

Hazell Bros Group Pty Ltd, Asphalt and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Processing Plant, 1 Crooked Billet Drive B'water

Hazell Bros Group Pty Ltd are proposing to construct and operate a new asphalt and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) processing plant within an industrial area of Bridgewater, producing a maximum of 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of asphalt and receiving and processing up to 5,000 tpa of reclaimed asphalt pavement.

Case for Assessment closed for public comment: 15/1/2026

Hazell Brothers Group Pty Ltd, Long Hill Quarry Expansion, Long Hill Forest Reserve near Elizabeth Town

The proposal is to expand the existing extraction and material handling activities at Hazell Brothers Long Hill Quarry from 200 000 to 750 000 cubic metres per annum. The proposal also includes importation of 150 000 cubic metres per annum of fill for rehabilitation and product processing.

Assessment Commenced: 13/9/2024

Gowing Bros Limited, Logie Farm Quarry, Increase in Processing Capacity and Addition of Blasting, Richmond and Orielton

The proposal is to enable blasting at an existing mining lease for extraction and benching purposes and to increase processing capacity from 5,000m3 to 15,000m3 pa.

Case for Assessment open for public comment until: 9/2/2026

Southern Midlands Council, Stonehenge Quarry Increase in Production, Tunnack

Southern Midlands Council is proposing to intensify operations at the Stonehenge Quarry, located off Stonehenge and Swanston Roads, approximately 15 kilometres northeast of Tunnack. The proposal involves a production increase from 5,000 cubic metres (m³) to 20,000 m³ of weathered dolerite per year and includes the crushing and screening of material. Stonehenge Quarry is a current level 1 quarry (mining lease: 1977 P/M), supplying materials to council and private projects throughout the municipality, with a current maximum annual extraction limit of 5,000 m³ and processing limit of 1,000 m³.

Case for Assessment open for public comment until: 30/1/2026

Forico Pty Ltd, Plantation Sawmill, Surrey Hills, Hampshire, Tasmania

Forico Pty Ltd propose modifying an existing woodchip mill activity at Surrey Hills, Hampshire, to include a sawmill on the same site. The sawmill will have a maximum production log capacity of 240,000 m3 per annum using timber diverted from the woodchip mill activity. The Surrey Hills site is located within Forico plantations and the woodchip mill and sawmill will share existing infrastructure, including the stormwater management system and waste stockpiles.

Assessment Commenced: 2/12/2025

MMG Australia Limited, 2/5 Dam Tailings Storage Facility, Stage 2 Subaerial Deposition and Closure, Roseberry

The proposal is for a permanent change of operations at MMG’s 2/5 Dam tailings storage facility in Rosebery. The tailings storage facility was previously approved by the EPA in 2016 with a requirement for tailings to be deposited sub aqueously (under water). The change in operations proposes tailings to be deposited subaerially. It is anticipated that the required minimum 2m water cover on closure will no longer be possible if permanent subaerial tailings deposition is undertaken.

Case for Assessment closed for public comment: 12/1/2026

ACEN Robbins Island Pty Ltd, Jim's Plain Renewable Energy Park, North West Tasmania

ACEN Robbins Island Pty Ltd has lodged a Development Application with a supporting Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) project under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 with the Circular Head Council.

Assessment Completed 17/4/2020

SD Groves Earthmoving Pty Ltd, Quarry Expansion, Oonah Road, Highclere

SD Groves Earthmoving Pty Ltd has proposed to expand the existing quarry at Oonah Road, Highclere.

Assessment Completed 28/5/2020

Huon Aquaculture Group Pty Ltd, Parramatta Creek Fish Processing Facility, Increase in Production

Huon Aquaculture Group Pty Ltd has proposed an increase in production capacity at its Parramatta Creek fish processing facility located at 7216 Bass Highway in Sassafras.

Assessment Completed 6/8/2020

Greenham Tasmania Pty Ltd, Smithton Abattoir and Rendering, Boiler Replacement, Bacon Factory Road, Smithton

Greenhams Tasmania Pty Ltd are proposing to install a new woodchip fired boiler capable of burning up to 4 tonnes of combustible material per hour (EMPCA schedule 2, section 7 (a)). This boiler will replace the existing approved boiler which has a capacity to burn 2 tonnes of fuel per hour and is located at 4 Bacon Factory Road.

Assessment Completed 22/4/2020

E A & M A Downward, Dysart Quarry, Expansion of Operational Area, Dysart

E A & M A Downward are proposing to expand their existing operations at the Dysart Quarry, located off the Midlands Highway, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of Dysart. The proposal involves a small expansion to the area of operation. No changes to the existing production limits of 10,000 cubic metres per year, including the crushing and screening of material, are proposed.

Assessment Commenced: 21/11/2025

Prospect Timber and Landscape Supplies Pty Ltd, Sand pit extension in area, Cleveland

The proposal is for the extension of an extractive pit on two existing mining lease areas, which is currently authorised to produce up to 20,000 cubic metres of sand per annum.

Assessment Completed 23/12/2025

GR and AM Whiteley, Meander Shale Quarry Intensification, Reiffers Road, Meander

The proposal is to intensify extraction and processing activities at the Meander Shale Quarry from 20,000 to 30,000 cubic metres per year.

Assessment Completed 22/12/2025

Liberty Bell Bay Pty Ltd, LBB Biochar Production Facility, Bell Bay

Liberty GFG Bell Bay proposes to install a temporary pyrolysis plant to produce up to 500 tonnes of biochar material per annum. The facility is for temporary pilot scale production to prove the technical feasibility of replacing coking coal with biochar products.

Case for Assessment closed for public comment: 15/12/2025

Cresswells Transport and Quarrying Pty Ltd, Exton Quarry Capacity Increase, Porters Bridge Road, Exton

Exton Quarry is a hard rock quarry which uses drill and blast techniques to extract dolerite rock. The shot rock is processed using mobile crushers and screens to produce aggregates and gravels for sale. The proposal is to increase extraction and processing to 50 000 cubic metres per annum.

Case for Assessment closed for public comment: 8/12/2025

Kahuna Pastoral Company, Thomson's Quarry Intensification, Westerway

Kahuna Pastoral Company is proposing to intensify operations at the existing Thomson's Quarry, located off Styx River Road, approximately 6km from the Gordon River Road, Westerway. The proposal includes an increase in extraction from 5,000 cubic metres to 20,000 cubic metres per annum, and an increase in materials handling (crushing and screening of material) from 1,000 cubic metres to 3,000 cubic metres per annum.

Assessment Commenced: 18/11/2025

Cement Australia Pty Ltd, Alternate Fuels Project, Railton Cement Works

The proponent proposes to upgrade the Railton Cement Works to enable the use of up to 6,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of Tyre Derived Fuel and 74,000 tpa of biomass fuel within the kiln to reduce the reliance on coal.

Case for Assessment open for public comment until: 21/1/2026

Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno

Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, is proposing a production increase and expansion to the existing quarry off the Tasman Highway close to Bicheno. The proposal is for an increase in extraction and processing from 40 000 cubic metres to 100 000 cubic metres.

Assessment Completed 8/12/2025

Stanton Excavations Pty Ltd, Orford Quarry Development, Orford

Stanton Excavations Pty Ltd is proposing to intensify operations at the Orford Quarry, located approximately 2.4 kilometres south of Orford. The proposal includes an increase in extraction and processing from 20,000 cubic metres to 50,000 cubic metres per annum. The proposal includes increasing the development area of the southern hard rock pit by exposing new ground which will require additional clearing of approximately 0.9 hectares of native vegetation. The proposal also includes rehabilitation outside of the boundary of the mining lease area of the northern gravel pit.

Assessment Completed 2/12/2025

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