Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Hobart Milk Factory Pty Ltd
Premises: 56 Gormanston Road, Moonah
Activity: Milk processing works
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 3/2/2022
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 7/5/2022
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 21/5/2022
Assessment Completed: 16/7/2022
The Proposal
Hobart Milk Factory Pty Ltd are seeking to operate a milk pasteurisation and bottling factory with a processing capacity of 8000L in an 8 hour working day.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Glenorchy City Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
The purpose of the EER is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.
The EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
Hobart Milk Factory Pty Ltd, Hobart Milk Factory, Moonah - EER (PDF 1Mb)
Supplement to the EER
Submitted in response to the Board's call for further information following the public comment period.
Hobart Milk Factory Pty Ltd, Hobart Milk Factory, Moonah - Supplement to the EER (PDF 831Kb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report (EAR) has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.
Hobart Milk Factory Pty Ltd, Hobart Milk Factory, Moonah - EAR (PDF 2Mb)