Assessments Open for Public Comment
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 closed: 30/1/2026
Tyrecycle Pty Ltd, Tyre Recycling Facility Upgrade, Bridgewater
The proposal is to increase the processing capacity of existing tyre processing facility located at 3 Weily Park Road, Bridgewater from 5,000 to 10,000 tonnes per annum, and install an additional shredder to enable further processing of pre-shredded tyres.
Case for Assessment open for public comment until: 11/2/2026
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Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd, Whale Point Nursery Expansion, Finfish Farming
The proponent is proposing to intensify production at the existing facility from 500 tonnes to 786 tonnes standing biomass at any one time. In addition, the proponent is proposing to expand the site to increase maximum standing biomass to 1446 tonnes by adding a further 660 tonnes of capacity. A new onshore recirculating aquaculture system RAS is proposed, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant and upgrades to the existing plant.
Case for Assessment closed: 19/12/2025
HIF Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, HIF Tasmania e-Fuels Facility, Burnie
The proposal includes the construction and operation of a commercial e-Fuels facility to produce 208,050 metric tonnes per annum of e-methanol using (green) hydrogen, derived from electrolysis and sustainably sourced biomass for biogenic carbon dioxide extraction, while renewable energy will be obtained from the local grid. The e-methanol produced will be transported by pipeline to the Port of Burnie for export to international customers.
Draft guidelines closed: 16/11/2025
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: 12/1/2026
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: 15/12/2025
Nyrstar Hobart, Wharf Mid Span Remediation, Lutana
Nyrstar Hobart Pty Ltd is proposing remediation works to the mid-span of the existing wharf on site. The project includes staged demolition and reconstruction of a mid-span section of the wharf at Nyrstar Hobart, in Lutana.
Case for Assessment closed: 1/12/2025