Public Consultations

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This page lists open and recently closed public consultations, including development proposals being assessed by the Environment Protection Authority. 

These consultations provide opportunities for the community and stakeholders to have their say. ​

Note: For development proposals, 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.​

See also Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania​ (NRE Tas) and Parks and Wildlife Service for public consultations run by those agencies.​​​​​

Note: Public consultations in relation to environmental legislation will be notified on the NR​​E Tas website - see Environmental​ Management.​

Assessments Open for Public Comment


Tasmania Mines Pty Ltd, Extension of WSF5 Waste Rock Storage Facility, Kara Mine

The proposal involves the extension of the existing WSF5 waste rock storage facility at Kara Mine. The waste rock dump is designed to store approximately 7.2 million tonnes of waste rock from the operation of Kara Mine, with around 1.3 million tonnes deposited per year. To facilitate the extension of the waste rock dump approximately 14 hectares of native vegetation will be required to be cleared.

Case for Assessment closed: 7/5/2025

Pentarch Logistics Pty Ltd, Massy Greene Drive Wood Optimisation Hub, South Burnie

Pentarch Logisitcs Pty Ltd is proposing modification of its existing Level 2 woodchip mill to include a high-technology wood optimisation hub (sawmill) to divert up to 143,000 cubic meters of its existing eucalypt pulp log feedstock to the wood optimisation hub where logs will be scanned and assessed for suitability of milling. The sawmill will then process the suitable logs, producing up to 60,000 cubic meters of pallet grade lumber for constructing pallets onsite.

Case for Assessment closed: 2/6/2025

Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands

The proponent proposes the extraction of dolerite rock from an abandoned forestry quarry near Lake Echo with an annual production limit of 100,000m3. The activity will use drill, blast and crushing techniques to produce road building materials for a proposed wind farm in the vicinity.

Case for Assessment closed: 12/6/2025

Recently Closed Assessment Consultations


Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited, Sims Metal Recycling Relocation, Rocherlea

The project entails the construction and operation of a metals recycling facility at the Site, with the capacity to process a volume of up to 25,000 tonnes per annum. Sims currently processes 15,000 tonnes per annum at its Invermay and Bell Bay sites and this volume will be diverted to the Site for processing, with closure of the existing two sites. Materials will be sourced from a variety of generators including public, municipal and manufacturing sources.

Case for Assessment closed: 28/5/2025

Hydro Tasmania, Cethana PHES, Construction Works, Lake Cethana

Hydro Tasmania is proposing to construct a Pumped Hydro Energy Storage facility at Lake Cethana. This will comprise a new 12 Mm3 storage, an intake / discharge from the Lake Cethana, underground pump/power station infrastructure, tunnels connecting the above, electricity transmission infrastructure, access roads, power supply, spoil emplacements as well as temporary installations required for construction.

Draft guidelines closed: 30/4/2025

Bashan Wind Farm Pty Ltd, Central Highlands

Bashan Wind Farm Pty Ltd proposes to develop a 434 MW wind farm in the Central Highlands, located on the Bashan Plain to the south of the existing Cattle Hill Wind Farm between Lake Echo (to the west), Basham Road (to the east) and Victoria Valley Road (to the south). The proposed windfarm will have up to 56 turbines.

Draft guidelines closed: 14/4/2025

Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd, Renison Mine, Rentails Project

Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd (BMTJV) is proposing to construct and operate a new tailings retreatment plant, tailings storage facility, and associated infrastructure at the existing Renison Mine site, located off the Murchison Highway at Renison Bell. The proposal involves the reclaiming and processing of approximately 30 million tonnes of tailings material from existing tailing storage facilities at the site at a rate of approximately 2.5 million tonnes per year. The new tailings storage facility, E Dam, has a proposed storage capacity of 37.9 million tonnes. The total disturbance footprint for the proposal is approximately 8.35 km2 and the total area of land to be cleared and or flooded for E Dam is 4.05 km2.

Draft guidelines closed: 31/3/2025

East Arm Resources Pty Ltd, East Arm Road Quarry Expansion, Hillwood

The proposal is to expand and intensify the existing Level 2 quarry at the site, increasing the footprint, and extracting and processing at a greater rate per annum, increasing from 130,000m³ to 2,500,000m³ (this volume equates to approximately 4,000,000 tonnes) per annum.

Case for Assessment closed: 1/5/2025

Mornington Park Development Pty Ltd, Expansion and Upgrade of Hydrowater Treatment Facility, Mornington

Mornington Park Development Pty Ltd proposes to expand and upgrade the existing Hydrowater Treatment Facility at 126 Mornington Park Road, Mornington to allow for receipt, storage, treatment and disposal of up to 30,000 tonnes of material per year.

Case for Assessment closed: 21/5/2025