Decisions on EES Referrals
This page lists the decisions on projects referred for assessment of the need for preparation of an Environmental Effects Statement (EES).
Projects are listed in the order of referral.
To obtain copies of documentation for specific EES referrals, please email ees.referrals@dpcd.vic.gov.au and a CD will be sent to you.
For further information on recent EES referrals and EES projects, please follow the relevant links below.
Project Title |
Date of Decision |
Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Gunbower Forest Environmental Watering Project |
20 April 2012 |
No EES with conditions |
| WIM150 Mineral Sands |
23 December 2011 |
EES |
| Dingley Bypass - Warrigal Road to Westall Road |
15 September 2011 |
No EES |
| Ballarat Western Link Road |
28 July 2011 |
No EES |
| Pinniger Tourism and Leisure Development |
30 September 2011 |
EES |
| Latrobe Briquette Manufacturing Facility |
13 July 2011 |
No EES |
| Leongatha Quarry |
8 June 2011 |
No EES |
| Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project - Adjunct Works |
25 July 2011 |
No EES with conditions |
| Castlemaine Link & Harcourt Modernisation Project |
14 June 2011 |
No EES with conditions |
| Tarrone Wind Farm |
21 November 2011 |
No EES with Conditions |
| Yaringa Harbour Expansion |
5 May 2011 |
No EES |
| Halladale & Black Watch Gas Field Development |
4 April 2011 |
No EES |
| Penshurst Wind Farm |
8 March 2011 |
EES |
| 27 October 2010 |
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| Western Highway Duplication - Beaufort to Ararat |
27 October 2010 |
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| 7 October 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
|
| Princes Highway Duplication - Traralgon East to Fulham |
22 October 2010 |
EES |
| Blairgowrie Safe Boat Harbour Reconfiguration |
5 October 2010 |
No EES |
| Western Highway Duplication - Burrumbeet to Beaufort |
16 September 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Hattah Lakes Environmental Flows Project |
5 October 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Yallourn Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station |
12 August 2010 |
EES |
| Stockman Base Metals Project |
16 August 2010 |
EES |
| Melbourne-Geelong Interconnector | 11 May 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road Upgrade | 18 May 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Yaloak South Wind Farm | 25 March 2010 |
No EES |
| Echuca-Moama Bridge | 1 April 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Tarrone Power Station | 2 February 2010 |
No EES with conditions |
| Corio Bay Channel Realignment Project | 8 December 2009 |
No EES |
| Dingley Arterial Project | 8 December 2009 |
No EES |
| HRL Dual Gas Demonstration Project | 23 November 2009 |
No EES |
| M80 Ring Road Upgrade | 13 November 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Cox's Bridge Upgrade | 7 November 2009 |
No EES |
| Latrobe Briquette Manufacturing Facility | 13 November 2009 |
No EES |
| Port of Melbourne Corporation Maintenance Dredging Program | 1 September 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Palmers Road Corridor | 13 November 2009 |
No EES (Stage1) EES (Stages 2 & 3) |
| Regional Rail Link 2 - West Werribee to Deer Park | 13 August 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron | 13 November 2009 |
EES |
| Outer Metropolitan Ring/E6 Transport Corridor | 13 August 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Ex-HMAS Canberra (Sinking) Dive Site |
23 June 2009 |
No EES |
| Mortlake Wind Farm | 14 July 2009 |
No EES |
| Moorabool Wind Project | 17 September 2009 |
No EES |
| Bondi East Far North Mineral Sands Mine | 3 June 2009 |
EES |
| North West Victoria Solar Energy Facility | 29 April 2009 |
No EES |
| Chiltern Quarry | 24 April 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project (Foodbowl Modernisation) | 14 April 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Shaw River Gas Power Station | 7 November 2008 |
EES |
| Sisters Wind Farm | 10 December 2008 |
No EES |
| Ararat Wind Farm | 28 November 2008 |
No EES |
| Stockyard Hill Wind Farm | 29 September 2008 |
No EES with conditions |
| Hamilton-Grampians Pipeline Project | 12 August 2008 |
No EES |
| Yallourn Coal Field Re-alignment |
7 January 2009 |
No EES with conditions |
| Laverton North Power Station Expansion | 26 August 2008 |
No EES |
| Anglesea Borefield | 10 June 2008 |
No EES with conditions |
| Echo Mineral Sands Mine | 17 April 2008 |
No EES with conditions |
| Sidonia Wind Farm | 25 March 2008 |
No EES |
| Victorian Desalination Project | 28 December 2007 |
EES |
| Ararat Wind Farm | 9 January 2008 |
No EES |
| Berrybank Wind Farm | 9 January 2008 |
No EES |
| Darlington Wind Farm | 9 January 2008 |
No EES with conditions |
| Sugarloaf Pipeline Project | 21 December 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Magazine Point Harbour and Residential Development |
7 January 2008 |
Unlikely to be environmentally acceptable. EES required if pursued further |
| Readymix Colac Quarry Extension | 6 December 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Lakes Entrance Sand Management Project | 10 January 2008 |
No EES with conditions |
| Melaluka Road Residential Development | 26 October 2007 |
No EES |
| Mortlake Wind Farm | 28 September 2007 |
No EES |
| Yarra Glen Truck Bypass | 28 September 2007 | |
| Melbourne to Sydney Rail Corridor Upgrade - Passing Lanes 1A to 4 |
14 August 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Monash - CityLink - West Gate Upgrade |
26 June 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Goldfields Superpipe |
20 June 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Patricia-Baleen Gas Plant (re-submitted) |
6 June 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Frankston Bypass |
1 June 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| BMG Gas Pipeline |
14 May 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Melbourne Wholesale Market |
20 June 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Lal Lal Wind Farm |
1 June 2007 |
No EES |
| Lake Mokoan Decommissioning and Mid Murray Storage Project |
20 April 2007 |
No EES |
| Longford Gas Conditioning Plant |
22 August 2007 |
No EES |
| Heywood Pulp Mill Site Extension |
4 April 2007 |
No EES |
| Officer City Gate Pressure Regulator |
23 March 2007 |
No EES |
| Crowlands Wind Farm |
22 March 2007 |
No EES |
| Oaklands Wind Farm |
9 January 2007 |
No EES with conditions |
| Newfield Wind Farm |
20 December 2006 |
No EES |
| Patricia-Baleen Gas Plant (Longtom) Upgrade |
16 October 2006 |
No EES with conditions |