Proponent: Department of Logistics and Infrastructure
Overview
The Department of Logistics and Infrastructure proposes to construct and operate a new residential subdivision development within the Wurrumiyanga Township, Bathurst Island, 80km north of Darwin. The proposal includes 70 residential dwellings; municipal infrastructure (roads and drainage), utilities infrastructure (water, sewer, power, communications) and realignment of existing water and power distribution services.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
- Notice of decision to accept referral for standard assessment – 13 August 2024 PDF (551.5 KB)
- Notice of decision and statement of reasons – assessment not required - 22 October 2024 PDF (652.5 KB)
Public consultation
Statutory notice (14 August 2024)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 14 August 2024 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Department of Logistics and Infrastructure for the Wurrumiyanga Residential Subdivision.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 11 September 2024. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Submissions received on the referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Government authority submissions | |
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 489.5 KB |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | PDF 592.7 KB |
| Department of Lands, Planning and Environment | PDF 688.1 KB |
| Department of Health – Environmental Health | PDF 437.1 KB |
| Department of Health – Medical Entomology | PDF 44.5 KB |
| Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics – Development Assessment | PDF 403.6 KB |
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities – Heritage Branch | PDF 419.3 KB |
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | PDF 585.2 KB |
| Public submissions | |
| Tiwi Land Council | PDF 786.8 KB |
Documents
| Referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral form | PDF 10.9 MB |
| Referral Report | PDF 2.4 MB |
| Appendix A – Pre-referral Screening (redacted in part) | PDF 734.3 KB |
| Appendix B – Ecological Assessment | PDF 5.5 MB |
| Appendix C – Typhonium Survey Report 2023 | PDF 2.7 MB |
| Appendix D – Geotechnical Investigation | PDF 10.6 MB |
| Appendix E – Contamination Investigation | PDF 8.3 MB |
| Appendix F – Darwin Cycad Survey Memo | PDF 356.3 KB |
| Appendix G – Indicative Coordinates of the Proposed Development Area | PDF 30.0 KB |
| Appendix H - Community Engagement Memo | PDF 67.9 KB |
| Appendix I – Cultural and Heritage Values (redacted) | |
| Appendix J – Impact and Risk Assessment | PDF 456.9 KB |
In accordance with section 281(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 2019, appendix I was withheld from publication, as was some information within Appendix A (figure 3 redacted).
The NT EPA decided on 22 October 2024 that an environmental assessment is not required.