Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion Project

Proponent: Aurizon Operations Ltd

Overview

Aurizon Operations Ltd is proposing the Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion Project about 7 km east of the Darwin Central Business District. The proposed action involves the extension of the existing Berrimah Freight Terminal at East Arm to create a larger terminal. It includes:

clearing of intertidal mangrove and terrestrial vegetation
seawall construction and land reclamation
construction of infrastructure including buildings, roads, rail line, fencing, and installation of utilities and services (power, communications, water and sewage).

The proposed action is estimated to take 36 months to construct and would have a 50 year operational lifespan.

Stage 1: Referral

NT EPA notices

Public consultation on the referral

Statutory notice (11 April 2024)

The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 11 April 2024 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Aurizon Operations Ltd for the Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion Project.

Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 13 May 2024. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.

Documents

Referral	Type
Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion – Referral Form	PDF 344.1 KB
Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion – Executive Summary	PDF 112.0 KB
Berrimah Freight Terminal Expansion – Environmental Referral	PDF 18.0 MB
Addendum – Draft Concept Design	PDF 4.6 MB
Appendix A – Pre-referral screening	PDF 212.3 KB
Appendix B – Economic Impact Assessment	PDF 962.1 KB
Appendix C – Erosion and Sediment Control Plan	PDF 8.5 MB
Appendix D – Traffic Impact Assessment	PDF 17.7 MB
Appendix E – Storm Surge Assessment	PDF 946.3 KB
Appendix F – Surface Water Assessment	PDF 1.2 MB
Appendix G – Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment	PDF 7.3 MB
Appendix H – Mangrove and Terrestrial Flora Baseline Report	PDF 12.0 MB
Appendix I – Preliminary Migratory Shorebird Survey	PDF 3.9 MB
Appendix J – Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey	PDF 8.8 MB
Appendix K – EPBC Act Significant Impact Assessment	PDF 2.0 MB
Appendix L – Community and Stakeholder Engagement Plan	PDF 1.3 MB
Appendix M – Environmental Risk Assessment	PDF 194.2 KB
Appendix N – Construction Noise Impact Assessment	PDF 2.1 MB
Appendix O – Operational Noise Impact Assessment	PDF 2.2 MB
Appendix P – Social Impact Assessment	PDF 561.0 KB
Appendix Q – Referral Contributors	PDF 22.6 KB

Submissions received on the referral

Government authority submissions		Type
1	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority	PDF 482.7 KB
2	Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet	PDF 64.0 KB
3	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	PDF 435.0 KB
4	Department of Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security	PDF 817.2 KB
5	Department of Health	PDF 39.6 KB
6	Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (Lands and Planning)	PDF 159.2 KB
7	Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (Transport)	PDF 121.9 KB
8	Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities – Heritage Branch	PDF 130.3 KB

There were no public submissions on the referral.

Last updated:

24 June 2024

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