Publication Date

7-2024

Publisher

State of Western Australia (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development)

City

Perth

Abstract

The Weaber Plain Development Project (Goomig Project) was approved on 13 September 2011. The approval reference is EPBC 2010/5491 (the Approval).

The Goomig Project comprises irrigated farmland, associated infrastructure, and a buffer area on the Weaber Plain located about 30km north-northeast of Kununurra in Western Australia. Figure 1 shows the location and layout of the Goomig Project and interface with other projects including the Knox Creek Plain Irrigation Development (EPBC 2014/7143), Sorby Hills Silver Lead Zinc mining project, and Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) Stage 1 'Cave Springs' farms.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the Goomig Project proponent. Kimberley Agriculture Investment Pty Ltd (KAI) has tenure of the Goomig Project farmlands, except Lots 15 and 16 which are owned by the Yawoorroong Miriuwung Gajerrong Yirrgeb Noong Dawang Aboriginal Corporation (MG Corporation). MG Corporation has the right under Ord Final Agreement Indigenous Land Use Agreement to acquire the buffer area in freehold.

This document reports on compliance with the conditions set out in the Approval for the period 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024, as required by condition 3 of the Approval.

Number of Pages

63

Keywords

Ord River, irrigated agriculture, environmental compliance report, Western Australia, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring

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