GONNEVILLE PROJECT & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
WA Environmental Protection Authority — Gonneville Project
The main State environmental assessment record for Gonneville. It contains the referral material, Proposal Content Document, Referral Supporting Document, EPA assessment decision and approved Environmental Scoping Document.
Supports: project description, environmental assessment status, mine and infrastructure development envelopes, key environmental factors and the Public Environmental Review process.
Gonneville Referral Supporting Document — March 2024
Chalice Mining's detailed supporting document submitted with the original environmental referral. It describes the proposal, existing environment, environmental surveys, potential impacts and proposed management measures.
Supports: native vegetation and fauna, threatened species, waterways, dust, noise, tailings storage, rehabilitation and potential environmental impacts.
Gonneville Proposal Content Document — March 2024
The formal proposal description submitted with the original environmental referral. It identifies the main elements of the proposal and the development envelopes and disturbance limits being referred for assessment.
Supports: the defined proposal, mine development envelope, infrastructure development envelope and proposed disturbance footprint.
Supports: native vegetation and fauna, threatened species, waterways, dust, noise, tailings storage, rehabilitation and potential environmental impacts.
Commonwealth EPBC Public Portal — Gonneville Project (EPBC 2024/09839)
The Australian Government's official record for the Gonneville Project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It records the Commonwealth assessment process, controlling provisions, project documents and any proposed variations.
Supports: Commonwealth environmental assessment status, matters of national environmental significance, changes to the referred proposal and the Commonwealth approval process.
CURRENT PROJECT & INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION
Chalice Mining — Gonneville Infrastructure Update
Chalice's project information describing the off-site infrastructure being investigated for Gonneville, including electricity and water-supply infrastructure and the process being used to investigate potential routes.
Supports: the proposed off-site infrastructure, route investigation and the relationship between the mine and infrastructure extending beyond the mine site.
THREATENED SPECIES & HABITAT
Australian Government — Carnaby's Cockatoo
Official Commonwealth information for Carnaby's Cockatoo (Zanda latirostris), which is listed as Endangered under the EPBC Act.
Supports: Commonwealth threatened-species status, habitat requirements and threats relevant to assessment of impacts on Carnaby's Cockatoo.
Australian Government — Chuditch
Official Commonwealth information for the Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii), which is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act.
Supports: Commonwealth threatened-species status, habitat requirements and threats relevant to assessment of impacts on Chuditch.
Australian Government — Woylie
Official Commonwealth information for the Woylie (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi), which is listed as Endangered under the EPBC Act.
Supports: Commonwealth threatened-species status, habitat requirements and threats relevant to assessment of impacts on Woylie.
Official Western Australian health guidance on the collection, storage and use of rainwater for household drinking-water supplies.
Supports: the importance of protecting rainwater quality and the potential pathways by which airborne dust and other contaminants can enter rainwater-tank systems.
WA Environmental Protection Authority — Social Surroundings
Official EPA guidance for assessing how a proposal may affect its social surroundings, including health, amenity, heritage and other social values associated with a place.
Supports: the website's discussion of amenity, community wellbeing, landscape character and the effects major development may have on people living near the proposal and associated infrastructure.
CHITTERING VALLEY & SCENIC LANDSCAPE
Chittering Valley — Heritage Assessment
A heritage assessment examining the cultural landscape and heritage values of the Chittering Valley, including the significance of Chittering Valley Scenic Drive and its landscape, community and environmental values.
Supports: the website's discussion of the Scenic Drive, landscape character, visual amenity and the recognised heritage values of the Chittering Valley.