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EPBC Act Referral Is Complete, Current and Correct Submission #2895 - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania Title of Proposal - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania Section 1 - Summary of your proposed action Provide a summary of your proposed action, including any consultations undertaken. 1.1 Project Industry Type Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) 1.2 Provide a detailed description of the proposed action, including all proposed activities. Please see letter for detailed description of the proposed action, attached at 1.4. 1.3 What is the extent and location of your proposed action? Use the polygon tool on the map below to mark the location of your proposed action. Area Point Latitude Longitude Robbins Island 1 -40.674899476105 145.00381304524 Robbins Island 2 -40.678232305635 145.00655962727 Robbins Island 3 -40.68156496855 145.01397539038 Robbins Island 4 -40.684689176792 145.02660966353 Robbins Island 5 -40.68427259873 145.03155351957 Robbins Island 6 -40.68427259873 145.03484940962 Robbins Island 7 -40.682606387569 145.03924395764 Robbins Island 8 -40.682189796489 145.0417158647 Robbins Island 9 -40.680315231537 145.04528642972 Robbins Island 10 -40.680106929163 145.04858231978 Robbins Island 11 -40.680106929163 145.04968095678 Robbins Island 12 -40.682189796489 145.04775835774 Robbins Island 13 -40.68156496855 145.04611041271 Robbins Island 14 -40.683231205745 145.04446244673 Robbins Island 15 -40.684689176792 145.04501177571 Robbins Island 16 -40.685522261546 145.04720902876 Robbins Island 17 -40.686147084167 145.0447371217 Robbins Island 18 -40.688646284293 145.04446244673 Robbins Island 19 -40.694893890447 145.04913164876 Robbins Island 20 -40.701349147428 145.05407548384 Robbins Island 21 -40.709469359978 145.0614912679 Robbins Island 22 -40.71238405843 145.06588579496 Robbins Island 23 -40.712175888067 145.06808306896 Submission #2895 - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania Area Point Latitude Longitude Robbins Island 24 -40.714049556734 145.068907031 Robbins Island 25 -40.715715013375 145.067808394 Robbins Island 26 -40.715298661062 145.06533648693 Robbins Island 27 -40.716964086457 145.06231522993 Robbins Island 28 -40.716755898649 145.05874468587 Robbins Island 29 -40.71654771019 145.05489946683 Robbins Island 30 -40.717796767649 145.0447371217 Robbins Island 31 -40.717796767649 145.04061724865 Robbins Island 32 -40.717172241849 145.03951861165 Robbins Island 33 -40.715923204438 145.04226519368 Robbins Island 34 -40.715506821661 145.04803301175 Robbins Island 35 -40.714049556734 145.04968095678 Robbins Island 36 -40.713424995781 145.04940630277 Robbins Island 37 -40.714049556734 145.0447371217 Robbins Island 38 -40.714882306145 145.04336383068 Robbins Island 39 -40.713424995781 145.04116655668 Robbins Island 40 -40.712592259909 145.03814532063 Robbins Island 41 -40.711759513622 145.03759599165 Robbins Island 42 -40.709677570571 145.0364973756 Robbins Island 43 -40.708220146288 145.03814532063 Robbins Island 44 -40.708220146288 145.04116655668 Robbins Island 45 -40.704888848166 145.0428145017 Robbins Island 46 -40.703223120731 145.04006791967 Robbins Island 47 -40.705929902687 145.03869462866 Robbins Island 48 -40.707179127569 145.0343001016 Robbins Island 49 -40.710302134906 145.03402544759 Robbins Island 50 -40.709052968608 145.03265215657 Robbins Island 51 -40.705721680376 145.02798295454 Robbins Island 52 -40.705929902687 145.02468706449 Robbins Island 53 -40.705929902687 145.01836991743 Robbins Island 54 -40.706554533942 145.01672197241 Robbins Island 55 -40.707803747107 145.01205279134 Robbins Island 56 -40.709885748744 145.0093062093 Robbins Island 57 -40.711967685286 145.00793291829 Robbins Island 58 -40.714465916858 145.00463701776 Robbins Island 59 -40.713008629147 145.00298906225 Robbins Island 60 -40.709677570571 144.99996782621 Robbins Island 61 -40.709677570571 144.99777056268 Robbins Island 62 -40.711343104805 144.99392534364 Robbins Island 63 -40.708011962908 144.99172808011 Robbins Island 64 -40.707803747107 144.98815752557 Robbins Island 65 -40.707803747107 144.98266436151 Robbins Island 66 -40.708011962908 144.97744585146 Robbins Island 67 -40.711343104805 144.97167803338 Robbins Island 68 -40.713424995781 144.97003007788 Robbins Island 69 -40.714257753004 144.96508623231 Submission #2895 - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania Area Point Latitude Longitude Robbins Island 70 -40.715923204438 144.95931841424 Robbins Island 71 -40.726123133764 144.94915605863 Robbins Island 72 -40.730494071715 144.94366289457 Robbins Island 73 -40.731950976647 144.94009234002 Robbins Island 74 -40.731118440765 144.93487382997 Robbins Island 75 -40.728620834137 144.92938066591 Robbins Island 76 -40.728828984836 144.91894365629 Robbins Island 77 -40.730285926225 144.91290117896 Robbins Island 78 -40.735489050603 144.90878130591 Robbins Island 79 -40.739859373334 144.90630938313 Robbins Island 80 -40.739026936412 144.90438677362 Robbins Island 81 -40.739859373334 144.90328814185 Robbins Island 82 -40.738402609822 144.90136553233 Robbins Island 83 -40.738610729921 144.89724565929 Robbins Island 84 -40.739651257142 144.89367510474 Robbins Island 85 -40.738402609822 144.88818194068 Robbins Island 86 -40.735280920738 144.8851606994 Robbins Island 87 -40.73382408872 144.8807661671 Robbins Island 88 -40.730077780083 144.87774493106 Robbins Island 89 -40.728412714546 144.87362505801 Robbins Island 90 -40.723833474211 144.8678572347 Robbins Island 91 -40.720294780496 144.86950518234 Robbins Island 92 -40.720294780496 144.87060381673 Robbins Island 93 -40.716755898649 144.87362505801 Robbins Island 94 -40.712175888067 144.87444903052 Robbins Island 95 -40.710093958035 144.87609698079 Robbins Island 96 -40.706970940934 144.87499834902 Robbins Island 97 -40.701349147428 144.87417437127 Robbins Island 98 -40.69406092285 144.87197710774 Robbins Island 99 -40.689895865099 144.87197710774 Robbins Island 100 -40.683856049845 144.87252642362 Robbins Island 101 -40.681148370961 144.87142778924 Robbins Island 102 -40.677399129765 144.87307573951 Robbins Island 103 -40.672816380987 144.87856890357 Robbins Island 104 -40.668233348998 144.88708330891 Robbins Island 105 -40.664275029655 144.89312578624 Robbins Island 106 -40.661566555471 144.89230181373 Robbins Island 107 -40.659066340066 144.89999224132 Robbins Island 108 -40.655524205179 144.90466143287 Robbins Island 109 -40.651148346565 144.90576006463 Robbins Island 110 -40.649064509558 144.91015459693 Robbins Island 111 -40.644063047962 144.91290117896 Robbins Island 112 -40.642395800205 144.91152788794 Robbins Island 113 -40.641978989708 144.91042925618 Robbins Island 114 -40.641353753183 144.91207720121 Robbins Island 115 -40.641770567584 144.91509844249 Submission #2895 - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania Area Point Latitude Longitude Robbins Island 116 -40.632599922323 144.91729571126 Robbins Island 117 -40.624261867382 144.9197676288 Robbins Island 118 -40.622594125106 144.92416216634 Robbins Island 119 -40.623636464932 144.92416216634 Robbins Island 120 -40.62196870704 144.92938066591 Robbins Island 121 -40.624887232167 144.92992998441 Robbins Island 122 -40.628014095491 144.9296553304 Robbins Island 123 -40.631557722389 144.9291060119 Robbins Island 124 -40.635726424524 144.93404985746 Robbins Island 125 -40.639686437752 144.9381697305 Robbins Island 126 -40.642604188577 144.93514849446 Robbins Island 127 -40.644896640324 144.93432452195 Robbins Island 128 -40.647605791293 144.93624712099 Robbins Island 129 -40.64989803945 144.93844439499 Robbins Island 130 -40.650731590728 144.94146563104 Robbins Island 131 -40.651773491336 144.94531085007 Robbins Island 132 -40.651565099798 144.95217730515 Robbins Island 133 -40.652815375676 144.95657183221 Robbins Island 134 -40.654899095548 144.96014238675 Robbins Island 135 -40.657399467137 144.96206499627 Robbins Island 136 -40.658232892911 144.96618486932 Robbins Island 137 -40.658649633687 144.96728350632 Robbins Island 138 -40.655732552559 144.96838213285 Robbins Island 139 -40.645730222274 144.96206499627 Robbins Island 140 -40.636976965329 144.9562971782 Robbins Island 141 -40.632599922323 144.95190264066 Robbins Island 142 -40.628431024985 144.95245195916 Robbins Island 143 -40.627597195201 144.95052934964 Robbins Island 144 -40.626346478716 144.94943072312 Robbins Island 145 -40.629264812552 144.95547319521 Robbins Island 146 -40.633433657837 144.96069170526 Robbins Island 147 -40.641562144808 144.96563555082 Robbins Island 148 -40.656982750345 144.97689653295 Robbins Island 149 -40.668649995506 144.98788286108 Robbins Island 150 -40.675107794751 145.00408769925 Robbins Island 151 -40.675316112747 145.00463701776 Robbins Island 152 -40.674899476105 145.00381304524 1.5 Provide a brief physical description of the property on which the proposed action will take place and the location of the proposed action (e.g. proximity to major towns, or for off-shore actions, shortest distance to mainland). Submission #2895 - Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania The majority of the Project will be confined to Robbins Island, with some ancillary components occurring on adjacent coastal areas or mainland Tasmania. Robbins Island is a 9,860 ha land mass separated from mainland Tasmania by an intertidal passage just over a kilometre at its narrowest point. The island is relatively low relief with the exception of White Rock Ridge, an elevated ridgeline running north-south across the central area of the island, extending to approximately
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