Why are we here?

Broadcast Australia* owns 42 hectares (ha) of land between and Road in Hamersley. The land was acquired for broadcast use in the 1930s.

An area of 12.4ha fronting Erindale Road was identified as surplus to operational requirements by Broadcast Australia* and subdivided from the adjacent transmission site. The subdivision created Lot 802, 179 Erindale Road. Lot 802 is currently zoned ‘Urban’ under the Metropolitan Region Scheme (the broader scheme covering the Metropolitan Area), but it is designated – ‘Public Use: Commonwealth’ under the Local Planning Scheme No.3 (LPS3). As Lot 802 is surplus to operational requirements the designation ‘Public Use: Commonwealth’ is no longer appropriate and Broadcast Australia* is proposing to rezone the site to ‘Development’ Zone. The potential rezoning of Lot 802 to Development Zone, would mean that the land could be sold by Broadcast Australia* and put to a better use. This may include a future new development featuring a combination of new homes and new public open space. Before any development can take place there are two processes to follow. These processes legally require periods of public consultation in addition to this elective pre-lodgement consultation.

1 Process 1 is the proposed scheme amendment (or rezoning) application.

2 Process 2 is the detailed Structure Plan. This would be undertaken by the purchaser of the land and would aim to identify a specific road layout, land uses, open space and entry points. 3 While more detailed feedback will be reviewed during both the Scheme Amendment and Structure Plan processes, Broadcast Australia* is seeking initial community feedback to inform the rezoning application it proposes to make with the City of Stirling for Lot 802 . *Digital 4 Pty Limited is the landowner and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAI Communications Pty Limited, trading as Broadcast Australia, and is an entity that is used to hold BAI Communications’ land assets.

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CURRENT OWNER (BROADCAST AUSTRALIA*) FUTURE OWNER

1 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au Site History & Ownership

A 42ha site between Erindale Road and was first acquired for broadcasting transmission services in the 1930s and is still used for this purpose. LEGEND The area was extensively cleared in 1965, with significant clearing again on site in the mid-1970s. The adjacent lot 803 has been used for radio transmission antennas since Area originally acquired the 1970s. A number of antennas have been constructed over the site since the 1930s and there are currently 6 antennas which are used for radio transmissions, including a for broadcasting number of back up antennas. The site also contained several small transmitting antennas, of which now only the concrete footings remain. There are also access and firebreak tracks through the site. Area of the Hamersley Project proposed to be Over time the urban front has moved north and beyond the property. A 3ha portion of the original land was purchased by Main Roads WA in 2009. The ‘Hamersley Project’ rezoned involves rezoning a 12.4ha (shown in dashed line) part of the 42ha. 1930s 1965 A 42ha site is acquired and the land cleared for broadcast transmission purposes.

Wanneroo Road, the new suburb of Balga and the Karrinyup Country Club can be 1974 seen.

1974 The urban front has developed north.

Warwick Shopping Centre and Erindale Road can be seen.

1985 1985 2019 By 1985 Reid is visible and the Balcatta Industrial Area is taking shape.

2019 The original 42ha site and project area in 2019.

2 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au Local Context

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Site Context

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4 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au Local Movement

FUTURE REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK - LOCAL ROAD NETWORK POSSIBLE SITE ACCESS ERINDALE ROAD AND

Lot 802 Lot 803

Lot 802 Lot 803

Lot 802 Lot 803

Possible access locations for the project initially identified as: yy Main Roads WA is continuing to assess the design for the future grade separated interchange to the southwest of the site.

yy Connection to Lennox Place, with indirect access to Wanneroo Road. yy The current interchange concept as it relates to the adjacent land is yy Direct connection to Erindale Road via a new roundabout at Eglinton shown. Crescent; and /or (Note: Indicative design only - subject to review. Construction timing yy Possible extension of Vickers Street (pedestrian/cyclist, emergency unkown). access, and / or road connection).

yy The site is shown in the context of the overall East Hamersley residential area, bounded by Beach Road, Wanneroo Road, Reid Highway, and Erindale Road. yy Full access (right and left turn) is available to Beach Road and Wanneroo Road only. yy Only left-in/left-out access is available to Erindale Road. Area of the Hamersley Project proposed to be rezoned

5 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au Environment

EPBC Act environment assessment process ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT Assessment on preliminary – assessment/decisiondocumentation whether to approve

An assessment of flora, vegetation and fauna habitat within the project area was undertaken by two senior ecologists in Spring 2017. An additional follow-up targeted flora survey was undertaken in Spring 2018. The The Minister requests further information from assessment identified the following key ecological values: proponent

yy Banksia woodland including Banksia attenuata, B. menziesii and B. prionotes species with some areas

of Eucalyptus marginata mid open woodland. The Minister directs proponent to publish yy Foraging habitat for Black Cockatoos. referral and additional information for public yy A few trees on site contain hollows potentially suitable for breeding of Black Cockatoos. comment.

The flora, vegetation and fauna survey documentation will be made publicly available during the consultation stages of the Scheme Amendment (rezoning) and Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Public comment on referral process, as well as the Commonwealth Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act proponent information. 1999 (EPBC) process as these progress.

Proponent information revised taking into account public comments. The ASSESSMENT AND APPROVAL PROCESSES proponent then provides the minister with the revised information or a notice stating that no comments were received. Within 10 days proponent must publish the revised information and comments, or if no comment were received, republish the relevant information. The proponent is currently seeking approval from the Commonwealth and State Government, including:

The Department prepares COMMONWEALTH EPBC ACT recommendation report and provides it to the Minister

yy Potential impacts to Banksia woodland and Black Cockatoos have been referred to the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) for assessment and approval. The Minister makes decision approve, approve with conditions or not approve the proposed action.

yy The Minister for Environment has determined the Hamersley Project a ‘controlled action’ for • For assessment by EIS/PER or preliminary documentation, a decision must impacts to Banksia woodland and Black Cockatoos, to be assessed via Preliminary Documentation. be made within 40 business days of receiving finalised documentation from the proponent. yy It is likely that the project will require a strategy to offset these impacts, such as purchase and conservation of on offset site. yy Approval under the EPBC Act will be required prior to development of the Hamersley Project. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES STATE ASSESSMENT

The environmental outcomes will be determined throughout relevant yy Potential impacts to State protected environmental values (such as Black Cockatoo habitat) will be environmental assessment and approvals processes. Potential environmental assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for significance. outcomes may include measures such as: yy The EPA may require onsite retention/ mitigation of environmental impacts, and/ or may require an yy Retention of Banksia woodland vegetation and Black Cockatoo habitat in off site conservation offset. public open space, where possible or required. yy State protected environmental values will also be assessed throughout the planning and yy Retention of Black Cockatoo habitat trees in streetscapes, where possible development process, with advice from relevant State government environmental agencies. or required. yy The City of Stirling and State government environmental agencies may request that future yy Landscaping with native species of local provenance which provide habitat development of the site respond to environmental values through the planning and development for Black Cockatoos, where possible or required. process. yy Purchase and protection of an off-site conservation offset, where required.

P: 08 9221 1991 W: rowegroup.com.au E: [email protected] A: Level 3, 369 Newcastle Street - Northbridge WA 6003 6 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au Current Process (Town Planning Scheme Amendment)

A rezoning facilitates change to the statutory planning framework by PROCESS 1 SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR: amending the Local Planning Scheme. A scheme amendment may be STANDARD AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL PLANNING SCHEMES requested by a landowner or instigated by the City of Stirling (City). The SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR STANDARD AMENDMENTS TO process for an amendment can vary, but generally the scheme amendment LOCAL PLANNING SCHEMES FLOWCHART will include the following steps shown in the flow chart: WE ARE HERE Early Elective Community Consultation B. A. Initiation of Rezoning – following assessment, a report is A. LG resolves to prepare Amendment and determines that the EPA decides whether Amendment is “standard” environmental review submitted to the City’s Planning and Development Committee and is required - process S47(1)* subsequently Council. This will allow Council to determine if the followed in accordance with EPA Act amendment should be initiated. LG refers Amendment to the EPA

If land is in the Swan S82. Planning and Development Act 2005 B. Review by State Government Agencies - If the amendment is Valley, LG informs the initiated, it is sent to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) SVPC and must adhere LG refers Amendment to any advice given to the HCWA, (where for preliminary approval to advertise. relevant) and has regard to any advice given

C. Community Consultation (Advertising) – on receipt of approval C. LG advertises Amendment (42 days)

to advertise, the City arranges advertising. This also requires the S47 (2)(3)(4) If the proposed C. applicant to erect sign(s) on site for the duration of the advertising modifications are FORMAL considered by the LG D. LG considers submissions and resolves whether to support, period. This advertising period will be a minimum of 42 days to be ‘significant,’ LG support subject to modifications or not support the COMMUNITY (standard amendment) or a minimum of 60 days for a complex can advertise proposed Amendment modifications CONSULTATION AS amendment). S50 PART OF SCHEME S51 LG incorporates any environmental conditions set by the EPA AMENDMENT D. Report on Submissions – After advertising, the City staff prepare a S52 report on any submissions received for Council’s consideration. The E. LG forwards Amendment, including a schedule of submissions City will then determine whether or not to adopt the amendment and any proposed modifications, to the WAPC and must then forward it on to the WA Planning Commission S53 (WAPC). WAPC considers Amendment and makes recommendation E. Final Determination – the final scheme amendment document, a to the Min. Plan. (60 days) schedule of all submissions received and details of Council’s decision S55 are sent to the WAPC to obtain the Minister for Planning’s final

determination. If the Minister agrees to grant final approval, the City Min. refuses Min. approves Min. approves will then arrange for the Scheme Amendment to be published, at Amendment subject to mods Amendment which point it comes legally into effect. In all cases, the final decision rests with the Minister. Min may direct LG notifies each LG to advertise Scheme amendments are subject to processing timeframes. For a standard stakeholder modifications or complex amendment a timeframe of up to 18 months is anticipated S62 (1) LG modifies LG provides and on occasion can take longer. Amendment 2x copies of Local Government within 42 days Amendment to WAPC within 14 WAPC S62 (2) days S62 (3)(4) The rezoning application proposed for Lot 802 is not expected to rezone EPA WAPC endorses WAPC publishes the land to a specific zone such as ‘Residential’ or ‘Commercial’. Instead Min. Plan. LG advertises Amendment Amendment Min. endorses Amendment and provides the application will request approval to rezone the land to ‘Development’ in Goverment Amendment Endorsement to Min. for final Gazette Zone. The Development Zone then requires that a Structure Plan be S63(2) endorsement S64(2) KEY S64(1) approved by the City and WAPC before any subdivision or development S63(1) LG: Local Government can occur. (As this process also includes review by government agencies EPA: Environmental Protection Authority and the community it usually results in a better outcome for the site). WAPC: Planning Commission HCWA: Heritage Council of Western Australia SVPC: Swan Valley Planning Committee Min. Plan. Minister for Planning

*Section numbers relate to Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015

7 P: 08 9221 1991 W: rowegroup.com.au E: [email protected] HAMERSLEY PROJECT A: Level 3, 369 Newcastle Street - Northbridge WA 6003 www.hamersleyproject.com.au Future Process (Structure Plan)

PROCESS 2 STRUCTURE PLAN (BY FUTURE PURCHASER) A Structure Plan will be prepared for Lot 802 after the land is supported to be rezoned to Development Zone. A Structure Plan is a planning document which guides future land use and development of an area, and is done STRUCTUREFUTURE PROCESS PLAN prior to subdivision and development of new urban areas.

LG determines not all necessary information Lodgement of SP with LG has been provided by the A Structure Plan can show details such as housing density, road networks, Applicant. areas of public open space and commercial areas. A Structure Plan indicates LG to inform Applicant if the way in which an area is to be developed and provides a framework to the SP contains necessary information for advertising guide the City of Stirling (City) when it considers future subdivision and within 28 days of receiving. development. (14 if receiving mods)

The City or the owner of land may prepare and submit a Structure Plan. In LG to commence advertising and forwards copy to this instance, if Lot 802 is supported to be rezoned to Development Zone, WAPC within 28 days from the landowner (whether it is Broadcast Australia* or another landowner acceptance. following a sale) would prepare the Structure Plan. Advertises for a minimum FORMAL of 14 days, maximum of 28 Components of the Structure Plan can be prepared drawing on the feedback days. COMMUNITY received during this period of preliminary consultation, and consultation CONSULTATION AS during the ’Process 1 Scheme Amendment’ (rezoning). This might include LG to consider submissions PART OF an indicative subdivision layout, a road layout, areas of new public open received during advertising space as well as new or improved road connections. (60 days) STRUCTURE PLAN

Once the City receives an application for approval to a Structure Plan, it will

review it. Once all necessary information is received the City must advertise LG recommends adoption of LG recommends adoption SP LG recommends refusal the Structure Plan. The City will usually provide details on how comments SP with modifications without modifications of SP can be made.

Modified SP requires No re-advertisement SP forwarded to WAPC Once the Structure Plan has completed advertising, the City staff will re-advertisement required review all the submissions received and a report will be prepared for the Council to consider. This report will outline the City staff’s assessment

of the Structure Plan and review the comments provided during public WAPC assesses and SP forwarded to WAPC determines whether to advertising. The Council is required to consider the report to Council endorse SP with or without and provide a recommendation (within 60 days) to the Western Australia modifications. Notification of endorsed SP forwarded Planning Commission (WAPC) on whether the Structure Plan should be to all affected landowners approved by the WAPC (with or without modifications). The WAPC will then (120 days) make a final decision and the City is advised of the WAPC’s determination. If approved by the WAPC the Council is to have due regard to the Structure Modified SP requires Plan when considering any subdivision or development applications. WAPC approve the SP WAPC refuses to accept SP re-advertisement before making a decision

KEY SP: Structure Plan LG: Local Government LPS: Local Planning Scheme *Digital 4 Pty Limited is the landowner and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAI SAT: State Administrative Tribunal Possible review to SAT Communications Pty Limited, trading as Broadcast Australia, and is an entity WAPC: Western Australia Planning Commission that is used to hold BAI Communications’ land assets.

P: 08 9221 1991 W: rowegroup.com.au E: [email protected] A: Level 3, 369 Newcastle Street - Northbridge WA 6003 8 HAMERSLEY PROJECT www.hamersleyproject.com.au