This website has been established to provide information about the Cultana Expansion Project. This site is updated on a regular basis.
The Public Environment Report (PER) for the proposed Cultana Training Area Expansion has been finalised, taking into account public comments received on the draft. The PER has been submitted to the Australian Government Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities for assessment. The Minister will make a decision to approve, approve with conditions or not approve the proposed action within 40 business days of receiving the final PER.
The final PER is publically available to download and hard copies will also be available for viewing at the following locations between Monday 30 April and Monday 28 May, 2012: 

• Port Augusta Library – 4 Mackay Street, Port Augusta, SA.
• Whyalla Public Library – Ekblom Street, Whyalla Norrie, SA.
• Tourist Centre – Russell Street, Iron Knob, SA.
• State Library of South Australia – Corner North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, SA.
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Level 2 Foyer, Richmond Road, Keswick, SA.
• The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Library – Ground Floor, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parks, Canberra, ACT.

Download the full PER (16.9 MB)

Download the full Appendices of the PER (36.4 MB)

Download specific chapters of the Public environment Report (PER):
0.	Table of Contents (461 KB)
0.	Executive Summary (150 KB)
1.	Introduction (5.75 MB)
2.	Background to the Project (118 KB)
3.	Other Approvals and Conditions (544 KB)
4.	Description of the Project (1.21 MB)
5.	Defence Environmental Management (276 KB)
6.	Existing Environment (7.61 MB)
7.	Nature and Extent of Potential Impacts (2.62 MB)
8.	Impacts Avoidance and Mitigation Measures Summary (123 KB)
9.	Conclusions (60 KB)
10.	References (139 KB)
Appendix 0	Table of Contents (378 KB)
Appendix A	Submission Summaries and Response (204 KB)
Appendix B	Content of Individual Submissions (8.5 MB)
Appendix C	Public Environmental Report Guidelines (97 KB)
Appendix D	Cross Reference with Guidelines Per Sections (145 KB)
Appendix E	Bounding Coordinates (25 KB)
Appendix F	Gawler Ranges Soil Conservation District Land System Descriptions (47 KB)
Appendix G	Risk Assessment (379 KB)
Appendix H	Vegetation, Flora and Fauna Technical Report (26.7 MB)
Appendix I	PER Team (138 KB)

Any comments regarding the web site or relating to the project can be directed to Defence by emailing the Project Representatives and will be responded to shortly thereafter.



Last updated 27 April 2012