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15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development project

Status

Approved with conditions

Jobs

5 (construction) + 77 (initial development) + 165 (full production)

Investment

$47 million

Project overview*

Status	Approved with conditions
Description	Irrigated agricultural development project – with an initial development of 50 ha for table grapes, 75 ha for citrus crops and 25 ha for avocados.
Proponent	Flinders Shire Council
Location/s	Old Richmond Road Hughenden approximately 12 km north north-west of Hughenden Map
Local government/s	Flinders Shire Council
Investment	$47 million
Key features	305.7 ha of developable land for high value horticultural crops 156.6 ha of developable land for farming infrastructure 450.2 ha of land for environmental protection purposes Production bores, dams, pumps and irrigation networks Co‐use cooling, packaging and logistics facility (co-use facility) Staff amenities and caretaker accommodation Irrigation dams Machinery and chemical storage sheds.
Expected completion	2020
Jobs	5 FTE (construction) 77 FTE (initial development) 165 FTE (full production)

IAR process

Date	Activity
23 July 2019	Coordinator-General’s report on the IAR (21 MB), released.
17 July 2019	The Coordinator-General accepted the draft IAR as the final IAR. Impact assessment report, submitted.
4 July 2019	The proponent lodged a draft IAR.
24 August 2018	Gazettal ( 250 KB) of ‘coordinated project’ declaration.
14 August 2018	Application, including initial advice statement ( 5 MB), submitted.

IAR documents

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Chapters

15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development project impact assessment report ( 9 MB)
Appendix A: EPBC Significant impact assessment ( 1.7 MB)
Appendix A: Land suitability study ( 27 MB)
Appendix A: Groundwater investigations October 2017 ( 3 MB)
Appendix A: Additional groundwater investigations December 2018 ( 1.2 MB)
Appendix A: Water resource development strategy ( 194 KB)
Appendix A: Flora and fauna assessment ( 21 MB)
Appendix B: Significant residual impact guideline assessment ( 167 KB)
Appendix C: DNRME relevant purpose determination decision letter ( 202 KB)
Appendix C: Development application ( 327 KB)
Appendix D: Planning scheme assessment ( 445 KB)
Appendix E: Assessment against state code 10: taking or interfering with water ( 562 KB)
Appendix E: Assessment against state code 16: native vegetation clearing ( 384 KB)

Media releases

Major Irrigated Agricultural Development Project a big boost for North West (24 August 2018)

Further information

Read more about the IAR process.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Last updated: 25 November 2025