Sensitive sites in Western Australia

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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) operates a sensitive production site registry to identify the locations of sensitive commercial production systems across Western Australia's agricultural region.

Locations are shown on a free online map, and landholders are invited biannually to register interest in having their property included.

The service is designed to encourage awareness of enterprises that may be negatively impacted by certain activities.  Sensitive enterprises and nearby landholders are encouraged to communicate and jointly prepare risk assessments and mitigation plans to ensure sensitive production sites are protected.

For the purposes of the map, a sensitive production site is a property with a commercial agricultural production system that its owner and DPIRD think may be particularly sensitive to impact from certain activities on nearby land. This may be due to the nature of the production system or produce.

Examples of sensitive sites include: 

  • certified organic
  • certified biodynamic systems
  • commercially managed tree nurseries
  • licenced aquaculture
  • commercial viticulture.

Sensitive sites map 2024

Please click the button below and accept the terms and conditions to view the map. 

View the sensitive sites map 2024
I understand & agree with the Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development Western Australia (DPIRD, which expression includes the State of Western Australia & its servants & agents) that:
  1. The locations of these sites in the Map & description of them as sensitive sites are based on information and requests provided to DPIRD by growers in DPIRD's database. DPIRD is not able to verify or identify the nature or extent of sensitivity of mapped sites, types of activities that may pose risks to the sites, or the extent of those risks. Nor can DPIRD advise whether there are other sites that may be sensitive, but are not shown on the map because they or their sensitivity are unknown to DPIRD or their owners did not request listing of them
  2. Mapped data & other information in this package may not be accurate, current or complete due to changes which may not be notified to DPIRD or may not be immediately updated in this package
  3. I should not make significant decisions in reliance on information obtained from this package, but should make my own investigations, consult relevant property owners & obtain updated professional advice relevant to my circumstances
  4. I accept all risks & responsibility for losses, damages, costs & other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from using this site or information or material in it
  5. To the maximum extent permitted by law, DPIRD excludes all liability, in negligence & otherwise, to me or anyone else, resulting directly or indirectly from me using this site or information or material in it. I release DPIRD from all such liability

Contact information

Modika Perera 
+61 (0)8 9368 3526
sensitivesites@agric.wa.gov.au

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Page last updated: Friday, 29 November 2024 - 10:08am

See Also

Coexistence of different production systems