Documents Regarding Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex - EPBC 2021/9013.

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The disclosure contains documents related to the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex EPBC referral (2021/9013), a proposed rocket launch facility in South Australia. Document 1 is an internal email (October 2024) discussing noise impact modelling for Vega rocket launches at Cape Wiles, indicating that Australian Sea Lions sheltering below the cliffs would experience less than 80dBA noise during launch—comparable to freeway traffic noise. The analysis used Resonate's simulation model identifying maximum noise at T+1 seconds post-launch, declining as the rocket ascends southward over ocean. Document 2 is an EPBC Offset Strategy (July 2023, Version 4) prepared by EBS Ecology for Southern Launch addressing biodiversity offsets for threatened species impacts, specifically the Southern Emu-wren and Mallee Whipbird. The documents reflect environmental assessment and mitigation planning for