Quarry Consultative Committees

Ondit Quarry

Key matters discussed at the Ondit Quarry Consultative Committee meeting held 20 February 2024

  • Issues are continuing to be experienced with the delivery of regular water monitoring reports prior to the meeting.
  • Holcim have agreed to address this issue with their consultants to ensure the Committee have proper time available to review the water monitoring reports.
  • The Committee discussed issues concerning the low success rate of landscaping works and the need for annual replanting to replenish lost plantings.
  • Holcim have completed further screen landscaping along the northern boundary to meet its planning permit requirements.
  • Community nominations for two replacement members will be considered by Council at its meeting on 27 March 2024.
  • There were no exceedances of specified thresholds in either of the Dust or Blast monitoring reports for recent months
  • Holcim still intends to lodge a new planning permit to expand the quarry and are continuing to work with Earth Resources to finalise a Work Plan for endorsement.
  • This endorsement process by Earth Resources must be completed before a planning permit application can be made.
  • Next meeting is scheduled to be held on 20 August 2024

 

Mooleric Road Quarry

Key matters discussed at the Mooleric Road Consultative Committee meeting held 26 September 2023

  • No exceedances have been identified of the thresholds for dust monitoring or blast monitoring in recent months
  • The quarry has experienced a quieter period over winter due to the rain and reduced demand for material due to economic conditions
  • The ground water monitoring report indicates that higher nitrate levels in the some of the monitoring bores is unlikely to have resulted from the quarry operations. Southern Rural Water will be requested to provide its opinion on this issue.
  • Council has undertaken short term patching of Mooleric Road to address condition issues, but is hoping to attract significant Federal Government funding, in addition to a commitment in the 2023/24 Council budget, to facilitate a significant upgrade to the road pavement.
  • The quarry operator’s applicant to amend the planning permit conditions for the quarry is not yet determined. Further changes to the proposal are intended as a response to objections.
  • Next meeting is scheduled to be held on 26 March 2024

 

For further information please phone 03 5232 9400 or email inq@colacotway.vic.gov.au