Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook

​The Pro​​posal

The proposal is for a resource recovery works (composting facility) with a maximum production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per annum, located on a rural property at Colebrook. 

The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to Southern Midlands Council.

The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).

​Development Application

This proposal was referred directly by Southern Midlands Council to the Board of the EPA on 26 October 2020 as a development application and therefore a Notice Of Intent (NOI) was not required. 

Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines

EIS Guidelines have been prepared by the Board to assist the proponent to prepare a case for assessment. Based on the information contained in the Notice of Intent, the guidelines identify the key issues which are expected to be relevant to the assessment of the proposal.​

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Melton Mowbray - EIS Guidelines (PDF 792Kb)​

Public Exhibition of Documentation

A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EIS) are available for public inspection and may be examined during normal business hours at:

Southern Midlands Council
Development & Environmental Services Office ​
85 Main Street
KEMPTON   TAS   7030

For help accessing copies of the EIS, please contact Bill Cromer (Email: billcromer@bigpond.com)​​

Public Representations

In accordance with s.57(5) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPAA), any person may make a representation relating to the permit application (including the EIS) from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Tuesday 30th September 2025 in writing to:

The General Manager
Southern Midlands Council
PO Box 21
OATLANDS   TAS   7120

or by emailing the General Manager at: mail@southernmidlands.tas.gov.au 

Please note that your correspondence may be publicly disclosed unless there is legitimate commercial, national security or environmental reason for confidentiality. If you would like your correspondence to remain confidential, please make a statement to that effect and indicate the basis for the request.

Environmental Impact Statement

The purpose of the EIS is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.

The EIS was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EIS which were provided by the Board.

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS (PDF 14Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 1 (PDF 574Kb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 2 (PDF 734Kb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 3 (PDF 2Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 4 (PDF 3Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 5 (PDF 5Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 6 (PDF 7Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 7 (PDF 11Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 8 (PDF 7Mb)

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EIS Appendix 9 (PDF 4Mb)​

Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision

The environmental assessment report (EAR) has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.

 Compost Kings Tasmania, Compost Facility, Lovely Banks Road, Colebrook - EAR (PDF 5Mb)