Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Downie & Co
Premises: Bashan Quarry
Activity: a quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 6/3/2024
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 14/5/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 12/6/2025
Assessment Completed: 11/8/2025
The Proposal
The proponent proposes the extraction of dolerite rock from an abandoned
forestry quarry near Lake Echo with an annual production limit of 100,000m3.
The activity will use drill, blast and crushing techniques to produce road
building materials for a proposed wind farm in the vicinity.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Central Highlands 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).
Notice of Intent
Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands - NOI (PDF 1Mb)
Environmental Effects Report Guidelines
EER 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.
Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands - EER Guidelines (PDF 442Kb)
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
The purpose of the EER 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 EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands - EER (PDF 3Mb)
Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands - Appendices (PDF 17Mb)
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.
Downie & Co, Bashan 5 Mile Quarry, Central Highlands - EAR (PDF 3Mb)