East Arm Resources Pty Ltd, East Arm Road Quarry Expansion, Hillwood

Current Stage

Public Comment Invited on Case for Assessment

Proposal Details

Client: East Arm Resources Pty Ltd

Premises: 2 Greenhythe Road, Hillwood 7252

Activity: Quarry

Class of Assessment: 2C

Important Dates

Assessment Commenced: 19/10/2020

Draft Guidelines Opened for Public Comment: 4/11/2020

Draft Guidelines Closed for Public Comment: 30/11/2020

Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 15/3/2025

Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 1/5/2025

​​​​​​​​The Proposal​​

The proposal is to expand and intensify the existing Level 2 quarry at the site, increasing the footprint, and extracting and processing at a greater rate per annum, increasing from 130,000m³ to 2,500,000m³ (this volume equates to approximately 4,000,000 tonnes) per annum.

​The proponent has lodged a permit application with George Town Council under the Land Use Planning and Approvals ​Act 1993. The proposal is to be subject to an environmental impact assessment by the Board of the EPA (the Board) in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPC Act).

​Notice of Intent / Supporting Documentation

This proposal was referred directly by George Town Council to the Board of the EPA on 19 October 2020 as a development application (DA 2020/060) and therefore a Notice of Intent (NOI) was not required.

EIS Guidelines

EIS Guidelines have been prepared by the Board to assist the proponent to prepare the 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.

Public comment was invited on the draft guidelines, the comment period has now closed. The final guidelines have been issued to the proponent.​​

 East Arm Resources Pty Ltd, East Arm Road Quarry Upgrade, Hilwood - EIS Guidelines (PDF 2Mb)

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:

George Town Council

George Town Council Chambers, 16-18 Anne Street, George Town

For assistance in accessing a copy of the EIS, please contact Dr Richard Barnes of Van Diemen Consulting via rwbarnes73@gmail.com or phone 0438 588 695. 

​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 Saturday 15 March 2025 to Thursday 1 May 2025 in writing to:

General Manager, Shane Power

George Town Council

PO Box 161, George Town 

or by emailing the General Manager at: Planning@georgetown.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.

 EIS East Arm Road Quarry Hillwood V5 - No Attachments (PDF 17Mb)

 Attachment 1 - Land Titles (PDF 413Kb)​

 Attachment 2 - Traffic Impact Assessment (PDF 1Mb)

 Attachment 3 - East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 7Mb)

 Attachment 4 - East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 17Mb)

 Attachment 5 - East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 7Mb)

 Attachment 6 - East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 33Mb)

 Attachment 7 - East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 6Mb)

 Attachment 8 - Environmental Policy VSA Group (PDF 197Kb)

 Attachment 9 - Specifications for machinery and equipment (PDF 4Mb)

 Attachment 10 - Acid Sulfate Soil (ASS) Site Investigation (PDF 5Mb)

 Attachment 11 – East Arm Road Quarry Weed and Pathogen Management Plan (PDF 3Mb)

 Attachment 12 – East Arm Road Quarry (PDF 2Mb)​

 Attachment 13 – Dust Management Plan (Draft for public consultation) (PDF 2Mb)​

 Attachment 14 – Stormwater Management Plan (Draft for public consultation) (PDF 27Mb)​

 Attachment 15 – Environmental Noise Management Plan (Draft for public consultation) (PDF 403Kb)

 Attachment 16 – Blast Management Plan (Draft for public consultation) (PDF 932Kb)

 Attachment 17 – Rehabilitation Management Plan (Draft for public consultation) (PDF 794Kb)​