Current Stage
Assessment Withdrawn
Proposal Details
Client: Gowing Bros Limited
Premises: Logie Farm Road Quarry
Activity: a quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 9/5/2024
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 13/8/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 13/9/2025
Assessment Withdrawn: 4/11/2025
Status: The proponent withdrew the proposal on 04/11/2025.
The Proposal
Gowing Bros Limited is proposing to conduct intermittent blasting at the Logie Farm Gravel Quarry. The site is located at 440 Prossers Road Richmond and 59 Logie Farm Road, Orielton, approximately 4 kilometres northeast of Richmond. The site straddles two council boundaries (Sorell and Clarence City Councils) and two Development Applications have been lodged.
The proposal does not involve a production increase from the currently permitted 15,000 cubic metres in extraction or the 5,000 cubic metres per year in materials handling.
This proposal involves blasting at the existing mining leases (1722P/M and 2044P/M) to enable the continued extraction of dolerite, to be used as road base, and to create benching for safety purposes.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Sorell Council and Clarence City 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
Gowing Bros Limited, Logie Farm Quarry Modification, Orielton - NOI (PDF 5Mb)
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.
Gowing Bros Limited, Logie Farm Quarry Modification, Orielton - EER (PDF 79Mb)