Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: GR & AM Whiteley
Premises: Meander Shale Quarry
Activity: a quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 7/1/2025
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 1/11/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 18/11/2025
Assessment Completed: 22/12/2025
The Proposal
The proposal is to intensify extraction and processing activities at the Meander Shale Quarry from 20,000 to 30,000 cubic metres per year.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Meander 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).
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.
GR and AM Whiteley, Meander Shale Quarry Intensification, Reiffers Road, Meander - EER Guidelines (PDF 615Kb)
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.
GR and AM Whitely, Meander Shale Quarry Intensification 2025, Meander - Environmental Effects Report (PDF 11Mb)
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.
GR and AM Whiteley, Meander Shale Quarry Intensification, Reiffers Road, Meander - EAR (PDF 2Mb)