Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: North East Excavations (Tas) Pty Ltd
Premises: Basin Creek Road, St Helens 7216
Activity: Quarry
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 6/4/2021
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 20/9/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 3/10/2025
Assessment Completed: 6/11/2025
The Proposal
The proposal is for an increase in production at the existing Dianas Basin Creek Quarry from 20,000 cubic metres to 50,000 cubic metres of rock extracted and crushed per annum.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Break O'Day 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
Basin Creek Quarry Upgrade - NOI (PDF 2Mb)
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.
Basin Creek Quarry Upgrade - EER Guidelines (PDF 214Kb)
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.
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.
North East Excavations (Tas) Pty Ltd, Dianas Basin Quarry Capacity Increase, St Helens - EER (PDF 9Mb)
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.
North East Excavations (Tas) Pty Ltd, Dianas Basin Quarry Capacity Increase, St Helens - EAR (PDF 2Mb)