Southern Midlands Council, Stonehenge Quarry Increase in Production, Tunnack

​The Proposal

Southern Midlands Council is proposing to intensify operations at the Stonehenge Quarry, located off Stonehenge and Swanston Roads, approximately 15 kilometres northeast of Tunnack. The proposal involves a production increase from 5,000 cubic metres (m³) to 20,000 m³ of weathered dolerite per year and includes the crushing and screening of material.

Stonehenge Quarry is a current level 1 quarry (mining lease: 1977 P/M), supplying materials to council and private projects throughout the municipality, with a current maximum annual extraction limit of 5,000 m³ and processing limit of 1,000 m³.​

The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Soluthern Midlands 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

 Southern Midlands Council, Stonehenge Quarry Increase in Production, Tunnack - NOI (PDF 816Kb)​

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.

 Southern Midlands Council, Stonehenge Quarry Increase in Production, Tunnack - EER Guidelines (PDF 424Kb)

Public Exhibition of Documentation

A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) are available for public inspection and may be examined during normal business hours at:

Southern Midlands Council Offices
71 High Street
OATLANDS   TAS   7120

For assistance in accessing copies of the EER, please contact David Richardson (Southern Midlands Council) Ph: 0437 043 577.

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 EER) from Thursday 15th January 2026 to Friday 30th January 2026 in writing to:

The General Manager
Southern Midlands Council
PO Box 21
OATLANDS   TAS   7120

or by emailing the General Manager at: mail@southernmidlands.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 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.

 Southern Midlands Council, Stonehenge Quarry Increase in Production, Tunnack - EER (PDF 31Mb)​