SW & AJ Barker, Production Increase, Boys Road Quarry

​​The Proposal

​The proposal is to consolidate and increase production on the existing level 1 quarries which operate adjacent to each other on mining leases 5M/2017 and 40M/1990.  The proposed maximum production is 40,000 cubic metres of gravel/year and includes extraction, crushing and screening. ​

The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Circular Head 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).

Development Application

This proposal was referred directly by Circular Head Council to the Board of the EPA on 08 March 2022 as a development application (DA number 2022/036) and therefore a Notice Of Intent (NOI) was not required. 

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.

 SW & AJ Barker, Production Increase, Boys Road Quarry - EER Guidelines (PDF 246Kb)​

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.

 SW & AJ Barker, Production Increase, Boys Road Quarry - EER (PDF 84Mb)