Current Stage
Public Comment Closed on Case for Assessment
Proposal Details
Client: Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd
Premises: Lilla Villa Quarry
Activity: quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 8/7/2024
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 21/8/2025
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 18/9/2025
The Proposal
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, is proposing a production increase and expansion to the existing quarry off the Tasman Highway close to Bicheno. The proposal is for an increase in extraction and processing from 40 000 cubic metres to 100 000 cubic metres.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Glamorgan Spring Bay 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
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno - 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.
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno - EER Guidelines (PDF 416Kb)
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.
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno - EER (PDF 5Mb)
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno - Appendix 1 (PDF 17Mb)
Wallaroo Contracting Pty Ltd, Lilla Villa Quarry Expansion, Bicheno - Appendix 2 (PDF 2Mb)