The EPA Board has concluded its assessment of a proposal by Walters Contracting Pty Ltd for the intensification of Porters Bridge Road Quarry in Reedy Marsh.
The proposal is for an intensification in the extraction and processing of hard rock at the existing Porters Bridge Road Quarry from 32 000 cubic metres to 200 000 cubic metres per annum.
Public consultation was open for 31 days from 20 September 2025. Seventeen representations were made in relation to the proposal. Key environmental issues raised included the potential impact to natural values and generation of nuisance noise.
The Board has considered the relevant issues and determined that the proposal can be managed in an environmentally sustainable manner, with conditions imposed. Key conditions related to noise include modification of the existing operating hours, imposing noise emission limit levels, verification to ensure that the activity can operate within the imposed noise emission limits, and implementation of a noise management plan.
Key conditions related to natural values include surveys prior to vegetation clearance for key threatened fauna and flora species and protection of the threatened vegetation community Eucalyptus ovata forest and woodland.
The Board undertook assessment of the proposal in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Principles in Section 74 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994.
This decision and all assessment documents can be viewed on the EPA website here.
Published on:
27/01/2026