Gold Coast Quarry

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description Two-million-tonnes-per-annum hardrock quarry on a 220-hectare greenfield site (disturbance footprint would be about one-third of the site area).
Proponent Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Ltd
Location/s Old Coach Road, Reedy Creek, Tallebudgera Valley, Gold Coast (about 500 m from Pacific Motorway). Map
Local government/s Gold Coast City Council
Investment $111 million
Key features
  • Mobile crushing plants for the first 6-8 years of operations, after which they would be replaced by 1 fixed crushing plant.
Expected completion 2021
Jobs
  • 140 (construction)
  • 100 (operational)

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
Pending Finalisation of EIS by project proponent
22 July 2011 Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 591 KB) released.
19 February 2011 to
1 April 2011		 Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
21 December 2010 Project deemed a ‘controlled action’ by federal environment minister.
1 December 2010 Project referred to federal environment minister.
19 November 2010 Gazettal of ‘significant project’ declaration.
8 December 2009

Application, initial advice statement (PDF, 803 KB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Media releases

Further information

For more information, visit the Boral Gold Coast Quarry website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.