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BORAL QUARRIES HALL > Community meeting 27 November 2019 Hall Quarry offices Jeir via Murrumbateman Agenda ˃ Welcome, introductions, administration and ‘safety moment’ ˃ General operations update ˃ Environmental overview ˃ Planning matters ˃ Community participation and general business Administration and ‘safety moment’ ˃ Previous meeting – 2018 Community Meeting ˃ 22 November 2018 – presentation and meeting notes published on quarry’s website (www.boral.com.au/hallquarry) ˃ Action items: 1. Meeting invitations – hard copy and electronic 2. Community noticeboard 3. Sharing of noise monitoring data 4. Noise reports from Rolfe Road resident 5. Support for Clean Up Australia Day ˃ Apologies for this meeting ˃ Safety moment Build something great™
BORAL QUARRIES HALL > General operations update General operations update
˃ 2019 production figures year to date. ˃ 242 500 tonnes against 500 000 tonnes per year limit. ˃ Eight blasts during the year, none further planned for rest of 2019. ˃ Where is our material currently going? ˃ Large volumes to contractors working multiple stages of the Taylor (Gungahlin) subdivision. ˃ Contractors include BMD, Group One and Canberra Contractors – work will continue into 2020. ˃ Improvements to our site ˃ Implementation of pre-coat plant completed during 2018. ˃ Sales of product began in January and will continue to be made to customer demand. General operations update
˃ Site safety: During the past two years, a major focus for safety across Boral sites has been eliminating and reducing pedestrian and vehicle interaction. ˃ Response to a fatality incident in Sydney during 2017. ˃ ‘Hierarchy of controls’ – elimination a preferred response. ˃ Have widened some roads around quarry pit as a first step. Ongoing review and more work in 2020 including around workshop/administration areas. ˃ Personnel changes. ˃ Nick White has moved from the Hall Quarry Manager’s position into the role of Operations Manager – NSW Country North. ˃ Glenn Lowerson took on the local Quarry Manager’s role during September after being Production Supervisor at Peppertree (Marulan) Quarry. This is Glenn’s second time at Hall. ˃ Glenn has been with Boral for six years and has worked at our sites in Dunmore (Shellharbour), Johns River (Port Macquarie), and with the Drill and Blast team. ˃ Davy Simpson is our new Operations Manager – NSW Country South. Davy has been with Boral for eight years and has managed our former Emu Plains (Penrith) Quarry and NSW Recycling operations. ˃ Barton Hwy duplication. ˃ Expressions of Interest out at the moment. ˃ Tender applications early next year with work expected to commence in September. Build something great™
BORAL QUARRIES HALL > Environmental overview Deposited Dust Monitoring
Site 1 - Northern Boundary 8.00 120.0
100.0
6.00
80.0
4.00 60.0
40.0
2.00
20.0
0.00 0.0 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 Jan-2019 Feb-2019 Mar-2019 Apr-2019 May-2019 Jun-2019 Jul-2019 Aug-2019 Sep-2019 Insoluble Solids Ash Max Insoluble Solid Limit Rainfall
Annual Average Dust Deposition (Insoluble Solids) 3.61 g / m2 / month Deposited Dust Monitoring
Site 2 - Barton Hwy 14.00 120.0
12.00 100.0
10.00 80.0
8.00
60.0
6.00
40.0 4.00
20.0 2.00
0.00 0.0 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 Jan-2019 Feb-2019 Mar-2019 Apr-2019 May-2019 Jun-2019 Jul-2019 Aug-2019 Sep-2019
Insoluble Solids Ash Max Insoluble Solid Limit Rainfall
Annual Average Dust Deposition (Insoluble Solids) 4.15 g / m2 / month Deposited Dust Monitoring
Site 3 - Trenerry Property 12.00 120.0
10.00 100.0
8.00 80.0
6.00 60.0
4.00 40.0
2.00 20.0
0.00 0.0 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 Jan-2019 Feb-2019 Mar-2019 Apr-2019 May-2019 Jun-2019 Jul-2019 Aug-2019 Sep-2019
Insoluble Solids Ash Max Insoluble Solid Limit Rainfall
Annual Average Dust Deposition (Insoluble Solids) 3.68 g / m2 / month Deposited Dust Monitoring
Site 4 - Western Boundary
10.00 120.0
100.0 8.00
80.0
6.00
60.0
4.00
40.0
2.00 20.0
0.00 0.0 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 Jan-2019 Feb-2019 Mar-2019 Apr-2019 May-2019 Jun-2019 Jul-2019 Aug-2019 Sep-2019
Insoluble Solids Ash Max Insoluble Solid Limit Rainfall
Annual Average Dust Deposition (Insoluble Solids) 3.36 g / m2 / month Deposited Dust Monitoring
Site 5 - Concrete Plant
12.00 120.0
10.00 100.0
8.00 80.0
6.00 60.0
4.00 40.0
2.00 20.0
0.00 0.0 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 Jan-2019 Feb-2019 Mar-2019 Apr-2019 May-2019 Jun-2019 Jul-2019 Aug-2019 Sep-2019
Insoluble Solids Ash Max Insoluble Solid Limit Rainfall
Annual Average Dust Deposition (Insoluble Solids) 4.65 g / m2 / month Blast Monitoring
Hall Quarry
125.00 Blast Overpressure (dB)
120.00
115.00
110.00
105.00
100.00
95.00
90.00
85.00
80.00
Over pressure Overpressure 95% Limit Overpressure Max Limit Blast Monitoring
Hall Quarry
12.00 Ground Vibration (mm/s)
11.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
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5.00
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2.00
1.00
0.00
Peak Vibration Vibration 95% Limit Vibration Max Limit Noise Monitoring
˃ Noise assessments. ˃ Latest conducted on 30 November 2017, 1 December 2018 and 8 March 2018 by Muller Acoustic Consulting. ˃ Assessment criteria based upon quarry’s planning consent requirements, and the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) Industrial Noise Policy (INP) and site Environment Protection Licence (EPL). ˃ ‘Operator attended’ noise monitoring undertaken at three ‘receivers’ as outlined in the quarry’s EPL: ˃ R1 – Manager’s Cottage ˃ R2 – Silverwattle ˃ R3 – Barton Highway Noise monitoring locations Noise monitoring findings
˃ Operator attended noise discussion and results ˃ Manager’s Cottage (R1): COMPLIANT Quarry noise was audible during daytime only. On-site crushing plant only audible noise source at quarry. ˃ Silverwattle (R2): COMPLIANT Quarry noise was audible during daytime only. Noise levels satisfied daytime, evening and morning ‘shoulder’ noise criteria. ˃ Barton Highway (R3): COMPLIANT Quarry noise inaudible during daytime, evening and morning shoulder only. Operations satisfied relevant noise limits. ˃ Road Traffic Noise: COMPLIANT Noise from quarry vehicles satisfied relevant criteria (Conditions 11ii and 21ii of quarry planning consent) for receivers located greater than 10m from Kaveneys Road. Build something great™
BORAL QUARRIES HALL > Planning matters Boral Concrete development application ˃ Council approved the modification to increase production on 18 July 2019. ˃ Approval allows the batching plant to produce up to 125 000 tonnes per annum. ˃ There are no significant changes to how the plant will operate, or its hours of operation. ˃ There is a requirement we perform some works at the Kaveneys Road access point to increase the width of one of the verges. ˃ We are currently sourcing quotes to have the works completed. A timeframe for the construction has not yet been set. Overburden program and modification
˃ This project will allow us to better handle overburden on the site in a manner which is safe, and allows for efficient operations. ˃ Overburden = material between the surface and the rock to be quarried. ˃ Avoids ‘double handling’ of material within quarry pit which can contribute to dust generation. ˃ Have been updating community about our overburden program for several years through these meetings. ˃ We are currently finalising our reports for the modification application and aim to lodge it with Yass Valley Council prior to the New Year break. ˃ Application to be assessed by Council and will follow standard notification process. ˃ We have secured offsets for the vegetation we are proposing to remove, with the hope of commencing operations in the area (subject to approval) in the first half of 2020. Hall Quarry into the 2020s ˃ The Boral Hall Quarry is an important resource which has helped and continues to help the ACT and Southern NSW grow. ˃ Quarry beginnings in the 1930s, large scale production from 1972. ˃ Capable of supplying up to 25 percent of regional aggregates demand (based on 500 000 tpa limit). ˃ Development of public and private infrastructure in the region continues as the population increases, particularly in Canberra’s northern suburbs. ˃ As a result, the materials needed to underpin this growth need to be secured for the wider community, including the remaining rock resources at Hall Quarry. ˃ Quarry’s current consent lapses in March 2024.
Credits: Canberra Times; Allhomes Hall Quarry into the 2020s ˃ There is still a significant amount of resource remaining in the already approved quarry extraction area. ˃ In order to keep accessing this remaining resource beyond the end of our consent, we need to apply for a modification to Yass Valley Council. ˃ Modification because we’re only seeking to extend the end date of the consent – operations will remain the same, as will production levels. However… ˃ Opportunity to modify some conditions to bring them inline with current best practice and standards. ˃ We’ll also look at providing a better range of materials from the quarry – example recycled asphalt product (RAP) processing. ˃ Will secure ongoing employment for the site’s workforce. ˃ Need to start work now due to the range of data required to support the application. ˃ No definitive timeframe for lodgement at this stage however will be a focus during 2020. Build something great™
BORAL QUARRIES HALL > Community participation and general business Stakeholder Perception Benchmark (SPB) ˃ Thank you to those neighbours who generously gave us their time on 7 November and offered feedback on the site and its activities. ˃ Nine premises visited between 4.30-8pm on the day. ˃ Spoke to someone at all residences – rare for these exercises. ˃ Nil feedback via electronic/phone means – channels open 24/7/365 for any type of comments. ˃ Main topics raised included: ˃ Truck driver behaviour (mostly non-Boral) ˃ Noise effects to varying degrees – mostly background but some issues to follow up ˃ Dust largely not an issue, has improved in recent years. ˃ Other individual matters identified to be followed up with residents involved. ˃ Very happy with our site team’s friendliness, professionalism and responsiveness! ˃ All information offered has been fed back to the site team in detail and will now help determine not only community relations objectives, but operational considerations going forward. General business and contacts ˃ Items of general business ˃ Next Community Meeting ˃ Next meeting will be arranged for Nov 2020 unless earlier session required. ˃ Boral Hall Quarry contacts:
˃ Glenn Lowerson Quarry Manager 0401 895 886 / [email protected]
˃ Andrew Crocker Quarry Supervisor 0401 893 443 / [email protected]
˃ Paul Jackson Stakeholder Relations Manager 4677 2946 / 0401 894 097 / [email protected]
˃ www.boral.com.au/hallquarry
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