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Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell speaks about one of many issues relating to Martins Creek Quarry expansion plans

Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell speaks to one of many issues involving Martins Creek Quarry on the floor of NSW Parliament

October 20, 2022

Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell speaks on the floor of NSW Parliament regarding just one of many Martins Creek Quarry issues

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Tags Daracon, dash for cash, Martins Creek Quarry, Trucks, truckinghell, Trucking madness, residential roads, Paterson, Vacy, Environmental Impacts, Umwelt, Dungog Shire Council
Daracon Trucks Through Paterson.jpeg

Daracon and Umwelt re start their State Significant Development Application

September 23, 2020

Since September last year residents surrounding the site and those who live adjacent to the haulage route within the villages of Martins Creek and Paterson have had the pleasure of rural amenity without blasting, crusher noise, dust nor hundreds of daily unlawful quarry truck movements.

The experience for many impacted residents once quarry operations were brought into compliance with the law has been life changing.

So 12 months on since residents last heard from Daracon many residents (not all though) have been greeted with a glossy brochure “Martins Creek Quarry Update Information Sheet No.2” in the mail. The brochure has been crafted by Daracon and Umwelt spin doctors announcing new project refinements

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Tags Daracon, Umwelt, Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Trucks, Trucking madness, Paterson, Vacy, Martins Creek, Martins Creek Quarry, NSW Department of Planning, NSW EPA

Next Meeting

Martin’s Creek Quarry Project Appeal Court Hearing - date- 17th March 2025 - time 9:00am - Tocal College Main Hall

 

 


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What is MCQAG?

MCQAG is a local community group campaigning:

  • For government recognition that MCQ expansion plan is a totally un-acceptable and incompatible land use development

  • That any MCQ expansion approval must limit extraction by road to the existing approved limit of 0.15MMtpa

  • That operating hours of the quarry be limited to 5 day per week operations 7am to 5pm

  • That Impact Assessments consider and address combined cumulative impact of both Martins Creek and Brandy Hill Quarries

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email: info@mcqag.org

mail: MCQAG P.O Box 1 Paterson NSW 2421

phone: 0477123403 or 0419127404

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