Ardmore Park Quarry Modification 3

I disagree with the increase in hours of transport along Jerrara road. As
a local resident this will have major impacts on our quality of life
as the extended hours will increase noise levels passing directly by
my residence. I also believe the impact on wildlife will be increased
and I have already stopped on many occasions to euthanise injured
wildlife as truck drivers rarely stop. The new trucks proposed by
multiquip are just as noisy as any other passing truck when going up
the road pass my house and as all the vegetation has been removed,
noise levels have increased drastically.

My objection is to the performance based scheme and increased hours of
operation. By increasing product limits it would seem that more trucks
or bigger truck (ie) b-doubles would be used to transport the extra
materials out of the quarry area. This raises the ever increasing
concerns of trucks being on country style roads for which the roads
where never built for. Widening roads and spray tar with sprinkles of
rock does not make the roads better. It chips and cracks more
windscreens than ever before, the trucks often cross the double white
lines and more cars are found to over take trucks in more dangerous
situations. My wife for one was pushed off the road because a truck on
a left hand corner was over the double white lines, how she escaped an
horrific accident is beyond words. we have now installed dash cams at
a cost we never thought we would have to bear. This is why I object to
the development, due to more trucks, low police presence, increase
dangerous car drivers, damage to windscreens and paint work and poor
roads not build for tonnage of trucks.

My objection is to the performance based scheme and increased hours of
operation. By increasing product limits it would seem that more trucks
or bigger truck (ie) b-doubles would be used to transport the extra
materials out of the quarry area. This raises the ever increasing
concerns of trucks being on country style roads for which the roads
where never built for. Widening roads and spray tar with sprinkles of
rock does not make the roads better. It chips and cracks more
windscreens than ever before, the trucks often cross the double white
lines and more cars are found to over take trucks in more dangerous
situations. I personally for one was pushed off the road because a
truck on a left hand corner was over the double white lines, how I
escaped an horrific accident is beyond words. We have now installed
dash cams at a cost we never thought we would have to bear. This is
why I object to the development, due to more trucks, low police
presence, increase dangerous car drivers, damage to windscreens and
paint work and poor roads not build for tonnage of trucks.

The submission extends the intrusion of this quarry into the rural life
of the Bungonia community impacting traffic, water and other
resources. Approval was previously granted for operation under
particular terms that balanced the different interests involved but
now the operator seeks to extend these terms and will continue to try
and extend until they get everything that they want. This is a
violation of the original position and means that anytime a community
agrees to operation under certain terms they are then trampled over as
operators seek to push ever further with development. It is what leads
communities to completely rejecting all development as you can never
trust what is approved to remain the deal with dishonourable
developers.

I object as per the attached file attachment.

I chose to move into this area for the quite and clean air for my family.
I can not understand how the quarry was approved in the first place.
We live 2 klms away and are zoned environmental protection area. A
bitumen plant will cause pollution in the area. The extra trucks will
cause noise polution. The roads how they have been patched up will not
cope with the extra truck traffic. They have cut down hundreds of
trees. How could this happen??? We are not allow to remove any. The
wild life will not cope. This multiquip modification is all about
extra profit and nothing more. If this makes it through when will it
stop? It will not be the end. Till 10pm at night they want to have
truck movements. Come on when will it stop?? With how multimedia is
these days good luck if it goes ahead.

I am very much opposed to Ardmore Park Quarry starting work at 5am and
wanting to finish at 10 pm. We bought this property 10 years ago in
the hope of moving to the country for some peace and quiet. With these
possible 5 am starts the trucks will be driving past our front gate
every day.Regards NA and AS Derwent

I am not a resident of the area however I have been watching the changes
in the area. I own a property in Bungonia and travel there on
occasions to get away from the city life. I have been watching the
progress of the quarry and find it appalling. The ongoing erosion of
quality of lifestyle in the region can be compared to a cancer of
which there is no cure. There are constant amendments and submissions
being put forth by the quarry to achieve its final goal. I am
objecting to the constant changing of the agreements and to the
problems that the quarry is causing: - Bungonia was a quiet rural
town, the tranquillity of the town has now been compromised and will
be for the next 30 or more years. - The increase in heavy haulage has
caused degradation of the roads (even the widened sections). The
conditions are now worse than the original road before the quarry was
opened. - The danger to road users has increased. I have been forced
of the road by a heavy vehicle on more than one occasion. Do you
really think white paint in the middle of the road will stop vehicles
from cutting corners especially when they need to get from point A to
point B in the fastest time possible? If white paint can prevent
cutting of corners then we better apply lots of 'white paint' to the
construction of the road. - The new widened areas of Jerrara Rd are
degrading faster than the actual original rural road. - Who will pay
for the constant maintenance of the roads as they fall apart when used
by heavy vehicles? - The real estate value will soon start falling as
people realise that Bungonia is not what it used to be. Travel along
the local roads and see how many properties are up for sale, also note
the state of disrepair some of the properties have gone into. This is
mainly due to out of town owners giving up on the area. - The sound of
thunder was a welcome sound as it meant rain but now it means trucks.
- The pollutants generated by the truck exhaust will fall onto
residents catchment areas and worst of all onto the rooftops that
supply drinking water to the households. To summarise briefly, the
quarry has broken and at the current rate of amendments will continue
to break all agreements with the residents and council. The rural
lifestyle that Bungonia had always offered is slowly being decimated.
The costs to the community at large will be great due to the damage
caused by heavy vehicles. Health and Safety on the roads and in the
homes has been compromised.

Re: Ardmore Park Quarry HISTORY of JERRARA, MOUNTAIN ASH & OALLEN FORD
ROADS I have lived in the Bungonia area since 1960. I remember when
the now Mountain Ash Road, the Jerrara Road and the Oallen Ford Roads
were both gravel and 4 cars a day was a busy day. I have some
qualifications and much experience in road-building having built roads
in the Goulburn Mulwaree, Yarralumla, Palerang and Cooma Shires.
Further I have contracted under hire to the Dept of Main Roads, then
the Roads and Traffic Authority and many other construction
organisations over the past 30 years. Extensive roadworks were carried
out on both roads during the 1980s, commencing with upgrading the
gravel surface and subsequently spray-sealing both with bitumen. Since
that time very little maintenance has been carried out, and that which
has been undertaken has been at the expense of the ratepayers. The
Shire engineers did the best they could with the limited funds
available (this being prior to amalgamation of the 2 Shires). The
roads they built were good enough for the usage at that time. No one
envisaged the amount of traffic now traversing these roads. When
various quarries commenced operation in the Windellama region, the
Shire diverted traffic to the Braidwood Road via Cullala and Sandy
Point Roads. This prevented heavy vehicle usage of Oallen Ford and
Jerrara Roads. THE FACTS I have tested the gravel that was used on the
Mountain Ash, Oallen Ford and Jerrara Roads won from Carmichael's pit
on Mountain Ash Road. This product fails most of the Main Roads tests
(see attached file from MR documents). The Plasticity Index (PI) for
Carmichael's pit is 12-16, the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test is
only 10 - both of these fall well outside recommendations. A suitable
gravel for a haul road, bearing in mind the extra weight of the
traffic, is a PI of 4-6 and a CBR of 46-70. These are only 2 of a
number of appropriate tests. To satisfy most main road requirements, a
gravel meeting DGB20 is required. It is plain to see from the above
analysis that the road base applicable to Jerrara, Oallen Ford and
Mountain Ash Roads is totally unsuitable for a haul road carrying the
tonnage envisaged in this Modification Request. Evidence of this is
available to anyone travelling these roads at present, even prior to
commencement of full quarry operations. CURRENT ACTIVITIES Ardmore
Park has done considerable widening of the haul route. I have not seen
the quality tests conducted by a NATA-approved laboratory, but would
like access to same. I would also like to see the density tests
conducted on the widening by a certified NATA testing officer, as I
have reservations as to the methods employed to achieve 100%
compaction on the strip sections attached to the pre-existing
thoroughfare. In my professional opinion, the roads in question will
deteriorate very quickly when the quarry trucks commence fully-loaded
operation at the new tonnages sought. The ratepayers should not be
responsible for funding Ardmore Park's enterprises. I note that the
Modification Request seeks a substitution of Section 94 contributions
with a Voluntary Planning Agreement. The original Section 94
contributions were miniscule but their replacement with a "VPA" needs
full explanation and investigation. The entire haul route would not be
adjudged acceptable by any competent engineer given the proposed
tonnage, additional truck movements plus the ever-increasing private
vehicle usage. The bitumen at total width inclusive of the widening
strips on the entire haul route should be removed. The existing road
base gravel is suitable only for "select material" and should be
compacted to 100%. Two layers of 150mm per layer, of DGB20 standard
gravel should be spread, compacted and certified to 100%. Testing
every 100 metres should be undertaken. A two or three coat seal (even
better a hot mix surface) should then be applied. A few overtaking
lanes would also be an advantage given the road alignment. ASSOCIATED
ISSUES Mountain Ash Road to Goulburn - same story, too many trucks
(not all the property of Ardmore Park and its subsidiary APE) and
sub-standard gravel. The only solution for this is to repair the road
and get trucks off it. Ardmore Park currently has the right to sell
and deliver product locally using the entire local road network
including the Mountain Ash Road to Goulburn. Because of this
additional usage, the road between Bungonia and Goulburn is so
destroyed as to be dangerous. I suggest a 15 tonne load limit for all
roads other than the haul route. This will not inconvenience companies
delivering product to residents along the road but will prevent
opportunistic travel as a thoroughfare or shortcut. This will
concentrate most heavy traffic onto the haul route except transit
through the village of Bungonia. Incidentally, it is a nonsense that
the Bungonia By-Pass is a private road and unavailable to other
trucking companies - it should have been gazetted and used for all
traffic in excess of 4 tonnes GVM. This could become a trade-off for
Ardmore Park's Modification Requests. CONCLUSION I draw attention in
brief to the following: 1. Ardmore Park makes much of the fact that
his new vehicles (not all his existing fleet) comply with NHVR
standards and, for some reason, are likely to do less damage than
conventional trucks. I would say that 2288 vehicle movements per annum
and 580,000 tonnes of freight at 8 tonnes per drive or load axle will
destroy any road that is not up to standard and even those that are,
viz. entry and exit to Marulan checking station. 2. Truck hours of
operation. In the initial, generous consent, trucks were permitted to
travel the haul route between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday to Friday and
between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturdays. This was resisted by the local
residents but Ardomore Park now seeks a modification to allow the
hours to change to 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday and 5 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Saturdays. The weekday time increase is 64% and the Saturday
increase is over 110%. I would remind the Minister that Friday
afternoon is the busiest time on Jerrara Road with the weekender peak
period between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. - dark in winter for the entire
period and for at least 2 hours in the height of summer. Human and
wildlife carnage might be anticipated. In other local government
areas, where quarries are situated in rural residential areas, they
are often restricted to an 8-hour day, five days per week. Now my
comments are on record, they may be used in class actions if my
predictions prove correct - with particular reference to safety and
the cost of road repairs that will, of necessity, be borne by the
ratepayers.

1. We are the owners of 5028 Oallen Ford Road Bungonia having owned this
property since 1977 which is shown as property No. 5 on Table 6 and
property No. 29 on Figure 13 of the EIS. 2. We object to the approval
of the Ardmore Park Quarry Mofification ( MP 07_0155 Mod3 ). 3. Being
immediate neighbours and sharing boundaries with the quarry property
we will be adversely effected by any expansion of the quarry area,
operations or times as proposed. 4. Additionally, the proposal to
increase truck movements on any given day by one third from 88 to 124
movements, in our opinion, increases the chance of any road user being
involved in a collision with any of these trucks. 5. In relation to
the number of trucks, although the monthly average will not increase,
the mere fact that on any specific day there could be 124 truck
movements means that on those days the risk of colliding with a
Multiquip truck is increased by one third. 6. With the proposed
expansion of loading and despatch times there will be Multiquip trucks
on the road early morning and at night which will add to the risk of
vehicle collision on the road. 7. Regardless of the opinion stated in
the EIS re Socio-Economic benefits to the community, we as property
owners are directly disadvantaged financially by the devaluation of
our property by the existence of the quarry. The proposed expansion
will only further de-value our property. 8. We acknowledge there may
be economic benefits to the community as a whole, but those benefits
are in part being supplemented by Bungonia property owners who's
properties suffer devaluation. The EIS does not address this nor give
a balanced view. 9. The author of the EIS states "..perceived adverse
impacts on the local environment have been identified, are considered
acceptable....etc " - We do not consider them acceptable. 10. Our
property is zoned Rural Residential not Industrial but we now have
industrial activities as our next door neighbour. 11. The EIS does not
address the adverse psychological impact this type of development and
the constant push for expansion can have on some of the residents of
our area. 12. The EIS states that Mulitquip Community Liaison Officer
Mr Michael Rogers has consulted with all surrounding landowners on
several occasions during 2017 - this is inaccurate as we have not had
this contact. Possibly there are other inaccuracies in the EIS.

To the minister i ask you to take in consideration the amenity of the
residents who reside along the transport path for the ardmore quarry
in determination of extending the hours of operation. I would like to
point out some facts below. From the start of the road works being
carried out by multiquip we as a community have endured the constant
noise from trucks using the route from the quarry to the road works
and utilising the village bypass. The drivers of theses trucks have a
constant need to use engine brakes along the bypass road then again on
mountain ash road travelling onto jerrara road. Some have been
witnessed and footage taken of unnecessary use of engine brakes being
used up the hill from mountain ash road into the bypass road. I have
made numerous calls to multiquip staff and council and i am fed up
with the arrogance. The noise travels through out every area within a
kilometer of the jerrara and mountain ash roads. This entails the
whole village and surrounding areas. These trucks also return empty to
the quarry and the noise from these empty tip bodies is also
disturbing. As a shift worker from am to pm back to am starts i
sometimes struggle now to aqurie a required rest and sleep due to the
noise. I have also recently again had my property valuation done with
dissapointing results and was advised more bad news would follow if
extended hours were granted. To finish i would like to add i dont
discurridge anyone from doing what or how with there property but dont
implore arrogance and loss of amenity on long term residents of this
community. Ps video and sound recordings have been taken of points
disclosed above.

Hello, I wish to lodge a submission on the proposal by multiquip to
extend the Ardmore park quarry. 1. Air quality; the proposed bitumen
coating plant is located on the western boundary, which is very close
to the village of Bungonia. There's every possibility that there will
be odours and carcinogenic particles reaching the residential area,
with no acknowledgement by corkerys of this. What is the strategy for
the project if this becomes fact? If there's no strategy for
mitigation then the proposal must be refused. 2.social
amenities/impacts. The quarry seems to be morphing into bigger and
more intrusive projects in an attempt to remain viable. The site was
poorly placed from the outset, with minimal transport options and a
typically arid landscape, and local roads never designed to take
multiple heavy trucks. Now the proponent wants to increase not only
the tonnage by 40%, but is intent on value-adding to the products that
he extracts, is bituminous coatings and concrete batching. As there
are currently 3 major quarries less than 20 km from this quarry, all
much larger and selling the same product, and with superior
transportation options, it would be a perversion to pass this proposal
as the products are adequately supplied by boral, holcim and gunlake.
The residents and surrounding landowners are surely entitled to quiet
enjoyment of their property, just as rental tenants are, and the
increasing size and ongoing expansion of enterprises on the Ardmore
site will ensure the eventual destruction of the ambiance and the
local community. There's no mitigation or compensation that can repair
the damage afterwards if this proposal is passed. There's very little
benefit to local people from the quarry; just an unacceptable
imposition on us all. 3. The haul route. While I acknowledge the role
of engineers in the design of the upgrade of jerrara rd, I can't see
the pavement handling a 40% increase in tonnage with no effects. We
could find ourselves in a situation where council has insufficient
funds to repair the damage caused by multiquip trucks, and multiquip
refusing to pay more than the VPA which may not cover the damage
either. Then we would have a really dangerous road being heavily used
and not maintained.. what measures are in place to address this
potential problem? The increase in tonnage is only to benefit the
proponent, and even though truck movements remain the same, there's a
request for vastly increased transport hours. I feel that this
increase in hours is part of a plan to then lodge a further part 3A to
increase the truck movements and extraction in the future. There's got
to be a limit on the scope of this quarry to protect the integrity of
the local area. 4. Venm/enm. Camden high school and the old Camden
valley golf club have had hundreds of tonnes of contaminated soils
removed; what guarantees do we have that these soils and others won't
find their way to Ardmore Park? If there's ANY doubt, the proposal
must be refused. 5.ground water. Many locals rely on bores, and its
interesting to note that all the monitoring bores are either south of
the site, on multiquip land, or northeast; there are at least 4
registered bores on inverary rd, less than 1.5 km as the crow flies..
by why are none shown on the plan by corkerys? The potential for
either loss of water or contamination is a huge worry to those of us
who rely on bore water to water stock and use domestically. A 40%
increase in yield of water, ground or surface, from any source will
necessarily impact somewhere. What guarantees are in place, other than
the drawn out process for in corkerys reports, to ensure normal
supplies of groundwater? And will multiquip even accept responsibility
if bores run dry, or will we be just collateral damage for the
proponent? I note that in the consultants reporting, all impacts on
surrounding residents/landowners are " minimal" but in the final
submission about the consequences of refusing the part 3A, the
consultant lists several points very important to his client. Points
1and 2 confirm time that the quarry was never viable in its original
form.. that the quarry operators have every intention of increasing
the size, scope and related value-added industries until they have
ruined the entire area. Point 3 confirms that the proponent is mostly
concerned with efficiency and profitability of the quarry than any
adverse impacts the quarry has on anyone affected. Point 5 begs the
question.. how does the quarry need fewer employees if the proposal is
refused? The truck movements are unchanged, only the tonnage is
increased in the proposal; so the claims that jobs would be lost is a
total confection. This quarry was always unsuited to the area, it
being an isolated farming community in a harsh arid area, with poor
access to the site and many health concerns including the
transportation of goods which are available from multiple other local
sources; dust and particulate matter airborne in the area; impacts on
ground water and the potential for contamination of surface water;
noise and now odour concerns;and the lack of clear oversight of the
venm and enm by authorities, relying on the proponent to self regulate
the products delivered to the site. These are my reasons for objecting
to the proposal, and I believe that for every submission received
there are probably 20 more who didn't know about this part 3A, there
having been nothing mentioned at any stage in our local monthly
newsletter, the Bungonia times. The proponent claims to have contacted
property owners in the area but his methods were, in my opinion,
designed to exclude the majority because the letters placed in
mailboxes were random, insufficient, and not placed in locations which
were likely to be impacted adversely by the quarry. I was notified by
an interested party but would have otherwise had no option to respond
due to the lack of information made locally available by the
proponent. This looks rather underhanded, and is a reason why so many
local people don't trust the proponent or his consultants, who show
bias towards the project at all times. Thank you for the opportunity
to have input into this proposal, I just hope that our submissions are
addressed with the same seriousness as they have been written. I don't
believe that Ardmore Park quarry should be granted an expansion. If
this most important issue cannot be guaranteed, then the proposal must
be refused.

See attached

I am very much opposed to Ardmore park Quarry starting work at 5 am and
wanting to finish at 10 pm on any day. We bought this property 10
years ago in the hope of moving to the country for some peace and
quiet. With these possible 5 am starts the trucks will be driving past
our front gate every day.

Jarrara road is a public road, not a private quarry haul road, as such,
88 trucks a day i believe is to many, and to drive on that road with
124 trucks a day is far too dangerous. As a resident who lives
directly across the road from the quarry. i find the noise level at
present way to offensive for my rural habitation. The high demand on
ground water is a huge concern as my own registered bore had already
dropped over 3 meters since ardmore park began using underground
water.

See attached

My main concern is twofold - noise and ground water usage. I own a
property to the west of the quarry and rely on groundwater for stock
and household use. It appears there is some insane idea that the water
aquifer is an unlimited resource. By extending the mine and the amount
that it extracts will only lead to more extraction of ground water and
further lowering the water table. In this day and age of climate
change concerns and extended droughts I find it hard to fathom why one
industry is allowed to proceed and place undue stress on others that
have been there for many generations (I myself are the 5th generation
that has lived in "Inverary". It is great that my neighbour has been
given assurances that the mine will provide him with water if he runs
out however this fails to acknowledge that the aquifer goes across
many properties and spreads far and wide beneath the ground. Will the
mine provide me with substitution of water if required? Noise - the
mine is proposing to extend working hours. This is also totally
unacceptable as the operation is on a hilltop less than several km
from my house and we already suffer excessive background noise. How is
it that we insist on supporting a venture that imposes on all those
that live, and have lived for a long time, in the immediate vicinity?

Please see attached document

Jerrara and Oallen Ford Roads are already unsafe for heavy truck dog
trailer combinations. The number of trucks proposed by Multiquip will
cause more dangerous traffic conditions. The quarry noise is too loud
some days at our residence and complaints to quarry managers are
useless. The extended operating hours will make it even harder for us
to get our young children to sleep, and to stay asleep for enough time
each day. Multiquip have ruined the rural amenity of the Bungonia
area.

I object to all parts of this modification request. Please see my
reasoning in the attachment uploads.