Please see attached objection. Happy for you to publish my name but please remove my Street house number and phone number from the PDF before publishing.

I wish to Object to the proposed Monaro Rock Quarry Project application number SSD-27223807.
The objection is based on the following:
1. Although the build up to maximum extraction and haulage is graduated, with-in a short time 150 laden trucks per day means 300 truck entry/exists per day for 30 years, given that trucks create most of the airborne dust this will be an ongoing traffic hazard especially on windy days over the B23 Monaro highway.
2. I reside approx. 4K North of Williamsdale quarry the dust level is greater than the maximum annual average of 10 µg/m, this is demonstrated by the dust levels found on outdoor furniture and in the swimming pool.
3. Royalla Solar Farm is an asset that delivers real benefit to the overall population, it’s quite and clean, I am concerned the dust level will impede the panels performance over the 30 years, I can testify to the loss of Solar power generated due to dusty panels living by the Williamsdale quarry, with quarries both North and South at nearly equidistance to my property, I've got no chance!
4. As the project develops the stock piles of stone and spoil will increase and the landscape will start to change, this encroachment is clearly demonstrated by the Williamsdale quarry where quarried material has been deposited above the hillside vista and is visibly growing every year.
5. Ironically the location of the proposed quarry is known as Enchanted Hill and Beauty Hill, if successful the beneficiaries (the few) will spoil yet another area with total disregard to the health and wellbeing of the local population (the many) while the few reap the benefits the many lose through house/land/wellbeing depreciation.

As a local resident who chose to live out in Royalla due to the peace and quiet and lifestyle it currently offers I oppose the quarry development.
We run 23 acres and enjoy running a small mob of sheep and head of cattle. We enjoy the lifestyle, where we don't have noisy neighbours as they are a fair distance away. We don't have traffic noise like in town. We have fresh air without pollution.
We already have seen a decrease in local water tables as Royalla is growing and more properties have bores. The quarry has indicated that they will hit ground water within 4 years of operation. This will more than likely impact not only close surrounding properties but reduce ground water levels in the whole area as water will travel naturally to larger wells or underground storage areas. The run off from contaminated water will be directed into Tuggeranong creek, which in turn runs into Lake Tuggeranong and overflows into the Murrumbidgee River. While Monaro Rock indicates they will control the run off, we see time and time again that larger companies will start with the right intention but profit drives results not looking after the environment. You only have to see how many water breaches are reported in various bodies of water where contaminated water reaches our seas and waterways. I don't have the number to report but watch the news and see how big corporations will pay a fine to make it go away. I would hate to see our local area ruined from contaminated water that will destroy local trees, water ways, wildlife and stock.
My family had a brown out that caused major damage to two pumps, one to our house for drinking water and another for stock, plus a tv that wasn't surge protected. We were lucky that the bore pump was turned off and not on a timer when the surge blew the pumps. The extra electricity required by the new quarry, without any infrastructure upgrades worries me as I have already been impacted by local surges and voltage swings. We can't afford the constant increases in insurance premiums to cover the possibility that we will incur more frequent voltage swings when the quarry takes more electricity from the grid.
The silica dust that will be added into the air worries me. We live in a world where we understand the risks of blasting, how silica travels and what damage it does to our bodies. To openly put many people at risk of silica related disease does not make any sense to me. It adds extra pressure on our health care system, it risks the health of staff required to work there and all local residents. Monaro rock have mapped out how far they think silica may travel but they can't be 100% sure their mapping and estimates of future weather patterns are correct. Look at the weather stations, they hardly get it right!
I have learned a lot about the endangered box-gum grassy woodlands from the volunteers that are helping to oppose the quarry. I thank them for making us aware of the biodiversity that exists in our area. We as a small community, have many working bees to keep our area thriving and to support the environment. One my husband and I have helped with on occasions. We have a tree protection zone on our property where we have cleared blackberries and teatree to help gum trees and native wattle to thrive. The council comes onto our property to ensure we are irradicating weeds and keeping the land safe yet Monaro Rock want to totally destroy a hill side for profit.
The traffic is also an issue. We already see many potholes on the Monaro Hwy from current traffic levels. The road would need significant upgrades to cater for extra trucks up to 200 a day. The proposed entry point for trucks seems unsafe and may cause traffic delays, slowing the flow of traffic. The alternate route of Old Cooma road would be horrible for local residents that are next to the quarry . The extra noise, dust, vibrations would destroy their peace and quiet.
The current area is zoned C2 and RU2. It was zoned this way for a reason to protect local flora and fuana, and wildlife. This goes against that zoning.
I am not a scientist, I don't hold a degree in environmental studies but I am very concerned about the impacts to the local area, the decrease in value of our homes due to noise pollution and reduced air quality. The increased risk of ongoing health issues relating to silica. Potential defects of our homes due to vibrations from blasting. Potential changes to weather patterns that could affect already below average rain fall as Enchanted Hill becomes a hole in the ground. I really hope this does not approved and common sense prevails. We can't reverse the damage that the quarry will cause to the landscape.

The Royalla Community Association strongly opposes the proposed Monaro Rock quarry and industrial plant. We represent the interests of the community, and at multiple meetings since the quarry was announced, the consensus of the community and association members has been overwhelmingly opposed to the quarry.

This quarry will profit the few at the risk and detriment of the many and should not be permitted in this location. We are not opposed to quarrying or businesses or profit; we are strongly opposed to doing these things when the harm and negative impacts to the community are so great. There is no social license for this proposed Development.

Please deny this quarry and industrial plant in this location.

We oppose the quarry for the following reasons.

FUNCTION AND ZONING
What was originally proposed as a quarry is now an industrial plant including quarrying, concrete recycling, concrete production and asphalt production. The site is proposed on land zoned as C2 and RU2, which explicitly prohibit and exclude developments such as this, preserving the land for conservation and rural living. This alone should be sufficient to stop this development.

TRAFFIC
The proposed intersection to connect to the Monaro Highway will increase the risk to commuters and will increase travel times. The proposed entry to the Monaro is on a crest known to be a high accident zone already. The road already struggles to handle snow traffic, quarry traffic from Williamsdale, and logging trucks. Heavy fog means that travellers may not see entering trucks. We have a genuine concern that people will lose their lives from accidents because of the increased heavy vehicle movements.

Any alternate route down Mates Drive and Old Cooma Road is unacceptable to the community as it puts heavy trucks on the same roads where children walk to the school bus stop and people ride their horses. On a dark winter morning, they will be at increased risk. Some quarry traffic using Old Cooma Road would still enter the Monaro Highway, and this would also endanger commuters and slow traffic.

Up to 500 heavy truck movements per day is an average of around one every three minutes in each direction, 13 hours a day, six days a week. At peak times, it will be a lot more frequent.

The EIS’ traffic assessment was done during COVID when Victoria was in lockdown and many residents were working from home. This is not representative of current and future traffic on that road. Further, the EIS traffic survey was not done during the peak ski season and so does not consider the extra traffic that will be present for those four months of the year.

When the Monaro is inevitably closed due to accidents, all quarry traffic will go by Old Cooma Road, and this has not been considered in the EIS and is not acceptable to the community.

DUST
The quarry will create silica dust, and the community is genuinely concerned that it will not and cannot be adequately suppressed for the 30-year lifespan of the project. There is growing evidence that long term exposure to silica dust has drastic health implications. We are concerned that it will be breathed in by tens of thousands of residents in ACT and NSW, young and old, who may suffer greatly in the long term. Our children live and grow here, and it would be a tragedy that society and government would put the profits of the few before the health of the many residents.

Dust will collect on roofs impacting the efficiency of solar panels and requiring more regular cleaning. Dust will be collected into domestic drinking water tanks gathering as sediment, clogging filters and damaging pumps. Dust may also impact pets and livestock and native animals.

Monaro Rock's wind forecast is based on data from Isabella Plains. While this is the closest weather monitoring station, it is in a valley and surrounded by suburbs. By comparison, the quarry site is near the top of a hill and exposed. It is likely that the wind forecasts are under-stated and there will be many high wind days exceeding the EIS’ forecasts that will carry dust in many directions. All wind testing should been done locally on site.

The community is concerned that, despite commitments made by Monaro Rock, procedures won't be effective and the dust will escape. Once the quarry is approved and operating, it is very hard to get traction to fix issues. The only safe way is to ensure the quarry in this location is never approved.

ECOLOGY
The site is nestled into some of the best habitats of the critically endangered box-gum grassy woodland. There are over 300 flora and fauna species here, and the quarry proposes to clear the equivalent of 500 modern residential blocks of box-gum grassy woodland, and overall clear a size of 1440 residential blocks. The QPRC Local Environment Plan has intentionally zoned this area for conservation and government at all levels have in place protections for these endangered ecosystems.

NOISE AND VIBRATIONS
Quarries make blasting and crushing vibrations and noises, and truck movements also create noise. Inversion layers during cold weather can carry the noise for kilometres. Residents near existing quarries regularly complain about the blasting noises and vibrations from that quarry and have suffered structural damage. There's a reasonable chance that noise from this proposed quarry and industrial plant will have a detrimental impact on residents as well as fauna, and a chance of more structural damage to houses, septic systems and concrete water tanks.

ODOUR
Asphalt and concrete production create odours that will carry long distances on strong winds and be an irritant or nuisance for residents in the ACT and NSW. This can be especially impactful for pre-existing respiratory conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and COPD.

LOCATION
There are an estimated 49,000 people living within 5km of this quarry, projected to grow to 69,000 within ten years. The nearest ACT suburban residence is 2.2km in Theodore and the nearest NSW resident is 1.5km away. The closeness to suburban populations and rural residences will increase the impact of dust, noise and odour.

The rhyodacite rock sought by the quarry is readily available between the ACT and Cooma, with plentiful locations where few people live close. While this would increase transport costs, it would impact residents and commuters much less. We believe the primary reason for the quarry's location is to reduce costs and increase profits for Monaro Rock or any future operator. This should not be allowed to happen when the risks and impacts are so high from being close to a large population.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT
The current quarries are under-producing and so currently there is more supply than demand. The revenue made by Monaro Rock would therefore be a loss of the same to another quarry, a near-zero sum game. As such there is likely no overall economic benefit to taxpayers or residents or anyone other than the owners of the company. Given that the risks and impacts are borne by the community, but the profits go to the few, this quarry should be rejected.

NO EXCESSIVE DEMAND
There are five known quarries within a 50km radius of Royalla, NSW, with three of them located within 10km. The two nearest quarries are operating well under their full capacity, and one is considering an application to expand their production. We reject as evidently false Monaro Rock's claim that there is any shortfall in production capacity for years to come.

WATER RUNOFF
Water from the quarry will be discharged into Tuggeranong Creek and find its way into Lake Tuggeranong. Under adverse weather conditions, or if dams fail, there could be impact to the ecology of Lake Tuggeranong. Runoff also impacts the Murrumbidgee and Lake Burley Griffin, residents and the ecology in the ACT.

GROUNDWATER USAGE
The facility aims to use up to 42 million litres of water per year. Residents are concerned about the lowering of water tables and changing the quality of the water, which impacts drinking and managing livestock.

INDIGENOUS ARTEFACTS
The facility contains culturally significant sites including a scar tree and ring tree plus potential archaeological deposits. The community values and is concerned for the safety and protection of these artefacts.

Submission approved by
Committee of the Royalla Community Association Inc.
23 September 2025.
President and Secretary
The Royalla Community Association Inc

I object to the Quarry proposal on the basis of its location near rural residential areas, and its impact on local traffic. The quarry is in proximity to Royalla, Fernleigh Park and Little Burra where there are many hundreds of small acreages. The noise, dust and visual impact of the quarry will significantly impact these residents. Large trucks going to and from the quarry will also significantly impact the single lane traffic on Old Cooma Road. We heard from the ACT Government that there are no plans to offer access to the Monaro Highway. So the trucks will need to share the road back to Queanbeyan with commuters through Googong, causing major problems. I seek rejection of the proposal or at least a significant review of its social impact.

Concerns after reading the air quality impact report statement. There is exceedances in relation to PM2.5 around winter to surrounding properties, this is indicating a cumulative affect and creates are higher risk to properties based on the cumulative effect from other surrounding quarries and high wind periods. The report outlines meeting short term air quality for PM10 not PM 2.5. Monaro Rock’s proposed dust management assurances and air quality monitoring programs are not clearly defined and are rely on too many factors such as water supply during dry periods, the effectiveness of vegetation wind breaks and limiting vehicle speeds which can be difficult to monitor and manage regularly and during each 24 hour period. The exposure to increased air pollution particularly repairable crystalline silica is a concern to the surrounding residents and NSW EPA do not provide air quality criteria for RCS which makes it difficult for Monaro Rock’s enforcement and management once the quarry is built and adds further risk to surrounding residents.

I am a resident of Banks, ACT and I object to the proposed quarry, asphalt plant, and concrete recycling facility in Royalla.

This development poses serious risks to the health, safety, and environment of residents across Tuggeranong and surrounding regions.

MY OBJECTIONS:

AIR QUALITY & HEALTH RISKS
This project will release ultrafine dust, silica particles, and other known carcinogens. Tuggeranong already faces elevated asthma and respiratory illness rates from winter woodfire smoke and bushfire seasons. Adding quarry emissions will worsen community health, especially for children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups.

WATER SECURITY & GROUNDWATER
Runoff and groundwater disruption from the quarry risk long-term contamination of Canberra’s drinking water catchment. With declining rainfall, lower soil moisture, and increased drought stress, we cannot afford this additional pressure on water security.

TRAFFIC & ROAD SAFETY
The Monaro Highway is already unsafe and congested. Adding high-volume quarry trucks will increase accidents, road wear, and travel delays for residents who rely on this arterial route daily.

ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE & BUSHFIRE RISKS
Clearing bushland and operating heavy industrial machinery will threaten wildlife habitats and increase ignition risks in an already fire-prone area. The ecosystem disruption will be long-lasting and irreversible.

LIMITED COMMUNITY BENEFIT
The proposed 30 jobs and access to additional rock do not justify the massive health, safety, and environmental costs. The primary financial benefit goes to the quarry operators, not to our community.

PROXIMITY TO HOMES & SCHOOLS
The site is less than 6km from Conder, Banks, and Gordon, and under 3km from Theodore. This project directly threatens families, schools, and aged care facilities in the region.

This decision will affect the health, safety, and environment of our community for decades to come.

NSW Major Projects
My submission is provided as a highly concerned resident, loyal community member, a mother and wife that has sought a place to raise a young family and as an advocate for what is not in keeping with any of the above should this quarry be approved in the future.
I have listened, spoken and read much of the documentation and discussion of both sides for both the for and against and I am failing to see why this quarry is in the best interests of any one beyond Monaro Rock.
I do appreciate how they have attempted to engage and aid understanding of such a project however the limitations they have also placed on such a project, namely the considerations for locals in both the short and long term I feel are sadly dismissed only to advance their own affairs.
In an early online engagement where they looked to provide information and reassurance to the project, the members they had presenting quickly came undone even over the simple question of the tree screening associated with the project. To know that mere saplings will “screen” the site is shortsighted for those that will be horribly impacted with these works on what is a largely untouched area of the QPRC district. It is why we love Royalla.
The highly potential affect to our drinking water seems to have been, excuse the pun, largely washed over. Many of the residents rely on tank water. To then have this affected by the known dust stirred through quarry activity will not be mitigated by the quarry developers. Many of us, including myself, have young children with no access to town water supply. Are we for thirty years to install and maintain additional filtration in order to mitigate this increased risk of silica dust in our tanks.
This was countered by the developers in their aim to use the existing water from deep underground. However, again, a finite resource that many of us also rely on to ensure that we can maintain our own properties and mitigate the affects of the warming climate and associated erosion and tree loss. Is this quarry actually believing they are doing more good than harm?
Further, irrespective of those activities that occur on the quarry site, there are the inherent other activities that will occur external to the site, namely the movement of large trucks and other vehicles that the infrastructure in this area is grossly insufficient to support.
The increasing use of the Monaro Highway as other township populations expand and therefore a greater number of transiting workers to the Canberra area is already impacting numbers of vehicles on the Monaro. This is plain to see even in the peak holiday times of the snow and summer. The road at this time is but a patchwork of fixes that come undone in short time due to the large number of vehicle movements.
In addition, one only need to transit the first one kilometre if the south end of Old Cooma Road to see the number of wildlife deaths due to the vehicle movements - and this is but a smaller road. The wildlife hit, injured and killed along the Monaro between the proposed new entrance and to the Lanyon Drive roundabout is also concerning. Adding the potential of 500 more truck movements to this will not only create many more further hazards to road users associated with killed and injured wildlife, it will likely impact the movement of these animals to other areas, creating issues in those areas.
We moved here a number of years ago for the tree change and to raise a young family. This was a wonderful area that had a rich history in the foothill of Mt Rob Roy from where Royalla gets its name. Now, yes, the very sheep station that our community was founded from, we are playing for sheep stations to keep Royalla preserved and protected from quarry activities that are not required, significantly impacting community, and grossly impacting our environment.
I am imploring those that have a say in this, that you do not allow this to occur. Use your funding and research capabilities to support other quarry activities, and importantly, the communities impacted by them, but ask you do not impact us.

The decision to allow a quarry and industrial estate on RU2 and C2 zoned land. As I understand this proposal contravenes the allowances under these zoning categories. Simply allowing this quarry to be established creates a mockery of the zoning process, and the public’s trust in the process.
The proposed quarry would extract up to 1 million tonnes of hard rock annually for 30 years, with the site close to homes in NSW and the ACT and trucks using community roads 13 hours per day, six days per week. This raises serious concerns, and I urge the NSW Planning department oppose this development, which impacts the communities in Royalla, Googong, Jerrabomberra and Burra, and those suburbs in South Canberra.
Traffic
Appendix I Road Transport Assessment of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) contradicts itself in respect to the number of heavy vehicles moving in and out of the proposed quarry.
In Section 3.6 Transport Limits (P27) it states that the ‘following limits on operational transport activities are proposed: no more than 200 laden trucks would travel to or from the Project Site on any one day’. In Table 4.2: Heavy Vehicle Trip Generation by Activity Type at Maximum Quarry Production (P33), states there will be 200 loads of Quarry product despatch with 400 trips. This is double to what was quoted above and with the additional 310 movements listed in the table – this equates to a maximum of 710 heavy vehicle trips per day, with 355 (half) being fully laden.
These heavy vehicle movements would be added to the Monaro Highway, which currently carries an average volume of 10,000 vehicles per day near Royalla, 20% of which are already heavy vehicles. An additional 710 trucks entering and leaving the Monaro Highway poses a significant risk to commuter safety and will impact travel times. Already there have been a number of fatal accidents in the area that the quarry will impact.
There is simply no safe way to move the material from this site. The science used by the proposer for heavy vehicles to enter onto the Monaro Hwy is dangerously flawed. The study (Appendix A) used to create the statistics used to make the assessments were conducted during the period just before and while Victoria was in Covid-19 lockdown for the 14-day period from Friday 28th May 2021 to Thursday 10th June 2021. This was anything but a normal period of time to be ‘driving on our roads’. The impact of an additional 710 heavy vehicles in ‘today’s’ traffic is a completely different story. My observation of regularly travelling along the Monaro Highway – in particular between the intersection of Royalla Drive and the roundabout on Johnson Drive, is that the traffic load has significantly increased over the past 5 years.
Everyone in our household, including our children, use this stretch of road, our friends and neighbours use this road, children commuting on the school buses use this road. Increasing the risk of accidents including fatal accidents by allowing this volume of heavy vehicles onto this road is highly inappropriate and irresponsible.
Dust
By their own admission, the quarry will extract and crush exactly the kind of hard rock that produces silica dust, described as the ‘asbestos of the 2020s’. There is growing scientific evidence and community concern that this dust has long term health impacts for people and animals. silicosis.org.au, lists quarry and mining workers as being at risk due to the crushing and processing stone in quarries and mines. Monaro Rock plans to control dust using water trucks, but this approach is impractical due to strong regional winds, especially in spring. Dust will likely travel long distances, risking health and contaminating local drinking water tanks.
A lesser issue is the impact of the settling dust in the tanks which use pumps to provide water to the homes in the area. The dust will lessen the life of the water pumps and increase the cost of living in the area.
Ecological and Environmental Concerns
The quarry site is on land zoned as C2 (“Environmental conservation”) and RU2 (“Rural Landscape”). The quarry’s impacts are in direct opposition to the legislated objectives of these zones and are by default prohibited.
The property encompasses 218 hectares of Critically Endangered Box Gum Grassy Woodland, a vital ecological community supporting over 320 native species of flora and fauna. This unique habitat is increasingly rare and plays a crucial role in biodiversity conservation. These woodlands are easy to ‘gloss over’ but with simple research it is easy to identify them as ancient systems shaped over tens of thousands of years by evolving Australian landscapes and the human cultures that have interacted with them. Their existence pre-dates written history, with European settlement since about 1750 significantly reducing their extent and modifying their structure through clearing and grazing, leading to their current critically endangered status. They are part of the Australian landscape that we are hanging onto with our fingertips. Missing out on having these landscapes for our children’s children make me ache with regret – let us not concrete the future – or is Toni Mitchell right that we don't know what we’ve got till it's gone, and we’ll pave paradise and put up a parking lot.
In addition, this property provides a valuable corridor between a number of reserves next door and close by. Including Tuggeranong TSR, Melrose Reserve, Mt Rob Roy Reserve, Royalla Swainsona Reserve, Royalla TSR, Wandiyali and Havelock. The proposal actually suggests (Appendix F - Visual Impact Assessment) that will install a 3m high solid fence. The fence will be a barrier to the fauna moving from environment to environment – blocking the natural ‘roaming’ of our wildlife and to an extent the dispersal of natural flora. This is inconsistent with the environmental values and planning principles that underpin the Queanbeyan-Palerang region.
Economics
There is little economic benefit for the community or Council. As the three other quarries nearby are under-producing, any productivity gain for Monaro Rock would be a similar loss for the existing quarries, resulting in approximately a zero-sum economic benefit.
Other concerns
As a local resident, I want to raise several serious concerns about the Monaro Rocks quarry proposal that I hope the NSW Department of Planning and Environment will take into account:
Water Usage: The quarry plans to extract up to 42.4 million litres of groundwater each year. That’s a huge amount, and I’m deeply worried about the impact this will have on our local water table. It could affect the availability of water for residents like me and damage the surrounding environment.
Water Runoff: There’s a real risk that polluted water from the site could end up in Tuggeranong Creek and eventually flow into Lake Tuggeranong. This isn’t just a local issue - it affects downstream communities and ecosystems too.
Electricity Supply: I’ve lived through the problems caused by the Williamsdale Quarry, where residents experienced brownouts and damage to appliances every time the plant started up in the morning. I’m concerned we’ll face similar issues again, with impacts on our homes and daily lives.
Local Character: Royalla is a peaceful, rural-residential area. A quarry of this scale simply doesn’t belong here. These kinds of operations are usually located in remote areas - not next to family homes and quiet communities.
Alternative Locations: The same hard rock is available elsewhere, from Canberra to Cooma. The only reason to put the quarry here seems to be financial gain for the company, while the rest of us bear the cost - through noise, dust, traffic, and disruption to our way of life.

Submission: Objection to the Proposed Monaro Rock Quarry in Royalla

To Whom It May Concern,
I’m writing as a local resident of Royalla to strongly oppose the proposed Monaro Rock Quarry. I’ve lived here for just shy of a decade, and like many others, I chose this area for its peacefulness, safety, and sense of community. The idea of allowing a massive quarry to be built right next to our properties, which are zoned environmental living, is most distressing.

Too Close to Homes
The proposed site is within 10km of 49,000 people’s homes. It will affect Royalla residents and is also in very close proximity to Canberra and our children’s schools. That’s not just inconvenient, it’s dangerous. Quarries are noisy, dusty, and disruptive. They don’t belong in residential areas where they can significantly impact our wellbeing.

Health Concerns
I’m especially worried about the dust — particularly silica dust. Members of my family already suffer from Asthma and other allergies, before you introduce poisonous dust from the quarry. Even if the levels are technically “within limits,” we all know how unpredictable wind and weather can be. Once that dust is in the air, it’s in our lungs, our gardens, and our kids’ playgrounds. The long-term health risks are real, and I don’t think they’ve been taken seriously enough.

Traffic and Safety
The plan includes up to 200 truck movements a day. That’s a huge increase in heavy vehicle traffic on roads that weren’t built for it. It’s not just about congestion — it’s about safety. More trucks mean more risk, especially for families, our young learner drivers and school buses using the same roads. This affects a vast number of people who use the Monaro highway every day, all the way down to Cooma residents and beyond. The road is already dangerous enough, exacerbated further during ski season and on long weekends, without introducing such a huge number of trucks.

Environmental Impact
Royalla is a peaceful part of the world and we are lucky to be surrounded by bushland including critically endangered Box-Gum Woodland. Turning this land into an industrial site will destroy habitats, change the landscape, and affect local flora and fauna. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. No amount of “rehabilitation” can undo that kind of damage.

We Already Have Quarries Nearby
It’s also worth pointing out that there are already four quarries operating in the surrounding region. These quarries have existing capacity to last over 100 years. We do not need another one on our doorstep.

Community and Property Values
This proposal is already causing stress and anxiety in the community. People are worried about their health, their homes, and their future. Property values will drop, and the appeal of Royalla will diminish, affecting the lovely nature of this community.

To sum up: this quarry is not appropriate. It’s too close, too risky, and too disruptive. The proposal must be rejected to maintain our community and protect our families.