Please find submission in attached file.

I oppose the Martins Creek quarry expansion as it will greatly reduce the rural ambience of all areas on the truck route. I accept that I live near Brandy Hill quarry and have to listen to those trucks 6 days a week. But to increase the truck movements to over 80 an hour is ridiculous. Listening to semi-trailers and their like with dodgy exhaust systems is not why I left the city. I also feel it will be very hard to get out onto Brandy Hill Drive. I only have a view of 30-40 metres over the rise. If there is a constant flow of semi-trailers travelling over the speed limit of 80 kmh (which many already do on a regular basis) I fear for my safety and that of many neighbours.

Dear Sir/ Madam

I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion for the following reasons:
We live in a peaceful residential area. There is already a fair amount of traffic noise on the main road where we live but at the moment it is fairly busy during the day and peaceful at night. If the mine goes ahead with its plans it will increase traffic exponentially. This will not only have a detrimental effect on noise pollution but also air quality and significant road degradation. Trucks cause pot holes, which of cause us tax payers have to foot the bill for. They also on smaller roads, such as the one we live on, cause congestion. The roads are busy enough during rush hour without an extra 80 trucks careening down them. They will also be a danger at school times when hundreds of children are dropped off and will cause havoc on the main road. I have already had a truck driver nearly crash into the back of me on Belmore road as a child was on the zebra crossing, he did not see me slow down or the child in the middle of the road and only just stopped in time to a huge squeel of brakes. We want to continue to live in a peaceful and beautiful area but with constant noise, increased pollution and traffic the area will no longer be an attractive and beautiful place to live. We put a lot of time and effort on our lovely home and do not want to see it destroyed or degraded by an unnecessary and environmentally destructive endeavour.

Apart from the negative effect it will have on all the residents on the prospective truck route, it will also have a huge impact on the environment where the mine will dig. Local wildlife will be disturbed by loss of habitat, 6 threatened species will be removed and a huge amount of native vegetation will be destroyed. This is not just destructive, is is plain wrong, it should not be allowed and I hope the right decision will be taken to stop the mine and this project.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion for the following reasons:
1. The increased truck movements will have wide negative impact on the transport route. These impacts include noise, road surface deterioration road safety, congestion and loss of amenity. I know that this will occur because these are already significant issues with the current level of truck movements.
2. Property value reductions. This area's property values are predicated on rural lifestyle and being an area that is safe to raise children. The proposal will make the area known for truck noise and congestion and jeopardise its current reputation for semi-rural living

Dear Sir/Madam, I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion for the following reasons:-
1-Truck noise-increased hours of operation, 6 days/week
2-Traffic congestion-80 trucks/hr plus along Tocal Rd-Paterson Rd and Belmore Rd resulting in a choked Flat Rd-Melbourne Street intersection.
3-Safety and deterioration of our local roads-our tax/rates funding frequent repairs.
4-Quality of life.
5-Property value-devaluation of house prices in the area.
6-Wildlife - the expansion = the destruction of 37 Ha of native vegetation.

To whom it may concern;
As a resident and ratepayer of the Maitland Shire, I would like to draw your attention to my concerns, re the application for plans for the Expansion of the Martin's Creek Quarry.
I fear that if this project if given approval, it will heavily impact the residents of the Maitland, Dungog and Port Stephens Shires, especially those whose homes are located on or close to the truck routes used to transport the quarried materials through the said Shires.
I strongly object to and oppose the application of the Expansion of Martins Creek Quarry based upon the following:
1. Road safety due to the introduction of a large volume of heavy vehicle traffic.
2. A vast increase in noise levels which will be produced by the heavy haulage vehicles
3. Air purity levels, due to dust exuded by the laden vehicles.
4. Interruption and congestion to normal road use to Maitland Shire residents. There is already congestion caused by the current volume of trucks at the Belmore Road and, High St intersection Maitland and the Flat Rd & Melbourne St intersection at East Maitland, causing disruption to local traffic flow.
5. Increase of the already existing damage to Maitland Shire roadways caused by these heavy vehicles.
6. Reduction in Property values due to the increased operation hours and road haulage needs that will be required by the quarry operators.

Please consider your duty of care to the residents and ratepayers of these areas.

I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion.

The result of this expansion will result in the loss of safe neighborhood streets for my children to play on.

The value of my residential property has already decreased due to the impact cuased by pit operations and mining haul roads, let alone what will happen if an extension is permitted.

We have already seen a down turn in local businesses trading in goods & services, hospitality, tourism and wedding functions along haul roads, an extension will only make this worse.

This expansion will also cause a loss of amenity for surrounding residents of the site who will be further impacted by vibration, lighting, noise and dust.

As a wildlife embassidor this expansion will also see a loss of EPBC listed threatened species habitat and corridors which is unacceptable.

The expansion of this quarry will kill our village and destroy peoples lives and livelyhood. Do not fail us - put a stop to it.

I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion.

The result of this expansion will result in the loss of safe neighborhood streets for my children to play on.

The value of my residential property has already decreased due to the impact cuased by pit operations and mining haul roads, let alone what will happen if an extension is permitted.

We have already seen a down turn in local businesses trading in goods & services, hospitality, tourism and wedding functions along haul roads, an extension will only make this worse.

This expansion will also cause a loss of amenity for surrounding residents of the site who will be further impacted by vibration, lighting, noise and dust.

As a wildlife embassidor this expansion will also see a loss of EPBC listed threatened species habitat and corridors which is unacceptable.

The expansion of this quarry will kill our village and destroy peoples lives and livelyhood. Do not fail us - put a stop to it.

I oppose the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion.

The result of this expansion will result in the loss of safe neighborhood streets for my children to play on.

The value of my residential property has already decreased due to the impact cuased by pit operations and mining haul roads, let alone what will happen if an extension is permitted.

We have already seen a down turn in local businesses trading in goods & services, hospitality, tourism and wedding functions along haul roads, an extension will only make this worse.

This expansion will also cause a loss of amenity for surrounding residents of the site who will be further impacted by vibration, lighting, noise and dust.

As a wildlife embassidor this expansion will also see a loss of EPBC listed threatened species habitat and corridors which is unacceptable.

The expansion of this quarry will kill our village and destroy peoples lives and livelyhood. Do not fail us - put a stop to it.