* I have been employed with Daracon for 2.5 years and have enjoyed the stable employment it provides.
* Martins Creek Quarry is a big part of the organisation and supports many of the infrastructure jobs we undertake
* The Success of the quarry helps maintain the jobs of over 850 employees and over 1000 contractors and their families
* Daracon is a supporter of local communities and charities
* As a resident of the Hunter Valley, Daracon creates opportunities for people from many different backgrounds
* There are a lot of infrastructure projects in the Hunter. Limiting material supply may increase the cost of projects which the taxpayer is funding
* The construction industry relies on the Quarry as one of only a couple of hard rock suppliers in the region and if the Hunter Valley is to prosper and grow, Martins Creek Quarry will be required to provide the necessary materials for major infrastructure projects.
* The Quarry provides materials to many projects crucial to the growth and prosperity of the region: road construction, housing, railway construction and other public infrastructure.
* As a long term employee of Daracon I have been lucky enough to have been employed continuously through hard times, through the down turn in the mining industry and the GFC
* I also know of many projects outside of Daracon that also rely on the materials available from Martins Creek Quarry. I believe it is one of only 3 hard rock quarries of this kind in the region.
* I believe the Quarry plays an important part within not just the Daracon group but also in the supply to many projects within the Hunter Valley area and to numerous local businesses.
* The quarry provides materials required in many of our projects and without the quarry, some of our projects would not be commercially viable and would not proceed.
* For the region to grow at the rate we would like, and at a rate reported in the Hunter Regional Plan 2036, not only do we need to support local jobs but we also need to be able to service the demand of a growing population with the necessary construction materials.

I OPPOSE the Martins Creek Quarry Expansion.

I am concerned with the increase number of trucks causing even more damage to our roads.

Though they are required to cover their loads, this isn't efficiently working as there has been a LOT of rocks in our cars' windscreens.

The increased number of working hours and trucks is NOT fair on a small community to cope with. Our roads wont cope. Families will be made worse off with road traffic, noise. etc. We are not an industrial area designed for the magnification.

I have family that will directly be affected if the project is denied. Surely there are enough procedures in place to go ahead with the project and protect both sides.

I have enjoyed long term, stable employment at Daracon for 10 years

The diverse nature of its business is a key factor in providing stability, of which construction materials sales plays a key role.

The continuing operation of Martins Ck is essential to continued stable employment for a large number of hunter locals employed by this company

Daracon Engineering supports numerous charities and employs hundreds of local workers.
I support the quarry remaining open.

An employee of Daracon for 6 years, I have enjoyed working locally for a local company with local issues and local jobs at heart.
Born and raised in the hunter valley, I am critically aware of the impact (good and bad) that local industry can have on communities and the greater good to be achieved.
The quarry expansion at Martins Creek is crucial in ensuring local job security and ultimately will help result in improved resources for local communities

Martins Creek is not just a Quarry and it's not just a community, the two would not exist without each other.

I have been employed by Daracon for over 20 years. The expansion of this quarry will give job security to me and many other employees. The products that come out of the quarry will provide for the increasing number of projects planned for the region.

Please refer to attached letter of support for this application.

Letter attached