The development application components sought for approval are summarised below:
Through this development application, Boral is offering an innovative solution to build capacity and capability for the Gold Coast to deal with this growth challenge through:
- Unlocking the State’s Key Resource Area 96 as part of the Reedy Creek Key Resource Area Project (RCKRA Project) to:
- maintain a continued supply of local quarry materials of up to 1.2million tonnes annually in the southern Gold Coast area to meet the projected demand from the building and construction industry;
- reduce the impact of additional 31,000 truck movements on the M1; and
- reduce additional transport costs and maintain a competitive market, which has a nexus to housing delivery and affordability.
- Providing critical waste infrastructure as part of the West Burleigh Construction and Waste Resource Recovery Project (WBCWRR Project) to:
- rehabilitate the existing void at West Burleigh Quarry through the disposal of residual non-putrescible construction waste to create a safe and stable landform in a timely manner;
- reducing reliance on the City’s diminishing putrescible landfill airspace (non-private and private);
- avoid the need to transport it elsewhere at significant congestion or environmental costs; and
- positively contribute to the Local and State Government’s waste management strategies.
