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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   25 MARCH 2014


      (iii)   Section 3.6.4 and Figure 3A shall be revised to be consistent in terms of benching
              levels. The initial development phase shall be in accordance with the footprint
              identified in Figure 3A. Figure 3A to be changed from “Conceptual Short Term Quarry
              Development Plan” to “Short Term Works Development Plan”;
      (iv)    the initial development phase to be limited to 7 years as identified in the amended Kin
              Kin Quarry Management Plan or by reaching the limits of extraction as outlined in
              Figure 3A or whichever is the sooner;
(c)    advise Neilsen’s Quality Gravels Pty Ltd that the amended Kin Kin Quarry Management
      Plan must be updated to the reasonable satisfaction of Council before further quarrying
      stages commence, as storm water management is not adequately addressed for
      subsequent stages;
(d)   request the Chief Executive Officer to seek confirmation from the Department of
      Environment and Heritage Protection that they are prepared to enforce storm water
      management provisions that prevent overtopping of the Detention Basin, and other
      significant direct impacts on the Noosa River Catchment on the understanding that the
      Noosa River currently enjoys the highest health rating of any South East Queensland river
      system, is an integral feature of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve, as well as the Cooloola
      Section of the Great Sandy National Park.


Ordinary Meeting – 23 May 2013 (Council Resolution OM13/80)
ITEM 7.1.1 KIN KIN QUARRY AMENDED QUARRY MANAGEMENT PLAN
That Council:
(a)   receive and note the report titled 'Kin Kin Quarry - Amended Quarry Management Plan' and
(b)   approve the updated Kin Kin Quarry Management Plan at Appendix A, prepared by
      Groundwork Plus and dated February 2013, for the initial quarry development phase only,
      subject to the amendments contained in Appendix B and the following amendments:
      (i)     14. Section 2.7 and the Road Transport Protocol must be revised to specify that the
              approved primary haul route is Pomona Kin Kin Road, with the local road network
              permitted only for local deliveries where a local road is the only access route to a
              delivery site. Use of local roads is not to occur as an alternative to Pomona Kin Kin
              Road for the purpose of shortening trip distances or convenience; and
      (ii)    Section 3.6.8 shall be amended to state that detailed Erosion and Sediment Control
              plans are to be submitted prior to any works commencing in an area beyond those
              shown in Figure 3A - Short Term Quarry Extent.
(c)   delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to write to appropriate authorities within
      the Department of Environment & Heritage Protection requesting a stringent review of the
      ERA conditions imposed on the Kin Kin Quarry, particularly with respect to the retention
      dam, diversion drains, and release of contaminated water, on the understanding that
      (i)     over the past four years, since April 2009, according to Council's hydrologists,
              measured rainfall in the Kin Kin Catchment has resulted in 7 rainfall events that
              exceeded a 1-in-5 probability, thus the capacity of the sediment basins and
              stormwater management may need to be reviewed, and
      (ii)    the Wahpunga Creek into which contaminated material will flow is a tributary of the
              Noosa River System, which resides in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve, flows into the
              Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park, and currently enjoys the highest
              Healthy Waterway Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program rating of any river in South
              East Queensland, and



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