Lynwood Quarry, Marulan, NSW
Lynwood Quarry is a hard rock quarry currently being constructed by Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd to the west of Marulan in the Southern Tablelands Region of New South Wales. The quarry is located in the Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area approximately 160km south west of Sydney and 27km northeast of Goulburn.
Planning, approvals & reporting
On 21 December 2005, the NSW Minister for Planning granted Cemex (now Holcim Australia) consent for the proposed 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Lynwood Quarry. Since the original development approval, three minor modifications have been made to the Development Consent, including reconfiguring of the rail load out and site facilities to optimise site infrastructure and layout.
As part of the application to the Department of Planning, a detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared. This report assesses the potential environmental effects of the project and outlined proposed methods for addressing these. Areas of assessment included: socio-economics, soils, air quality, traffic, groundwater, surface water, ecology, noise and blasting, Aboriginal archaeology and historic heritage. The EIS can be viewed via the links below:
- Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 1 - Main Text (May 2005)
- Project team, EIS form & land schedule
- Authority correspondence
- Socio-economic assessment
- Soils analysis
- Air quality assessment
- Traffic assessment
- Groundwater assessment
- Surface water management
- Ecology assessment
- Noise & blasting assessment
- Aboriginal archaeology assessment
- Historic heritage assessment
- Environmental assessment: Main text
- Appendix 1 – EA Form, Project Team & Schedule of Lands
- Appendix 2 – Community Consultation Newsletters
- Appendix 3 – Ecological Assessment of Significance
- Appendix 4 – Aboriginal Archaeological Assessment
- Appendix 5 – Air Quality Assessment
- Appendix 6 – Noise Assessment
- Response to submissions
- Notice of modification
- Assessment report
On 18 November 2015 Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd lodged an application to modify the Lynwood Quarry Development Consent. The modification seeks to transition from an existing, approved extraction area to a granite extraction area. There is no proposed change to hours of operation, approved throughput, the screening house location or rail siding. The full application documentation is available on the Department of Planning and Environment's website:
- Environmental Management Strategy – February 2020
- Rehabilitation and Landscape Management Plan – Approved May 2018
- Water Management Plan – November 2020
- Environment Monitoring Program
- Construction Traffic Management Plan
- Box Gum Woodland Management Plan – September 2013
- Groundwater Monitoring Program – June 2011
- Air Quality Management Plan - August 2023
- Noise Management Plan – Approved February 2020
- Blast Management Plan – Approved February 2020
- Aboriginal Heritage Management Plan – Final July 2018
- Aboriginal Heritage Management Plan – November 2022
- 2023 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2012/6560
- 2022 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2012/6560
- 2021 Annual Compliance Report (EPBC) Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2012/6560
- 2020 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2021/6560
- 2019 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2021/6560
- 2018 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation) – EPBC Approval 2021/6560
- 2017 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation)
- 2016 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation)
- 2015 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation)
- 2014 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation)
- Q4 2023 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q3 2023 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q2 2023 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q1 2023 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q4 2022 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q3 2022 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q2 2022 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q1 2022 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q4 2021 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q3 2021 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q2 2021 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q1 2021 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q4 2020 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q3 2020 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q2 2020 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q1 2020 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q4 2019 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q3 2019 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q2 2019 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
- Q1 2019 – Noise Monitoring Assessment
Registers of community complaints for all relevant Holcim sites are available at:
Community Consultative Committee
The purpose of the Community Consultative Committee (CCC) is to provide a forum for open discussion between representatives of Holcim, the community, the council and other stakeholders on issues directly relating to the mine’s operations, environmental performance and community relations, and to keep the community informed on these matters.
