Reedy Creek Quarry project gets thrown out
Following a state call-in notice and extensive campaigning from local members and community, the Queensland Government has moved to permanently block the Reedy Creek Quarry project.
The Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has prevented any future plans for a quarry in Reedy Creek by removing a key planning overlay that had been implemented by Labour.
In 2007, the then Labour Government designated the region as a Key Resource Area (KRA), allowing the site to be mined.
Boral have now formally withdrawn their application since the 56-hectare quarry project was called in in March.
The proposed quarry project had earned strong opposition from the community who submitted more than 10,000 complaints, numerous requests from Gold Coast City Council and costly legal challenges.
The project was issued a call-in notice following campaigning from local Members of Parliament Minister Ros Bates, Minister Laura Gerber and Councillor Hermann Vorster.
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Member for Mudgeeraba Ros Bates said the move was a win for people power.
“Every single person who took up this fight should be incredibly proud of what they’ve achieved not just for themselves and their families, but for future generations of our community,” Bates said.
She added that this was only possible because of the strength and solidarity of the community.
“I’m eternally grateful for the thousands of people who used their voice to shout down this quarry,” Bates said.
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Member for Currumbin Laura Gerber said this update is a sign that the community has been heard.
“The Gold Coast said ‘no’, and the Crisafulli Government heard it loud and clear [and] taken decisive action to end the fear and uncertainty for the community,” Gerber said.
Member for Burleigh Hermann Vorster said the community now had certainty about the area’s future.
“The area’s beautiful natural environment is no longer under threat thanks to the strong advocacy of our community, who had been ignored for years under Labor,” Vorster said.
Deputy Premier and Planning Minister Jarrod Bleijie said the community now has certainty.
“The Crisafulli Government has listened to the Gold Coast community, who were loud and clear that they didn’t want this industrial scale project near their homes,” Bleijie said.
“Removing the Key Resource Area designation for the area sends a clear signal and reflects the community’s views.”
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