Martins Creek Quarry Project

Dear Minister
i object to the proposal as exhibited. Based on lived experiences the proposal (being 40 truck movements per hour and 280 truck movements per day peak) will have a completely unacceptable impact on my household. the impacts will be unacceptable impact to the village amenity within the Paterson Village that I live. Based on lived experience that frequency of truck movement will result in un acceptable noise impacts, it will result in vibration impacts (past lived experiences of unlawful operations) i noted on every quarry truck movement past my dwelling the windows would rattle, whilst the vibration isnt likely enough to cause structural damage to my dwelling it does have a social impact, imagine lying in bed (I am a shift worker) listening to your windows vibrate every time a truck goes past. The social impacts continue, in spite of the apparent noise policy compliance of the ADA, i will be impacted from the intrusive noise of the trucks which will emerge from the current "low" background noise. This emerging new intrusive noise will cause SIGNIFICANT and unavoidable impacts, I will be reminded on every truck movement that i reside along a mining haul road, a mining haul road that was once used unlawfully for many years (also with great impact) but this time (if approved) the great impacts will be lawful, i will not be in favour of this new noise because it interrupts my telephone conversations, because i have to apologies to visitors when they say "my god what the hell are all these trucks doing", because i will spend more time indoors than outside in my rural amenity because i will be attempting to minimize the impact of that intrusive noise by remaining indoors. But you see the impacts continue, my wife has had a nervous breakdown and anxiety attacks because of the unlawful quarry operations (and those same impacts that Daracon now seek to make lawful), so the impacts will continue, my family has essentially already been destroyed by the unlawful impacts, my family has also been essentially destroyed becuase of this planning process. I have developed an auto immune conditions attributed by GP to the impacts and issues i have had to deal with since 2014, so i already have a phyiscal health impact from the past unlawful operaitons. The burden and stress of the process plus the phyiscal health impacts and the hopeless likely outcome of the approval as Daracon and their environmental consultants push through with their strategy and agenda has caused my family unit and my life to break down, that is a social impact (one that is proven and specific "having already occurred"). I am sure Daracon would show great care for their employees if one of their staff fell ill or were having issues, how about Daracon start showing great care and concern for this community, the one they impacted so greatly unlawfully and the one they now want to seek to impact lawfully. If this is approved i will likely sell and move leaving this beautiful connected special community behind (that is a social impact too, that is also proven and specific to have already happened to a number of households across a wide area (from Martins Creek, from Vacy, from Paterson, from Bolwarra, I can provide the Department with names, contact numbers and addresses of all those people who have left). I feel for Daracon staff, they have been manipulatively led to believe their careers and futures at Daracon rely on MCQ expansion approval being granted (im sure 450 form letters from Daracon staff will show this), the truth is there are seven other quarries in the region that can supply the rock required. If the resource is so special and so important then they should be required to construct a bypass around Paterson or transport the balance of product from the Site by rail. This is a reasonable and feasible measure to mitigate the social impacts that would otherwise result in having 31,000 truck movements per year through rural village and urban residential areas. I haven't finished on impacts, I value the activity centre of Paterson, I value the important small businesses that exist and support this local community, based on lived experiences when the the trucks ran at levels now proposed in the ADA, I (and many others) would opt to do our shopping and day to day affairs in Maitland, the parking was safer, i didn't have to contend with class 9 trucks whilst i entered and exited my car, i didnt have to fear for my life or my families life as i crossed through or even just walked down the footpath, i didnt have to have broken conversation, i didnt have to put up with ANOTHER broken wind screen as i had in the past as quarry trucks pasted dropping small stones of their tail gates and guards, i didnt have to put up with the physical splitting of the roadway and village in two by the shear physical size and presence of class 9 trucks one after the other ... it was just more pleasant to do my shopping in Maitland when the trucks were bad. On the mitigations side, the driver code of conduct is an administration tool only, it can not and must not be relied upon as a key mitigation measure to manage and control trucks emanating from the Site. It is weak, it relys on human behaviour for compliance, it relies on other road users and impacted residents to monitor compliance on (particularly given that Daracon have refused and avoided making it mandatory for gps tracking of all trucks proposed to access and haul product from the Site). So once again not only does the impacts fall on the residents but so does compliance, we will be the ones having to ring the quarry up to complain about a speeding quarry truck, or a quarry truck parking non compliantly or a quarry truck convoying, or a quarry truck stopping and blocking bus zones or drive ways. Why couldnt Daracon specify and minimum specification of truck rqd for accessing the Site (in terms of age, rubber stops on bins, no custom exhaust stacks etc0, if the tunnel projects in Syd are able to specify a minimum standard of truck to access their sites why cant Daracon do the same at MCQ. Why cant Daracon access splitting the truck flow and send 50% of trucks through Clarence Town, im sure the residents wont mind sharing the burden, or how about using Martins Creek Road, Im sure those residence wont mind sharing the burden with Paterson too!
Just because Daracon chose to roll the commercial dice and take up unlawful extraction on a hill to the North of Paterson doesnt make it right or acceptable, if the resource is that important then find a way of extracting and transporting it to market in an ecologically sustainable manner, if it cant be done commercially at this point in time because of market forces, then leave it in the ground until the market and prices determine it to be commercial in an ESD manner. Finally, Gostwyck bridge, this is a single lane timber bridge, we do not live in a third world country, if Daracon wish to run 280 trucks per day along that route they must duplicate Gostwyck Bridge, they would be the only mega quarry in the state that runs truck and dogs across a single lane bridge, Daracon must be required to duplicate that and upgrade all of the degraded non aus standard roads along the route (ironically they are in the condition they are in because they have run an unlawful operations for many many years causing many millions of dollars of accelerated degradation of the road network).
thanks you and please refuse this proposal, the impacts to my household, my family and my community and many others based on hundreds of trucks per day is completely unacceptable and un liveable.

Having read the original submitted 2016 EIS proposal for the significant expansion of the Daracon quarry, I was appalled at the lack of relevant detail in every category and the overt amount of misleading and incorrect information submitted. It is no wonder why the original proposal was slammed by The Department of Planning and Environment forcing Daracon to re-submit another EIS. The current proposal although appears to be more thorough, I believe still contains a number of alarming errors which I shall try to outline very briefly below:

- The summary of community consultation would appear to be biased. Of the listed 512 community and business respondents, it would appear to be incredulous that 400 odd respondents are listed as far a field away as Revesby and Oonadatta and not surprisingly have recorded their response as" supportive " to the impact of increased traffic arrangements, noise or dust pollution. It seems they have no concerns for the proposed loss of habitat for a range of animal species and are very pro supporters of the project. I reject the findings in the survey as quite misleading skewing the results numerically to give the impression that the overall repose by " residents" is one of support. It should be noted that those that oppose the expansion of the quarry are all in the immediate areas where they will be directly effected . Providing feedback by those in Sydney or regional NSW is surely an attempt to mislead and undermine the process.

-The analysis of traffic impact( road status, noise, increased risk of accidents, traffic, vibrations to heritage buildings, dust will have a " acceptable impact on the road networks...." This statement is not even supported by one of the references in it own Bibliography Crispino, Maurising & D'Appuzo 2001 which outlines the measures that were taken at the Martins Creek quarry are greater than what the above noted executive summary suggest the " ISO 2631 [1] perception threshold for peak particle velocity (PPV) (0·14 mm/s) was exceeded for all acquired data, and in some cases the vibration level exceeded the lowest damage PPV threshold found in literature (1 mm/s) -
I therefore reject the finding in the Traffic and Access Assessment as misleading and again I am of the opinion that the constant movement and weight of the trucks will have a negative impact to both the structural integrity of the heritage buildings and the roads.

- According to the results of the flora and fauna study there is nothing much of concern observed. Although it did highlight some of the main tree species found e.g. 1) spotted gum, 2) slaty red gum , dry sclerophyll forests , they are not are not considered at risk . This opinion seems to be in opposition to the NSW office of environment and planning's " threatened species flyer"which lists the above plant species as Vulernable (see attached). This document also lists the koala and powerful owl, and some of the bat species listed as Vulnerable animals as well. I therefore strongly object to the removal of the 50 hectare of habitat due to the negative impact to both the flora and fauna in this region.

- According to the resubmitted proposal, there will be negligible impact to the water cycle, despite the increasing amount of refuse stockpiled which is now suggested to be in the southern end of the proposed site. Not only will be have an significant increase to the dust levels and resultant higher particulant matter, ( known to infiltrate the airways at a deeper level ), it will also have a negative impact to the surface water in the immediate region. This surface water that runs through the areas is important for both wildlife and the forest and already under risk of diminishing due to the higher than usual temperatures we have had over the past 5 year period. I therefore object to any increase to the mining, extracting capacity of this Martin Creek quarry.

I completely object to the proposed expansion and changes to the Martins Creek Quarry.
I grew up in this beautiful semi-rural area with a lovely small community. The small community thrives on and revolves around a quiet village lifestyle. I went to primary school at Paterson Public and attended weekly church services at St Columbus. My place of residence was on Martins Creek Road even when attending high school in Newcastle. During my childhood there were subdivisions on land just down the road and this greatly increased traffic on the local roads. The roads are currently not even handling this traffic. I frequently visit where I grew up to visit my parents who are still residents of Martins Creek Road. Martins Creek Road is very narrow, still has no middle line, many crests and blind corners and this proposed quarry expansion would make the road extremely dangerous. This road is like many other roads in the local council area and they are not able to handle more traffic, especially not trucks.
Many of the roads in the local council area are also surrounded by scrub and livestock blocks. As already mentioned the roads are often narrow and if stock and or wildlife (there are many wallabies and kangaroos in this area) were to get on the road there is a decreased chance of cars being able to get out of the way with trucks being present. Additionally, as a veterinarian, we need to support the preservation of wildlife species and keeping the roads with minimal traffic is preferable.
The quarry would undoubtably produce noise, dust and vibrations with this expansion. All of these would impact the quality of life and health of all wildlife species, livestock and the current residents of the Martins Creek/ Paterson area. Livestock such as cattle can scumb to viral respiratory diseases after initial irritation by excessive dust particles. This reduces profitability for producers, affects welfare of the cattle and can cause great wastage of the carcase during processing if animals become affected. As an asthmatic myself, this expansion, producing more dust and airborne particles could lead to life-threatening situations.
Those who live in a closer proximity to the quarry may be affected from the vibrations of blasts causing damage to housing and sleep disruption. As stated earlier, many people live in this area for the quiet village lifestyle. These constant disruptions to daily life by the quarry will destroy this tranquility of village life, and will disrupt the community structure.
I also have concerns that with such a large proposed expansion that the current monitoring facilities for environmental impact and treating contaminated water will not be adequate and may effect the local ecosystems.

Please see attached objection to the expansion of the quarry.

Please see attached reasoning for request to deny the support of expanding the quarry development and resultant impact on our community locally and regionally.

To Whom It May Concern,
We have lived in this area for three decades and were drawn to the area by the rural location and village lifestyle - peace and quite. The main access for residents living in the Paterson and Allyn Valleys to places of work and retail outlets (Maitland, Raymond Terrace and Newcastle) is through the main street of Paterson complete with the main northern rail link's level crossing. The residents of Paterson and those living along Gresford Road along with the other users of this route should not be subjected to the proposed daily movement of trucks with their dog trailers (up to 280 times per day). These trucks will impact the village of Paterson in numerous ways some of which are as follows:
Reduction in pedestrian safety
Reduction in general road safety - more vehicles greater the odds for accidents
Additional noise issues both along the route the trucks will take but also within the village
Ground vibration which may effect homeowners property
Reduction in access to local businesses
Increased traffic congestion
Degradation of the roads

I would also like to note that a very large proportion of those persons supporting the project do not live in the effected area therefore will not be subjected to the issues generated by the proposed project.

Thank you

The current traffic during peak hours for public trying the get through lorn to go over belmore bridge or going from Largs to get over pitnacree bridge is currently horrendous. The addition of constant trucks being added to the traffic would make it absolutely frustrating. I’m under the impression that this would also be the case outside of peak hours with the proposed amount of trucks on the road.

I also have small children that I take walking, I feel it would be near impossible to to cross the road in a safe manner with a pram and a toddler.

I don’t feel the roads are up to standard to accommodate for the amount of trucks proposed.

The constant noise of trucks will add to noise pollution, my husband and I now both work from home and feel this would make a large impact on our working and home environment.

Not to mention the added emissions in the rural community. That many trucks cannot be good for the environment.

Please don’t allow this to go ahead, the infrastructure cannot support this and the community with suffer greatly.

Please see attached

I live in a cottage on my mother’s property. Unfortunately, I am right on the road, I am very worried/concerned about my mothers health as she is widowed and runs a large property on her own. I have asthma and take ventalin inhalers, this is the reason why I chose to live on the property without any pollution from the environment and trucks. My cottage cost my mother over $200,000 in order to get me out of the city and into fresh air and a clean environment. I am deeply concerned about the almost certain impacts from trucking and air quality based on the live experiences of my family if this proposal is approved.

I object to the approval of this project and ask that it is not approved.
Despite reduction in the project scope the environmental and social impacts of this project are far too large. The proposed impacts on the local environment, including the endangered Eucalyptus glaucina, are unacceptable. The negative impacts on the local roads, the villages of Paterson and Martins Creek and the neighbours to the quarry are also outrageous, and should not be approved.
The proponent has time and again shown complete disrespect for the local community and for consent conditions, and cannot be trusted to operate within any conditions set if the project is approved.
In addition the the above comments regarding the latest version of this project, I append my submission to the previous project when it was on exhibition. Despite having received that submission, Daracon have not bothered to approach my mother to discuss the way in which they have trashed the shared boundary and the native vegetation on her property. The concerns raised in the attached letter remain, despite the changes to the project.
Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission,
Regards, Siobhan

To Whom it may concern,
I write this submission to the department of Planning and Environment to formally object to all aspects of the proposal of the expansion and change of operation of the Martins Creek Quarry.
As a long time resident of this area, the time we have had without the trucks has been great. Many times there have been so many trucks on the roads here and they’re all in such a hurry they drive in a dangerous manner. Children are standing on the side of the road awaiting the school buses and these trucks are over taking the buses or driving dangerously close to children.
I am concerned about the dust levels caused by the quarry and the environmental impacts it will have to our area. The roads can’t handle the rain let alone the trucks constantly on them.
I notice a large percentage of people who are supporting this are not from the area and not even close to this area. I do not want this quarry and I live here, I will be one of the people affected by this quarry if it goes ahead. Please do not let this happen. I would like to know my son is safe on the side of the road awaiting his school bus.

This quarry has already had significant impacts on my property and our local roads and community.
If this project is approved, the very negative impacts will resume and Daracon have no interest in being good neighbours or respecting our local community and environment.
The project has no social licence to operate, the company has already been taken to court for exceeding and ignoring consent conditions, what makes this extension to the project any different?
I object to the enormous impacts on native vegetation in our area, including on Eucalyptus glaucina which is endangered, and the huge number of trucks that will be using our roads. Often, when the quarry was operating, those trucks would drive very dangerously. Since operation has ceased, peace has been returned to the area. I do not want those truck movement to recomence.
Finally, I have appended the submission I made regarding the previous version of the project. The issues raised in that submission have not been addressed at all by Daracon, and are still pertinent to this project.
I implore you to do the right thing by our local community and environment and reject this project,

Regards, Kathy Isherwood
Dianella Animal Sanctuary

Whilst I accept that when this project is approved that the material will need to be transported to the necessary locations, however I hold grave concerns regarding the proposed method of transportation. The method, frequency, duration and route that the trucks will be taking is placing peoples lives in danger. The proposed route is going past schools and new estates that are unable to manage the current traffic demands. When you mix in the number of trucks under load and the increasing demand for housing (additional traffic etc) along the route (especially over the duration of the project) it is clearly an unviable option. I can only assume that those supporting this project have never driven the roads at peak times, routinely attempted to enter or exit the new subdivisions along this route or picked up and dropped of children at the schools near the route.

I am strongly opposed to the proposed Martins Creek Quarry Project, in particular:
- The hours of operation
- The number of truck movements per day
- The out of business hours train loading times

The following issues will directly impact me:
1. Noise and vibrations that will be felt and heard at my home as a direct result of the quarry operation
My family and I only live 4.8kms drive from the Quarry (only 2km if measured directly) and since moving to our home in 1995 the quarry noise and vibrations were noticeable but not frequently. However, this significantly increased in 2013 when Daracon took ownership of the quarry. Noise can be heard from the quarry consistently each day of operation especially when blasting occurs. The noise and vibrations experienced at our home is significant causing the entire house to shake with each blast.
2. Truck movements both on the country roads and through the town of Paterson
Paterson is my local town which I visit regularly for groceries, social gatherings, recreational activities. Since 2013 the number of truck movements through this small, quiet country town has increased dramatically and highlighted causing direct impacts to the town, its community and the surrounding roads. These negative impacts include:
- Noise – the frequent passing of fast moving and loud trucks through the village. Also the constant rumble of trucks carries from the main road over Gostwyck Bridge and can be heard at our home.
- Road Safety – the high quantity of truck causes increased risk to pedestrians within the village, this is especially of worry to me as I have a young family. I have also noticed the risk to cyclists out on the roads surrounding Paterson as it is common to see bicycle riders in this area. The truck also pose a high risk to this riders as the travel along the small country rounds.
- Dust and rocks – When driving I have had dust and rocks fly out from quarry trucks chipping windscreens, when either following or passing in the other direction.
- Damage to local roads – with the high number of trucks our country roads are being damaged excessively. This causes a safety risk to other road users and increased the cost required for Dungog to maintain the roads more regularly. This damage to the roads also damages the vehicles of local residents due to the size of the potholes created and the time it takes for such repairs to then be undertaken.
- Negatively impacts Village Environment and tourist appeal – Paterson is a quiet historic country village however this is not the case when there is a constant flow of quarry trucks through the town. The trucks therefore are a detriment to town as local businesses will be impacted by decrease tourist attraction to the town and locals will be less inclined to spend time in their village if they are required to sit and listen to the constant truck rumbles through the town over their morning coffee.

It is for the above reasons that I strongly oppose this proposal. I have lived in Paterson for over 25 years (an I am only 30 years old). I plan to remain in this idyllic town to raise my family as I love this village and all that it has to offer. I just hope that we do not have to share this beautiful home with the noise, safety risks and terrible potholes that Daracon will bring if this proposal is approved.

Elena Williams
55 Horns Crossing Road
Vacy NSW 2421
31 July 2021
Director – Resource Assessments
Planning & Assessment
Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Locked Bag 5022
Parramatta NSW 2124
Martins Creek Quarry Expansion – Application No SSD-6612
Dear Sir/Madam

I am vehemently opposed to the State Significant Development Application lodged by Daracon regarding the Martins Creek quarry. I have lived in Vacy for 11 years and have grown up with the significant disruptions that the activity in the Martins Creek quarry caused, particularly from 2016-2018. I can vividly recall times when the blasts from the mine were so severe that they would shake the windows of the house, causing distress to my younger siblings and my dogs. I would be woken in the morning and throughout the night by the enormous booms which often sounded as if they were going to completely dislodge my window from its frame. When we moved into the property at Vacy in 2009, the quarry was a small blip in the view, but which rapidly grew to the eyesore that it is today. Being a historic mine so close to townships, we did not anticipate the sheer expansion that has unfolded over the years, which may have influenced our decision whether or not to settle in the area.

My main concern is for the health of the individuals living in the vicinity of the quarry and along the haul route. The particular rock that is being mined, andesite, contains about 52-63 weight percent silica (https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/glossary/andesite.html). Silica dust is a by-product creating by the crushing of these rocks, and can have chronic and potentially lethal consequences when breathed in. According to the Cancer Council, exposure to silica dust can lead to the development of lung cancer, silicosis, kidney disease, and chronic pulmonary disease. It is estimated that in Australia 230 people develop lung cancer each year as a result of exposure to silica dust.
I fear that there has not been proper consideration of the severe ramifications that this application will have for the health and safety of inhabitants, the quality of the roads, and the continuation of critically endangered wildlife species. The overwhelming sentiment of citizens living in Paterson, Martins Creek, Vacy, and surrounding towns along the haul routes is strongly opposed this application. None of the locals, who will be directly and negatively impacted, want to see this application approved. You only have to drive through Paterson and Martins Creek to see the large number of signs opposing the quarry expansion. The submissions made in favour of Martins Creek quarry in 2016 were, not surprisingly, coming from people who are employed by mining companies and are living so far from the Martins Creek quarry (sometimes not even in the state of NSW), that they are not directly impacted and will not have to live everyday with the disastrous consequences.

Other consequences of the massive expansions that have been proposed include:
- the destruction of local roads, which are already full of potholes and in some places through Martins Creek and main street Paterson are not even wide enough for two regular vehicles to pass by, let alone semi-trailer trucks.
- safety of other drivers and pedestrians. Personally, I feel extremely unsafe on the road with Daracon trucks, particularly as the tarps are often not secured properly and have on numerous times caused rocks to fly off and crack my windscreen. They also drive erratically around tight corners and have variable speed, making it hard for other vehicles to get around them safely. Also, the corner in Duke street is much too tight for trucks to be turning down it. Witnessing Daracon trucks attempt to make this corner, you see that they have to drive out much wider that is safe, and then swing in hard, barely avoiding cars parked on the side of the road.
- industrial noise
- diesel emissions
- water runoffs into nearby creeks
disruption to the habitat of koalas and eastern native quolls - both of which are in imminent danger of becoming critically endangered.
- air quality
- blasting vibration impacts

I feel that the concerns of individuals in areas which will be directly affected by this application have been brushed aside for convenience, and a poor and biased evaluation of the environmental impacts was undertaken. The profitability of large companies are always put at the forefront of decisions such as these, but I implore for the safety and well-being of the people living in the vicinity of the quarry and its haul routes and the wildlife to be given due consideration for once.

Regards,
Elena Williams.

Bolwarra Heights and the surrounding suburbs support our workers and understand we all have jobs to attend & progress needs to be made; I know first hand, my husband is a truck driver. However we do not accept and agree the magnitude of trucks to pass through such a peaceful, countryside town. Our area has an abundance of wild kangaroos that roam freely, the sound of cows mooing and birds chirping; that's what we all came here for, the pure nature and peaceful family living. The fresh air for our kids, the safe bike rides to school and parks.
Please re consider and stop the expansion.
There is always another way, let's all work together and find a greater solution than pumping so many trucks into a very much loved area and community

No consideration has been taken into account the impact this will have on the local communities. Apart from a dramatic increase in heavy vehicles on roads that are already deteriorated, the roads will fall apart more which will lead to an increase in rates for residence. The will be a high chance of accidents with heavy vehicles along the narrow roads considering the number of vehicles travelling the route each day.
The endangered spotted tail quoll habitat will be adversely impacted by the bulldozing of 21 Ha of quoll habitat.
Under the proposal currently on exhibition 21 Ha of koala habitat will be bulldozed if an approval is granted by the IPC
If this does proceed then there is no need for heavy vehicles as there is an existing rail siding that could be used to transport materials from the quary. Who is going to monitor and enforce heavy vehicle compliance with fatigue and mass requirements if this does go ahead ?

i object to the ADA
the trucking scale proposed will have an unacceptable impact on my house hold, on my mental health, on my well being, on my local community. My position is based on lived experiences. All of the above aspects were unacceptably impacted during daracons illegal operations.
i will not be able to endure the proposed trucking movements if they are approved. The village amenity of Paterson will be destroyed (like it was previously if this is approved). The solution is build a bypass around Paterson, or use an alternate road like blackrock and martins creek road. Or take it out via Clarence Town Rd.
Daracon say it wont be commercial - well thats not our problem that's daracons problem.

I don't agree that the dust modeling data is accurate or has been done with a systematic array of sensors to properly gauge the impact of dust on the surrounding properties.
The wind data is not likely to take into account the wind currents close to the ground that will be affected by the local topography, and cannot be relied upon when the quarry activity changes the wind currents. There is a lack of dust sensors north-east of the quarry in the submission and therefore no data in this area.

The increase in truck movements when the quarry was in full production previously was dangerous particularly in the morning at the intersection of Grace Avenue and Dungog Rd. On occasion trucks obscured drivers vision at this intersection when waiting to turn into Grace avenue when many trucks are attempting to access the quarry.

The proposed new road is not well planned as this area of Dungog Rd is at the transition from a 100km/h zone to an 80kn/h zone. The new intersection will introduce slow moving vehicles to a fast single lane traffic stream.

The increase of trucks on Dungog Rd will drive more traffic onto Martins Creek as locals avoid the large trucks and degrading road surfaces. This will impact the road surface of Martins creek Rd with the increased traffic movements. Martins Creek Road is not designed for high volumes of traffic and the local trucks that use this road are difficult to pass as the road is narrow. Cycling is a common pastime on Martins Creek Road and many other rods in the area. The increase in traffic or truck movements will make cycling more hazardous.

All road surfaces in the area will be negatively impacted by the proposed truck movements. The Dungog Shire has no money to adequately maintain road surfaces currently. The increase in truck movement cannot be supported and will reduce the quality of life for all rate payers of Dungog and affected shires.

please accept my submission on the following attachment. I do NOT support the expansion of the Martins Creek quarry.