Date |
Event... |
| Circa 1940 |
Pioneer commence acquisition of lands in the foothills between Anstead
and Mt. Crosby for the future purpose of quarrying. |
| 1966 |
Application made by Pioneer for Quarry development
at Mt Crosby and subsequently granted. |
| 1972 |
Local community group successfully appealed, on a technicality,
the decision to grant Pioneer permission for the establishment of
a quarry. |
| December 1987 |
Application lodged by BMG (now Boral) to establish a quarry at Kholo
Creek Resource Area at Mt. Crosby. |
| April 1988 |
SIRA formed to represent community concerns
with Boral application and other potential quarrying in the area.
|
| December 1988 |
State Government agrees after SIRA recommendation to undertake regional
study into quarrying of the Kholo Creek resource. |
| 1989 |
AGC Woodward Clyde appointed as consultant to undertake regional
study of the Kholo Creek resource. |
| 1990 ~ 1995 |
State Government failed to release findings of regional study. |
| March 1996 |
Freedom of Information application successfully made to uncover
findings of regional study. |
| October 1996 |
Kholo Creek Advisory Panel (KCAP) formed. Role
of KCAP is to assist the State Government in the identification
and resolution of community issues associated with resource development. |
| 1997 |
KCAP commissions a Quarry Needs Study by consultant Kershaw
and Co., and an Economic Study by consultant Sinclair Knight
Merz Economics. |
| March 1998 |
KCAP releases position paper supporting the proposition that a dedicated
haul road south west from the resource area to the Warrego Hwy was
the least cost option for material transport (per PB report terms
of reference). |
| 1998 |
Boral announces intention to seek approval to develop quarry. |
| 1998 |
The Queensland Government, with approval of the
KCAP and in recognition of the economic viability of the Kholo Creek
resource compared with other alternatives, determined that in principle,
the Kholo Creek resource could be developed. It also determined
that product transport could only be via a dedicated transport corridor
running from the resource area, south-west to the Warrego Highway. |
| June 2000 |
KCAP approves terms of reference for a State Government funded study
into possible haul routes. PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty
Ltd (now Parsons Brinkerhoff (Australia) Ltd) is commissioned to undertake
this study. |
| January 2002 |
In January 2002, SIRA received the draft PPK
(now PB) report of the road transport planning study. SIRA believed
the report to be inadequate and flawed and commenced investigation
into areas of concern. |
| March 2002 |
|
| April 2002 |
SIRA commissions an independent noise report
and finds the PPK report to be inaccurate and flawed:
Summary
of Noise Report
Full
Noise Report |
| April 2002 |
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| June 2002 |
Issues raised by SIRA in respect of the PPK
(PB) report, largely ignored apart from some minor amendment to
vegetation survey. SIRA's request to have the PPK (PB) report regarded
only as preliminary declined. Department of State Development advises
that it will proceed with the release of the report to the public
as a final report for community feedback. Position agreed by majority
vote within KCAP, however it was agreed to add a foreword to the
report noting that concerns with the report's veracity existed within
the KCAP. |
| March 2003 |
PPK (PB) report released for community consultation.
The study recommends route 4/20.
|
| May 2003 |
Public submissions on PB report close, 75 submissions received |
| July 2003 |
First of a number of KCAP meetings to consider feedback and conisderable
amendments to the PB report. |
| March 2004 |
PB report finalised,however KCAP fails to reach consensus on acceptance
of report recommendations. |
