Quarry planned for cattle grazing land near Riverside Waters, Parkhurst

A small scale quarry has been proposed to reshape the profile of vacant land in the Rockhampton region with up to 1.6 million cubic metres to be extracted over four to six years.

The land on Belmont Rd proposed to be turned into quarry to ready the land for future residential use.

A small-scale quarry will pave the way for future residential development on vacant land in Parkhurst.

The development application was submitted this month to Rockhampton Regional Council by Gideon Town Planning on behalf of the developer for 263 Belmont Rd, Parkhurst, near popular estates Edenbrook and Riverside Waters.

The vacant 329,300sq m site is currently used for cattle grazing.

The site at 263 Belmont Rd, Parkhurst, where a quarry is proposed.

The “ultimate outcome of the proposed quarry is to reshape the profile of the land to accommodate future residential development”, the planning report states.

The extraction will be limited to 1.6 million cubic metres of material, which would bring the ground to a set level of approximately 13.5 – 19 Australian Height Datum.

It is expected the quarry would have a lifespan of four to six years and 700,000 cubic metres extracted per annum, dependent on local construction and regional infrastructure, with material to be used for projects like the Rockhampton Ring Road.

Homes from the entrance of Edenbrook Estate at Parkhurst.

Stage four of Riverside Waters construction underway in June 2023.

Operations will include earthmoving equipment and blasting.

The report notes the proposed operations will “use best-practice environmental management processes and procedures”.

Noise impacts have been considered in the planning and the nearest residential area would be at least 230m from the operation areas.

Documents state crushing and screening activities will be located in the furthest west area of the site, ensuring impacts are minimal, and an earth mound would be created to further reduce impacts.

An environmental report, air quality assessment and noise impact assessment were submitted as part of the application.

This land on Belmont Rd will eventually become residential land.

Minimal rehabilitation will be required after completion.

Operations would be limited between 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, with no operations on Sundays and public holidays and blasting activities limited to 9am to 5pm weekdays.

Access is proposed in the northern property corner, directly onto Belmont Rd.

Council planning officers will now assess the application.