Plans for asphalt processing plant next to Lara incinerator site lodged with EPA
A new plant that turns asphalt into building materials is planned for Lara’s industrial zone, right next door to the site of the controversial proposed incinerator.
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Plans for a plant that would turn old roads into building materials next door to the site of the controversial proposed Lara incinerator have been revealed.
Fulton Hogan Industries have applied for a development license with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for a reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) processing plant at 137-207 McManus Rd in Lara.
RAP plants process asphalt and crushed rock recovered from existing roads undergoing resurfacing, and turn them into building materials.
The proposed plant would process 75,000 tonnes of crushed rock per year.
It would be the second such plant operated by the company in Geelong, with a site on Abery Rd in North Shore in operation since 2009.
Fulton Hogan also operates two similar plants nearby in the Melbourne suburbs of Dandenong South and Brooklyn.
The company also operates a plant on the same block in Lara that produces asphalt.
The site on McManus Rd is owned by Viva Energy, and Fulton Hogan will enter into an agreement with the Geelong refinery owners to develop and use the site.
Fulton Hogan has also undertaken public consultation with properties near the site.
It received concerns from one resident, who expressed worry regarding lighting, truck movements, noise, dust and traffic.
According to Fulton Hogan, these impacts would be minimised and low risk.
Fulton Hogan said in their development licence application that the company was “committed to developing trusting and honest relationships with the local community and to engaging with them, listening to what they say, and being open to alternative ways of doing things”.
Online community consultation via the EPA website opened on Thursday morning, and will remain open until December 2.
The Geelong Advertiser reported last month that emails obtained via freedom of information showed the EPA was at the edge of its expertise when assessing the nearby Lara incinerator, to which it awarded a development license.
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