State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline - Queensland Mining and Safety

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DUNDOWRAN KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 90
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Hervey Bay City
LOCATION:
The resource is located at Dundowran, about 9 kilometres west of Pialba (see map KRA 90).
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock
EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The Dundowran resource comprises basalt in one of a series hills that trends northeast
between Takura and Dundowran. The Dundowran West resource (KRA 91) spans two
similar basalt hills, about 2 kilometres to the southwest.
At the Dundowran resource, an existing quarry produces concrete aggregate, road screenings
and road base materials.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The resource, which is about 30 kilometres by road from Maryborough, is conveniently
situated to supply the Hervey Bay urban area and the broader Wide Bay market. The existing
quarry meets about half of the regional demand. The resource is sufficient for between 25 and
30 years production at the current rate.
SEPARATION AREA:
On the northwestern and northern sides of the resource, a separation distance of 500 metres
has been adopted due to partial shielding by a ridge along the northern side of the resource.
Where houses or urban subdivisions already exist, these have been excluded from the
separation area, reducing it to as little as 200 metres wide. To the east of the resource,
topographic shielding is absent and a separation distance of 1000 metres is required.
On the southeastern side of the resource, the width of the separation area is limited by the
existing Rural Residential zoned area. In the southwest, the separation area extends to cover
the Dundowran West resource.
TRANSPORT ROUTE:
The main transport route into Hervey Bay is via Lower Mountain Road and Dundowran Road
to the Pialba – Burrum Heads Road. Some product is also transported south via Purser Road
and Hornes Road to the State-controlled Torbanlea – Pialba Road.
State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline