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Background
The Blue Hills Quarry is a proposed hornfels hard rock quarry situated on an elevated hill on the lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. It is located in the Mount Alexander Shire local government area, approximately 25 kilometres (km) south-west of Bendigo, near Bradford.
The proposed project components include a 34.5 hectares (ha) quarry, a 4.5 km haul road and ancillary infrastructure such as a stockpiling area, vehicle workshop, office area, and site power and water reticulation. The quarry is expected to produce up to 500,000 tonnes per annum of product at peak operation and be operational for 70 to 100 years. An average of 60 loads per day will be transported at its peak.
Rehabilitation of the site would be progressively undertaken and completed following the productive life of the quarry.
EES preparation
Scoping requirements
The scoping requirements set out the matters to be investigated and documented in the Environment Effects Statement (EES).
Draft scoping requirements for this EES were on public exhibition from 19 June to 10 July 2026.
After considering public submissions on the draft scoping requirements, the Minister for Planning will issue the final scoping requirements, which will be uploaded to this page.
Consultation plan
The proponent has prepared a consultation plan for the EES, outlining the opportunities and approaches for its community engagement during the preparation of the EES. The plan may be updated as required during the preparation of the EES. If the plan changes, the updated version will be posted on this page.
A schedule of planned consultation activities can be found on the relevant documentation page on the proponent’s Blue Hills Quarry Project website
Technical reference group
The department has convened an inter-agency Technical Reference Group at the request of the Minister for Planning to advise the department and the proponent on scoping and adequacy of the EES studies and documentation, as well as co-ordination of the EES process with other statutory processes for the project.
The government organisations represented on the Technical Reference Group are:
- Country Fire Authority
- DEECA Planning and Environmental Assessment
- DEECA Resources Victoria
- Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) State Planning Assessment and Facilitation
- DTP Transport
- EPA Victoria
- First Peoples - State Relations Group (DPC)
- Goulburn-Murray Water
- Heritage Victoria
- Mount Alexander Shire Council
- North Central CMA
Technical Reference Group representatives are supported by internal experts on specific aspects of the EES studies.
Project contact
If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch via the contact details below.
Proposed Blue Hills Quarry Project queries:
E.B. Mawsons & Sons Pty Ltd (Mawsons)
✉ Email: bluehillsproject@mawsons.com.au
EES process queries:
Impact Assessment Unit
☎ Phone:(03) 8622 7633
✉ Email: environment.assessment@transport.vic.gov.au
Page last updated: 13/07/26