When it comes to air quality control, the onus is increasingly on the quarry rather than regulators to ensure best practice is met, according to two environmental experts.
Adelaide quarries to give beaches new life
The South Australian Government will transport 250,000m3 of quarried sand to Adelaide’s West Beach, in the first step to replenishing the 10-year desolate shorefront.
CDE global conference upsizes in May
Sand processing equipment manufacturer CDE Global will hold its second virtual symposium in May, following the success of the inaugural event last October.
Boral to supply Perth’s most sustainable industrial estate
Boral’s Envisia low-carbon concrete has entered the trial phase to test the viability of its use for a new Perth logistics facility.
Charitable trust mounts case in favour of quarry proposal
A local philanthropic charity has defended a quarry proposal considered by its critics to be in direct conflict with the trust’s core values.
NSW regulator to assess quarry water management
The effects of water erosion around New South Wales quarries will be assessed on-site by the state’s Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in the Northern Rivers, Hunter and Sydney Metro areas.
Adbri, Calix aspire to zero-carbon lime
Adbri and Calix are planning to save 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year with the execution of a Heads of Agreement.
Pumice the answer to seabird death mystery
The mysterious deaths of up to three million seabirds in a horrific discovery dating back to 2013 have been partially answered in research by the CSIRO.
Boral upholds reconciliation plan, hands land back to traditional owners
Boral has continued to strengthen relations with indigenous groups by returning a 3.6-hectare portion of land to its traditional owners.
Quarry discovery defies previous beliefs on ancient species
A team of researchers have shared the secrets of a 93-million-year-old fossil, uncovered just nine years ago in a Mexican quarry.