... Future Direction, Budget.

To identify and extract gravel in an efficient and effective manner for sustainability of Council's infrastructure.

Council is responsible for the management of a number of gravel quarries located throughout the Shire, that provide valuable resources for the road transport network maintenance and construction. Council has a responsibility to ensure that these quarries meet legislative requirements in regard to environmental Management, rehabilitation and safety of operation.

Key challenges include the availability of natural gravel resources; Impact of environmental legislation; Location of gravel resources (distance of cartage); quality of the gravel resources; identification of gravel resources; access; extraction costs and safety management.

Future Direction

• To identify and develop strategically located quarries with sufficient
      quantities of suitable quality gravel
• To investigate and improve the methods and efficiency in extraction
• No gravel haulage is longer than 50km.

Budget