BASS Coast Shire Council will be letting down its community if councillors accept a defeatist report on an application by Dandy Premix to massively expand its Grantville sand quarry.
The report by council officers does not reflect recent policies or resolutions adopted by the council or community concerns around sand mining.
Councillors will consider the report at next Wednesday’s council meeting before “adopting a position” which will become a submission on council’s behalf at a planning panel hearing into Dandy Premix’s application.
The application drew 73 objections from Grantville residents concerned about dust, noise and traffic and from others concerned about the loss of a vital biolink.