Bombo Quarry community engagement

Boral has a disused quarry at Bombo, in a residential area near the ocean just north of Kiama. Boral’s consent conditions include rehabilitating the site. However Boral has taken the opportunity to seek a change in their approval to utilise extensive fill from Sydney road tunnelling projects such as Northconnex to not only rehabilitate the site, but fill the quarry with the material from these tunnel projects, creating a new landform suitable for future development.

The fill will need to be transported by rail and/or road over a period of several years, with associated impacts on the local community.

Boral understands that the local community will have some concerns regarding the changes to the site, its long term future use and the transport methods for the fill.

KEC was engaged to undertake extensive community consultation with neighbours to support the planning modification, to be determined by Kiama Council.

This included the development of a stakeholder database, key messages about the project, information sessions, newsletters letterboxed to the local community, site tours with adjacent neighbours, presentations to Councillors, and liaison with key government stakeholders including state and federal members, Kiama Council and Transport for NSW.