Boral Hall Operations
The Boral Hall Operations, located at Jeir just outside the ACT border, provide vital building and construction materials to worksites across northern Canberra and southern NSW. The site includes the Boral Hall Quarry and Hall Concrete plant.
Please note these sites are not open to the public. All sales and product enquiries may only be directed to 1300 723 999 (Quarries) or 1300 552 555 (Concrete), or you can send an online request.
56-58 Kaveneys Road
Jeir via Murrumbateman NSW 2582
Australia
Introduction
The Boral Hall Quarry is one of two hard rock resources Boral operates to support the ongoing expansion of the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding Southern NSW regions.
The quarry supplies the aggregates and crushed rock needed to produce materials such as concrete and asphalt, in turn distributed to worksites across Canberra and regional NSW.
The quarry also hosts the operations of the Boral Hall Concrete plant.
Communications and Community
Since 2011, the Boral Hall Operations team has arranged community meetings to be held at least annually at the site.
These meetings afford the opportunity for neighbours to learn more about the quarry and its activities, to review environmental performance, and to discuss any matters of concern.
You can read the notes and view the presentations arising from the last three years of these meetings below. If you are interested in obtaining information from earlier sessions, please send an email.
Our next community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 23 November 2022 from 5.30pm at the quarry's administration offices.
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 16 December 2021: Presentation
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 25 November 2020: Meeting Notes
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 25 November 2020: Presentation
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 27 November 2019: Meeting Notes
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 27 November 2019: Presentation
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 22 November 2018: Meeting Notes
- Boral Hall Quarry Community Meeting - 22 November 2018: Presentation
General Environmental Management
To ensure the Boral Hall Quarry is operated with minimal influence on the environment, the site undertakes a thorough program of monitoring in accordance with its Environment Protection Licence (EPL).
The program includes blast (vibration) monitoring, on-site water sampling, and dust monitoring via five on-site locations.
Results are forwarded to authorities including the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Yass Valley Council. They are also used to guide control initiatives undertaken at the site.
For dust emissions, these include:
- Treatment to structures and plant which commonly emit dust during production, such as crushers and the screenhouse.
- Daily use of a water tanker, using supplies captured in on-site dams, to suppress dust on internal roadways and hard surfaces.
- Hydro-seeding of completed earth areas.
Protecting Native Fauna
The area surrounding the quarry is home to a variety of native animals, including the Peregrine Falcon and Black Wallaby.
Habitats of importance to these species have been taken into account through the planning and development of the quarry pit and operations.
Ensuring appropriate protection for relevant parts of the site has seen populations of both animals successfully maintained across several years.
Water Use and Management
As an essential component of quarrying, management of water is critical to the successful operation of the Boral Hall Quarry.
The site features a water storage dam which supplies more than 90 percent of needs for production and dust control.
Samples are regularly taken from the dam and four sediment ponds around the site to ensure activities are not interfering with groundwater.
Rehabilitation
The Boral Hall Quarry team is committed to ensuring the site is returned to a state as close as possible to original once extractive activities area completed.
Rehabilitation through placement of top soil and planting of trees, shurbs and grasses native to the region is therefore undertaken progressively.