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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Somerset Regional Council

LOCATION: The southern end of the resource lies 1 kilometre east of Toogoolawah, and it extends for 2 kilometres northwest of this point (see map KRA 73).

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand and Gravel

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: A broad lower alluvial terrace on the eastern (right) bank of Cressbrook Creek is underlain by up to 12 to 14 metres of alluvium. The uppermost 4 metres to 9.5 metres consist of sandy to silty clay. The resource below consists of varying sand, silty or clayey sand and clayey to clean gravel, ranging from 3.5 metres to 6 metres in thickness. The lowest gravel tends to be very clayey. The lateral variability of the sand and gravel layer is considerable.

SIGNIFICANCE: The deposit is strategically located to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Somerset and Lockyer Valley region markets. Transport to the South Burnett region and the Moreton Bay region is also feasible. It contains sufficient material for several decades of supply at the projected rate of consumption and is thus of State significance.

SEPARATION AREA: The full 200 metres separation distance is adopted around the entire perimeter of the resource. This is due to the generally level and cleared condition of the terrace.

TRANSPORT ROUTE: The likely transport route will be from the 'Dingyarra' property onto Harch Road southwards onto Mount Beppo Road and then to the Brisbane Valley Highway at Toogoolawah to the west.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Most of the KRA is covered by Strategic Cropping Land Trigger Mapping under the Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. This indicates the location of potential SCL and further onground assessment against the SCL criteria is required to confirm whether the area is or is not an SCL. The resource/processing area is adjacent to Cressbrook Creek and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the resource/processing area to the creek has been established.