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Press and Online Coverage

Council Joins Quarry Battle

Newcastle Herald 4 September 2023

Another Fight Over Quarry Plan

Newcastle Herald 12 August 2023

Independent Planning Commission knock back Hunter Valley quarry expansion

ABC Newcastle, 14 February 2023

Quarry Expansion Rejected

Newcastle Herald 14 February 2023

200 hear quarry concerns

Newcastle Herald, 26 June 2021

Hunter communities united in fight against planned gravel quarry expansion

ABC Upper Hunter, 25 June 2021

1233 ABC Newcastle News Interview

ABC Newcastle, 2 June 2021

Revised Quarry Expansion Plans Lodged

Newcastle Herald, 2 June 2021

Martins Creek Quarry Action Group's queries over Daracon's revised plan for Martins Creek Quarry

Newcastle Herald, 23 March 2021

Daracon shuts site after Land and Environment Court battle

Newcastle Herald, 24 September 2019

Martins Creek Quarry: Dungog Shire Council to consider Daracon request for stay of orders

Newcastle Herald, 30 June 2019

Extremely significant: Daracon's Martins Creek quarry appeal denied

Newcastle Herald, 22 June 2019

Daracon's Martins Creek Quarry is finally paying Dungog Council for road damage after big court loss

Newcastle Herald, 12 January 2019

Dungog Shire Council’s victory over Martins Creek Quarry

NBN News 16 October 2018

Martins Creek Quarry has operated unlawfully for years, says a Land and Environment Court judge

Newcastle Herald, 16 October 2018

Martins Creek Quarry in Land & Environment Court challenge

Newcastle Herald, 4 March 2017

 

Quarry loses appeal

Newcastle Herald, 22 December 2016

 

Speak now or you may never hear peace

Newcastle Herald, 16 November 2016

 

Fight against quarry reignites

Maitland Mercury, 7 November 2016 

 

Daracon's expansion plans for Martins Creek Quarry go on public exhibition

Newcastle Herald, 12 October 2016

 

Daracon quarry faces hurdles

Maitland Mercury, 8 August 2016

 

Survey finds common link between Daracon, trucks and money

Maitland Mercury, 7 December 2015

 

Residents slam Daracon in survey over quarry

ABC News, 25 November 2015

 

Daracon seeks community feedback on proposed quarry expansion

ABC News, 4 August 2015

 

Martins Creek action group accuses Daracon of breaching agreement

Maitland Mercury, 20 April 2015

 

$3000 fine a slap on the wrist

Maitland Mercury, 10 April 2015

 

Daracon accused of rubber stamping community consultation process over quarry

ABC News, 9 April 2015

 

EPA fines Hunter Valley quarry

ABC News, 7 April 2015

 

Daracon fined over licence conditions breach

Newcastle Herald, 7 April 2015

 

Action group calls for new Maitland MP to halt expansion of Martins Creek Quarry

Maitland Mercury, 26 March 2015

 

Maitland's Tocal Road gets $2mil makeover

ABC News, 17 February 2015

 

Angry Martins Creek Residents dispute EPA Findings

Maitland Mercury, 30 November 2014

 

Paterson residents worried about impact of quarry expansion on roads

ABC News, 25 November 2014

 

Martins Creek Quarry expansion given criteria by state govt

Maitland Mercury, 23 November 2014

 

Martins Creek residents claim victory in quarry truck movements

Newcastle Herald, 30 September 2014

 

Martins Creek Quarry output approval under fire from Dungog council

Newcastle Herald, 29 September 2014

 

EPA officials 'bordering on bullying' over Hunter quarry licence

ABC News, 25 September 2014

 

Daracon plans to abide by voluntary cap for Martins Creek

Newcastle Herald, 18 August 2014

 

ICAC: Inquiry's developing trend

Newcastle Herald, 15 August 2014

 

Tocal Road truck numbers up 30%

Maitland Mercury, 10 August 2014

 

Daracon cop earful at Martins Creek Quarry meeting

Newcastle Herald, 31 July 2014

 

Martins Creek residents ready to unload over trucks

Newcastle Herald, 30 July 2014

 

Daracon expected to submit DA for Martins Creek Quarry

Newcastle Herald, 22 July 2014

 

Pressure on Martins Creek quarry to use rail

Newcastle Herald, 17 July 2014

 

Closed meeting will look at impact of Martins Creek quarry expansion plan

Newcastle Herald, 17 July 2014

 

Daracon Group funded Owen 2011 tilt

Newcastle Herald, 13 July 2014

 

EPA clamps down on Martins Creek quarry

Dungog Chronicle, 22 May 2014

 

Daracon Quarry Martins Creek fined

Newcastle Herald, 22 May 2014

 

EPA takes action over quarry noise

Maitland Mercury, 22 May 2014

 

Small towns, big headaches - Front Page

Newcastle Herald, 21 May 2014

 

We're history now - Lewis Cartoon The Herald

Newcastle Herald, 21 May 2014

 

Trucking quake shakes up town

Newcastle Herald, 20 May 2014

 

Community carries burden as Railcorp keeps on trucking 

Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2010