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Maroota holds a sand deposit in excess of 100 million tonnes. Dixons Maroota quarry is located in an area scheduled under the Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (SREP) no. 9, Extractive Industries (link). It has been declared to be of State Significant Development under the Environmental Planning and Assessment act 1979. The site is also located within the Hawkesbury River corridor and so takes into account the requirements of SREP no. 20 (link).
Maroota is an environmentally extraordinary area, being home to an extremely high level of biological diversity, and unique underground springs that feed the Maroota forest spanning 40,000 hectares. The range of local plant communities in Maroota include:
These unique environmental characteristics drive Dixon Sand to strive for best environmental management, that appreciates the importance of evolving scientific knowledge as well as community expectations.
Dixon Sands environmental reporting period is 1st July to 30th June every year. The Annual Review aims to review the performance of the development against the Site Environmental Management Plan, Consent Conditions, and all other licences and approvals relating to the development.
For information about our on-site environmental management, contact the Environmental Officer.
Maroota Quarry
45 Haerses Road
Maroota NSW 2756
Postal Address
PO Box 4019
Pitt Town NSW 2756
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