Sellicks Beach
The Minister for Planning is proposing to rezone land at Sellicks Beach to enable a new master planned development catering for up to 1700 new homes including a local centre, and a network of open space
View the affected area map for the Sellicks Beach rezoning here(PDF, 351KB)
The Department for Housing and Urban Development (DHUD) are leading the investigations to determine civil infrastructure requirements, and funding and delivery agreements required to support the land being rezoned.
In addition, investigations to inform the Code Amendment will look at the social, recreation, commercial and retail service needs to support the growing population.
Further information can be viewed on the Department for Housing and Urban Development’s Plan SA portal (https://plan.sa.gov.au/have_your_say/codeamendments/initiated) – and scrolling down to ‘Sellicks Beach Code Amendment’
Sellicks Hill Quarry air quality assessment and monitoring
DHUD are aware and recognise the need to consider and address the interface, operational and dust matters in relation to the Sellicks Hill Quarry during the course of the Code Amendment process.
Roles and responsibilities
Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) monitors and regulates South Australia’s air quality and delivers programs to maintain and improve air quality.
The EPA have required DHUD to undertake air quality assessment and monitoring. This has occurred over a six-month monitoring period commencing November 2024 and concludes April 2025.
The EPA are working with SA Health (Scientific Services Branch) to explore options to obtain additional data on dust levels at the PM2.5 and PM10 data, which represents particle with a diameter of 2.5 and 10 micrometres respectively (previous dust monitoring was carried out by the EPA in the Sellicks Beach area in 2016/2017).
For further information on Sellicks Hill quarry air quality monitoring and regulation, please view the following links from the Environment Protection Authority:
https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/community/stay-informed/adbri-sellicks-hill
https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/contact
Department for Housing & Urban Development (DHUD)
DHUD’s role is to work across government and industry to coordinate and accelerate housing in South Australia, and development pathways for investment in essential infrastructure such as water and wastewater.
DHUD have committed to undertake air quality assessment and monitoring. The investigation will gather data to help understand the dust profile, including where dust particles are coming from, and to help inform rezoning the area for future residential development.
The air quality assessment will be used to prepare the draft code amendment for public consultation. The report will be published with the draft code amendment when it is released for consultation in mid-2025.
City of Onkaparinga (council)
Council has no direct role to play in the management or monitoring of mining operations.
Council is aware of resident concerns and. on behalf of local residents has recently written to both authorities to request a review of dust management practices.
We are pleased to see that DHUD are undertaking the six-month air quality investigation before, during, and after summer 2024–25 as part of the studies for the Code Amendment.
Council is confident the EPA and DEM will take note of this investigation for their own reviews and hope the results of the testing will influence management practices that could potentially reduce impacts on residents.
ADBRI Sellicks Quarry Community Consultation Group
ADBRI, the owner of the mine, has recently initiated a community consultation group aimed at facilitating discussions and addressing residents’ concerns regarding dust from the site.
Council at its meeting 16 July 2024 appointed Cr Paul Yeoman as the Elected Member Liaison to this Adbri Sellicks Quarry Community Consultation Group.
Further information
Your Say Onkaparinga | Sellicks Beach Structure Plan
Council Media Response | Sellicks Beach Infrastructure Scheme (31 January 2025)
Council Media Response | Sellicks Beach code amendment (11 July 2023)
Council Media Response | Sellicks Beach Structure Plan (08 December 2020)