Sellicks Beach

The relevant authority for mines in South Australia is the Department for Energy and Mining.

DHUD is working with the Department for Energy and Mining to ensure that the tenement holder/operator is and can comply with the Mining Act 1971, the lease terms and conditions, and their Program Objectives and Criteria.

For further information on the Sellicks Hill quarry mining operations, please view the following links from the Department for Energy and Mining:

1. https://www.energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/minerals-andmining/mining/major-projects-and-mining-activities/major-operatingquarries/sellicks-hill-quarry
   
   
2.  https://www.energymining.sa.gov.au/home/contact

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

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.

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.