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Bega Valley Council defers Wallagoot quarry application for extra report
Councillors postponed a decision on Development Application 2021.360 for a quarry at 1399 Sapphire Coast Drive, Wallagoot, after asking staff to address additional matters raised at the public forum.
Bega Valley Shire Council has deferred determination of Development Application 2021.360 for an extractive industry, quarry, at 1399 Sapphire Coast Drive, Wallagoot.
According to the 22 April 2026 council minutes, councillors resolved to delay the decision so staff can prepare a supplementary report addressing relevant additional matters raised at the public forum held that day.
The minutes show council heard speakers both against and for the proposal during the public forum before voting to defer the item.
A petition tabled at the meeting from Stop Bournda Quarry Inc, containing more than 800 signatures, asked councillors to reject the quarry and rock processing proposal. The minutes state staff will provide a further report back to council on the petition under the Code of Meeting Practice.
The deferral means residents near Wallagoot and Bournda will have to wait for the supplementary assessment before council returns to the application.
The minutes do not set a new decision date for the quarry application.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council deferred determination of Development Application 2021.360 for an extractive industry, quarry, at 1399 Sapphire Coast Drive, Wallagoot.
- The purpose of the deferral was to allow staff to prepare a supplementary report on additional matters raised at the 22 April 2026 public forum.
- The public forum included speakers against and for the quarry proposal.
- A petition from Stop Bournda Quarry Inc with more than 800 signatures was tabled, asking councillors to reject the proposal.
- Staff are to report back to council on the petition under the Code of Meeting Practice.
- The published minutes do not specify a new date for council to reconsider the application.
Why it matters
- The delay gives the community and councillors another stage of assessment before a decision is made on the Wallagoot quarry proposal.
Source and method
Source: Bega Valley Shire Council ordinary meeting minutes, 22 April 2026.