Housing & planning · Scenic Rim Regional Council
Council defers Mount Walker Quarry application 6 - 1 for haulage-route discussion
Scenic Rim Regional Council deferred application MCU26/005 for the quarry at 449 Christensen Road after councillors called for further discussion of possible haulage options.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
A decision on an application to extend the currency period of a development permit for the Mount Walker Quarry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, has been delayed after Scenic Rim Regional Council voted 6 - 1 to examine possible haulage routes before deciding the application, according to unconfirmed minutes.
The resolution defers application MCU26/005 to a future council meeting and calls for further discussion at a future briefing session. The recorded vote was six in favour and one against, with Cr Amanda Hay opposing the motion and Crs Tom Sharp, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty, Jennifer Sanders, Marshall Chalk and Duncan McInnes supporting it.
The application concerns an extension to the currency period for an extractive-industry development permit at the site. The officer recommendation was to refuse the application, but councillors instead voted to defer it.
The resolution says the haulage-route discussion is intended to give council greater clarity before it makes a decision. It does not approve or refuse the application, and the minutes do not specify when the briefing or the application’s return to council will occur.
For people using roads around Colleyville, the immediate outcome is that the application remains unresolved. The minutes do not establish that heavy-vehicle movements will change, or identify a preferred haulage route.
What deserves a closer look
The adopted motion deferred the application rather than adopting the recommendation to refuse it.
The resolution identifies haulage-route options as the issue requiring further discussion before council decides the application.
The six names listed in favour and one listed against agree with the recorded 6–1 result.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the future briefing session on possible haulage routes be held?
Which haulage-route options will be presented to councillors?
When will application MCU26/005 return to council for a decision?
What happens next
Under the adopted motion, further discussion of haulage-route options is to take place at a future briefing session before council decides the application. No date is specified.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Item 11.8 describes application MCU26/005 as an extension to the currency period for an extractive-industry development permit at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville.
Moved: Cr Tom Sharp Seconded: Cr Amanda Hay Carried unanimously Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 34 11.8 MCU26/005 Extension to Currency Period for Development Permit MCU24/033 for Material Change of Use for Extractive industry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, described as Lot 14 SP350794 Executive Officer: Manager Planning and Development / Acting Director Planning Development and Environment Attachments: Nil Recommendation That: 1.
Item 11.8 heading
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation was to refuse Extension Application MCU26/005.
Moved: Cr Tom Sharp Seconded: Cr Amanda Hay Carried unanimously Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 34 11.8 MCU26/005 Extension to Currency Period for Development Permit MCU24/033 for Material Change of Use for Extractive industry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, described as Lot 14 SP350794 Executive Officer: Manager Planning and Development / Acting Director Planning Development and Environment Attachments: Nil Recommendation That: 1. Council receive and note the report titled "MCU26/005 Extension to Currency Period for Development Permit MCR24/033 for Material Change of Use for extractive industry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, described as Lot 14 SP350794"; and 2. Council refuse Extension Application MCU26/005, for the reasons presented in the report. Moved: Cr Marshall Chalk Seconded: Cr Jennifer Sanders Motion That: 1. Council receive and note the report titled "MCU26/005 Extension Application- Mount Walker Quarry, 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, described as Lot 14 SP350794";
Item 11.8 recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The motion identifies the report as Extension Application MCU26/005 for Mount Walker Quarry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville.
and 2. Council refuse Extension Application MCU26/005, for the reasons presented in the report. Moved: Cr Marshall Chalk Seconded: Cr Jennifer Sanders Motion That: 1. Council receive and note the report titled "MCU26/005 Extension Application- Mount Walker Quarry, 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, described as Lot 14 SP350794";
Item 11.8 motion, paragraph 1
Open original minutes ↗Council carried a motion deferring application MCU26/005 to a future council meeting and calling for further discussion of haulage-route options at a future briefing session before deciding the application.
2. Council defer the decision of Extension Application MCU26/005 to a future Council meeting; 3. Further discussions take place at a future Briefing Session around options for haulage routes to add clarity for Council before making a decision on this item. For: Crs Tom Sharp, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty, Jennifer Sanders, Marshall Chalk and Duncan McInnes Against: Cr Amanda Hay Carried 6/1 Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 35 Corporate and Community Services 11.9 Boonah Mural Update Executive Officer: Director Corporate and Community Services Attachments: 1.
Item 11.8 motion, paragraphs 2–3, and vote
Open original minutes ↗The recorded vote was 6–1, with Cr Amanda Hay against and Crs Tom Sharp, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty, Jennifer Sanders, Marshall Chalk and Duncan McInnes in favour.
For: Crs Tom Sharp, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty, Jennifer Sanders, Marshall Chalk and Duncan McInnes Against: Cr Amanda Hay Carried 6/1 Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 35 Corporate and Community Services 11.9 Boonah Mural Update Executive Officer: Director Corporate and Community Services Attachments: 1.
Item 11.8 vote
Open original minutes ↗The quoted deferral provisions specify no date for the future meeting or briefing, identify no preferred haulage route, and direct no change to heavy-vehicle movements.
2. Council defer the decision of Extension Application MCU26/005 to a future Council meeting; 3. Further discussions take place at a future Briefing Session around options for haulage routes to add clarity for Council before making a decision on this item.
Item 11.8 motion, paragraphs 2–3
Open original minutes ↗The record states that the minutes are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
and a sad loss to Council." 12 Confidential Matters Nil The Ordinary Meeting ended at 2:57 pm. To be confirmed on 25 November 2026. Cr Tom Sharp Mayor
Closing confirmation notation
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This article reports from the unconfirmed minutes of Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Ordinary Meeting held on 28 October 2026. The record states that the minutes are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council deferred application MCU26/005 for the Mount Walker Quarry at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville.
- Council called for further discussion of haulage-route options at a future briefing session before deciding the application.
- The deferral passed 6 - 1, with Cr Amanda Hay voting against.
- The officer recommendation was to refuse the application, but council instead deferred it.
- The unconfirmed minutes provide no date for the future briefing or the application’s return.
Why it matters
- The quarry application at 449 Christensen Road, Colleyville, remains undecided, with council calling for discussion of possible haulage routes before making a decision.