The Boral Deer Park Quarry was established in 1965 as a major source of hard rock aggregate for the burgeoning Melbourne metropolitan market. Strategically located on the western fringe of Melbourne, the precinct hosts three major Boral sites which supply materials directly to the Melbourne CBD and wider western suburbs. business in Victoria
Occupying 1100 hectares of land just off the Western Freeway at Ravenhall, the quarry produces between two and three million tonnes of basalt-based aggregate each year.
These aggregates provide the base material to produce concrete, asphalt and other items commonly used in building and construction applications.
The quarry's relatively close location in relation to the Melbourne CBD has allowed it to make a substantial contribution to the city's skyline over time.
As a 24 hour a day, six days per week facility, the quarry efficiently supplies material to city infrastructure projects such as rail and tramway work carried out after hours.
Quarry aggregates underpin much of the commercial and residential development of recent years around Caroline Springs, Derrimut, Rockbank, Brimbank, Melton, Laverton, Altona and the Ports Precinct.
Today's operations employ 48 full time staff and supply work for up to 45 transport drivers.
The quarry is also governed by the terms of EPBC 2002/862, issued under the auspices of the national Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This approval relates to the extension of the quarry in the early 2000s and accounts for native vegetation and species identified in the area.
Approval has also been granted to the quarry for the extraction of groundwater. Licence WLE034486 is in place for the Operation of Works, while the quarry also has a 'Take and Use' Licence (BEE030888) for groundwater.
Both the Asphalt and Concrete plants, which sit adjacent to the quarry within the approved WA97 area, are operated within the parameters of these permissions.
