Part of the Beveridge North West Precinct Structure plan, the quarry at 175 Northern Highway, Wallan has been rejected twice by council.
Council said it believed Victorian Resources Minister Jaala Pulford did not recognise community opposition in parliament on Thursday, February 24.
Mitchell Shire's Cr Rob Eldridge said council had heard from many residents who lived close to the proposed area for the quarry.
Council said the opposition was not recognised in comments from Ms Pulford in the legislative council.
“Council is not anti-quarry, just anti-quarry in the middle of a master-planned community of more than 100,000 residents,” Cr Eldridge said.
“We’re working really closely with the community to ensure the people most affected by this quarry can have their voices heard.”
According to council, the quarry proposal was not included in the original precinct structure plan, which has been in the works since 2019.
Council believes more than 1000 community submissions were written about the proposed quarry, and that a majority were against it.
A Victorian Government spokesperson said a decision was yet to be made on the quarry application.
“The Planning Minister called in the quarry permit application from VCAT so it could be considered alongside the revised Beveridge North West Precinct Structure Plan by a Ministerial Advisory Committee,” the spokesperson said.
“The decision will be informed by the independent advisory committee report which takes public submissions into consideration.”
Mitchell Shire Mayor Bill Chisholm said a quarry in the proposed location would be “a disaster”.
“As a local government, we are tasked to represent and support both current and future generations of residents who will live in our municipality,” he said.
“Their concerns and interests regarding this proposed quarry deserve an appropriate level of respect and consideration.”
