Stone Ridge Quarry Project
A New Quarry to Service the Lower Hunter, Central Coast and Sydney Construction Materials Markets
The approved Stone Ridge Quarry Project will develop the largest, high-quality hard rock quarry resource identified in the Lower Hunter and Central Coast region. The Project is located within Wallaroo State Forest at Balickera, approximately 20 kilometres north of Newcastle.
Project approval was reissued by the Land and Environment Court of NSW on 22 August 2025 for up to 1.5 Mt per annum of quarry products to be transported from the Project over an initial 30-year period.
The Project's close proximity (1.3 kilometres) to the M1 / Pacific Highway will enable quarry products to be supplied directly to the Lower Hunter, Central Coast and northern Sydney construction materials markets, avoiding the need for heavy vehicle transport via rural and residential communities.
Over the coming months, ARDG will advance the development strategy for the Project and also continue engaging with organisations that have expressed an interest in being involved with the Project.
Further information about the Project is provided in the following pages.
Project approval was reissued by the Land and Environment Court of NSW on 22 August 2025 for up to 1.5 Mt per annum of quarry products to be transported from the Project over an initial 30-year period.
The Project's close proximity (1.3 kilometres) to the M1 / Pacific Highway will enable quarry products to be supplied directly to the Lower Hunter, Central Coast and northern Sydney construction materials markets, avoiding the need for heavy vehicle transport via rural and residential communities.
Over the coming months, ARDG will advance the development strategy for the Project and also continue engaging with organisations that have expressed an interest in being involved with the Project.
Further information about the Project is provided in the following pages.
