lion cheese burnie production increase dpemp

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Prepared for: Lion – Trevor Stone Date: April 2012 Rev00

Lion Cheese Factory, Burnie Development Proposal and

Environmental Management Plan

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Table of Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ............................................................................................ iii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................... 4

1.1 Company Profile ................................................................................. 5 1.2 Location ........................................................................................... 6 1.3 Site Plan ........................................................................................... 8 1.4 Key Infrastructure ............................................................................. 10 1.5 Major Inputs .................................................................................... 10 1.6 Construction Materials ........................................................................ 10 1.7 Process Description............................................................................ 10 1.8 Production Information ....................................................................... 12 1.9 Construction .................................................................................... 14 1.10 Commissioning ................................................................................. 16 1.11 Vehicle Access at Full Production .......................................................... 18 1.12 Vehicle Movements at Full Production ..................................................... 18 1.13 Off Site Infrastructure ........................................................................ 19 1.14 Technical and Management Alternatives .................................................. 19

2. Existing Environment .................................................................................. 20 2.1 Planning - Incomplete ........................................................................ 20 2.2 Environment .................................................................................... 20 2.3 Socio Economic Aspects ...................................................................... 24 2.4 Alternative Sites ............................................................................... 25

3. Environmental Effects and Management ........................................................... 26 3.1 Air ................................................................................................ 26 3.2 Liquid Waste .................................................................................... 29 3.3 Groundwater ................................................................................... 38 3.4 Solid and Controlled Waste .................................................................. 40 3.5 Dangerous Goods .............................................................................. 42 3.6 Biodiversity ..................................................................................... 44 3.7 Marine and Coastal ............................................................................ 45 3.8 Greenhouse Gases ............................................................................. 45 3.9 European Heritage............................................................................. 45 3.10 Aboriginal Heritage ............................................................................ 46 3.11 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment ...................................................... 47 3.12 Fire Risk ......................................................................................... 48 3.13 Infrastructure and Off Site Ancillary Facilities ........................................... 50 3.14 Environmental and Sustainability Management Systems ............................... 50 3.15 Health and Safety ............................................................................. 52 3.16 Traffic Impacts ................................................................................. 53 3.17 Noise ............................................................................................. 54 3.18 Cumulative and Interactive Effects ........................................................ 56

4. Monitoring ............................................................................................... 57 4.1 During Construction ........................................................................... 57 4.2 Review ........................................................................................... 57

5. Decommissioning and Rehabilitation ............................................................... 58 6. Conclusion ............................................................................................... 58 7. Commitments ........................................................................................... 59


List of Figures Figure 1: Regional Location of the Lion Factory Figure 2: Local Location: The site is located in Havenview Figure 3: Local Location: The site is located at 145 Old Surrey Road

List of Tables

Table 1: Cheese Production by Financial Year (tonnes per year) Table 2: Annual and 8 hour Milk Processing Volumes Table 3: Vehicle types, movements and counts at full production Table 4: Summary of chemicals currently stored on site

Acronym Explanation

WWTS Lion owned and operated wastewater treatment system, located on site

WWTP Refers to the Cradle Mountain Water Burnie Wastewater Treatment Plant that will receive WWTS

TWA Trade Waste Agreement between Lion Cradle Mountain Water

CMW Cradle Mountain Water

Appendix A Site Plan

Appendix B Process Diagram

Appendix C Project Gantt Chart

Appendix D Vehicle Interactions with Site

Appendix E Planning Report

Appendix F Flora Report

Appendix G Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania Correspondence

Appendix H Wastewater Treatment Plant Gantt Chart

Appendix I Emergency Irrigation Areas Map

Appendix J Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012) - Summary

Appendix K Hazardous Chemicals Register

Appendix L Unintentional Discovery Plan

Appendix M Environmental Purchasing Policies

Appendix N Traffic Impact Assessment

Appendix O Noise Report


© 2012 pitt&sherry This document is and shall remain the property of pitt&sherry. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this document in any form is prohibited.

Prepared by: ____________________________ Date: 24 April 2012 Douglas Tangney

Reviewed by: ____________________________ Date: 24 April 2012 Andrew Buckley

Authorised by: ____________________________ Date: 24 April 2012 Andrew Turner

Report Revision History

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Description Prepared by Reviewed by Authorised by Date

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Foreword This Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) has been prepared to support a development application by Lion to the Burnie City Council. The application is for an increase in production at the existing Lion owned and operated cheese factory at 145 Old Surrey Road in Burnie. The existing factory is undergoing expansion utilising contemporary cheese making technology and providing opportunities for the existing work force. The purpose of this DPEMP is to provide:

Support to the development application to the Burnie City Council

A basis for the Burnie City Council and the Board of the Environment Protection Authority to consider the planning and environmental aspects of the proposal

A basis for the conditions under which any approval can be given

A source of information for interested individuals and groups to gain an understanding of the proposal

The DPEMP has been prepared according to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) General Guidelines for the preparation of a Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan for Level 2 activities and ‘called in’ activities, May 2010 and the EPA’s Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan Project Specific Guidelines for Lion Cheese Factory Increase In Production, January 2012 The DPEMP project specific guidelines were developed by the Board of the EPA based on the information supplied by the proponent in a Notice of Intent (NOI) submitted to the EPA in November 2011 in accordance with the Board of the EPA NOI guidelines and the requirements of Section 27B of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994. The development application will be advertised by the Burnie City Council in the local newspaper(s) and the DPEMP will be available for review at:

Burnie City Council office in Burnie

The Environment Protection Authority’s Internet site (under Environmental Assessments)

The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment library in Hobart, for a period of 28 days following the formal newspaper advertisement of the application

Any member of the public may submit a representation on the proposal, describing their comments and/or objections. Representations must be in writing and lodged within the statutory period with: Mr Andrew Wardlaw The General Manager Burnie City Council PO Box 973 Burnie TAS 7320 Council will consider the development application in accordance with its obligations under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 and the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994. The proposed activity is deemed a Level 2 activity under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) will assess the potential environmental impacts and conditions for the proposed activity in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994. The EPA has advised that the assessment will be undertaken as a class 2B.

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The environmental conditions from the Board’s assessment will be forwarded to the Burnie City Council for inclusion in the permit, if and when Council approves the proposed activity. Any persons who made written representations on the proposal will be notified by the Board of its decision. Persons aggrieved by a decision to approve the development, or by the conditions or restrictions of the permit, may appeal to the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal). The applicant, Lion, may also appeal a refusal of the proposal by the Board, or appeal the conditions or restrictions imposed by the Board. Appeals must be lodged in writing within 14 days of the Board’s decision. The Tribunal will hear appeals and independently reassess the proposal to confirm, overturn or modify the decision and/or the permit conditions and restrictions. Approval under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 is not required for this project. No other planning or environmental approvals are deemed necessary. The project does not require, or is not likely to require, approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 as the project has no potential to impact upon matters of national environmental significance or upon Commonwealth land.

The proponent has not referred, and does not intend to refer, the project to the Commonwealth Government for a determination on whether approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is required.

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Executive Summary Lion is proposing to expand their existing cheese manufacturing factory at 145 Old Surrey Road Burnie (site). Lion currently operate on site processing 75,799 L of milk per 8 hours and manufacturing 11,298 tonnes of cheese (in 2011). The redevelopment will feature the latest manufacturing and packaging technology from Europe and largely eliminate labour intensive and manual handling processes. The new technology will provide an opportunity for the existing workforce to develop additional skills. The proposed expansion will increase cheese production to 18,000 tonnes per year from 2016 and increase milk processing to 132,420 Litres (L) per 8 hours from 2016. The site will operate 24 hours per day and 7 days per week, with production and traffic movements concentrated during normal business hours. Milk will be sourced from existing supplier contracts and anticipated organic growth in the Dairy Industry. Lion will continue manufacturing during the anticipated 2 year construction and commissioning period. When construction is complete, processing, manufacturing and packaging will be split into 3 levels, housed in one main buildings, complemented by the milk unloading, dangerous goods and Whey storage buildings around the remainder of the site. Lion will partially treat process wastewater on site in a wastewater treatment system (WWTS) prior to discharging to the Burnie Wastewater Treatment Plant, managed by Cradle Mountain Water (CMW) under a Trade Waste Agreement (TWA yet to be finalised). The exact operating details are the WWTS will be confirmed when Lion have completed pilot trials on site in mid 2012. It is expected the WWTS (and any associated environmental issues) will be subject to a separate approvals process, if and when this proposal is accepted and. Whey will be separated during processing and stored on site in dedicated storage tanks, ready for reuse on local agricultural properties, managed under agreement between the property owner and Lion. A new permanent vehicle entry will be established at the northern end of the site, specifically designed to facilitate safe entry of large vehicles onto the site and provide queuing space on site to reduce the likelihood of vehicles waiting on Old Surrey Road, disrupting normal vehicle movements. Staff and contractor car parking will remain in the existing location, west of the site. Heavy vehicles accessing the site will continue to use the Massey Greene Drive – Old Surrey Road heavy vehicle bypass to and from the site. Smaller vehicles will continue to use Old Surrey Road. Long hold cheeses will be stored off site for maturing at the De Bruyns Cool Store in Wivenhoe. This is a continuation of the current practices. Soft cheeses will be refrigerated on site, then shipped to Melbourne for distribution. The proposal is unlikely to have any impact on the Old Surrey Road network as the road is a suitable width and design for the nominated speed limit. The existing carpark has sufficient spaces available for the anticipated demand. Lion will make some minor amendments to the road signage and establish a pedestrian refuge to ensure the safe transition of employees and contractors from the car park to the site and reduce human-traffic interactions.

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1. Introduction Lion is proposing to redevelop the existing Lion owned and operated Burnie Cheese Factory, located at 145 Old Surrey Road Burnie in Northwest Tasmania (site). The site is located approximately 3 km from the Bass Highway. Lion will increase cheese production through diversification and build a platform for future growth and innovation.

The factory currently processes 83,000,000 litres of milk per annum (75,799 per 8 hours), with the expansion increasing milk processing capacity 145,000,000 L (or 132,420 L per 8 hours) by 2016. Manufacturing capacity will gradually increase between 2012 to 2016. Lion would like the licensed milk processing capacity to be 200,000 L per 8 hours. The factory will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week from 2016. The redevelopment is being managed by Lion who have assembled a team of local and interstate resources with experience in projects of this nature and scale; in technical, civil, construction, cheese manufacturing and project management roles. The site will be redeveloped and extend north into Lion owned industrial land located on the eastern side of Old Surrey Road. No expansion on the western side of Old Surrey Road is planned, with the exception of minor modifications to the number of car parks in the existing car parking facility. The land housing the current factory and car park and area of future expansion is wholly owned by Lion. The undeveloped land to the north is pasture.

The factory currently produces semi-hard cheese, soft-ripened blue and white cheeses, cream cheese and club cheese. With the proposed expansion, it will add feta and grana style cheeses to the existing production suite.

The milk intake will gradually increase as construction is completed, processing/manufacturing areas are commissioned and manufacturing capacity is fully realised. Lion will not exceed the current permit limit for milk processing of 120,000 L per year (Condition 1 of Schedule 2 of Environment Protection Notice 7020/1) until approximately 2014.

All processing/manufacturing/storage will occur inside fully bunded and sealed processing areas constructed to the latest food manufacturing standards. Long hold cheeses will be stored off site for maturing at the De Bruyns Cool Store in Wivenhoe. This is a continuation of the current practices. Soft cheeses will be refrigerated on site, then shipped to Melbourne for distribution. The redevelopment will feature the latest manufacturing and packaging technology from Europe and largely eliminate labour intensive and manual handling processes. The new technology will provide an opportunity for the existing workforce to develop additional skills. Existing reticulated infrastructure (power, water, gas) will be retained and reused for the proposed factory. Utility upgrades will be undertaken where process design deems necessary. Existing buildings will be upgraded to accommodate the new manufacturing/operating capabilities required. The construction program is nominally 2 years commencing 2012. Lion will seek an in principle agreement with Cradle Mountain Water (CMW) to discharge all liquid waste to the reticulated sewer network following partial treatment in the Lion owned and operated WWTS.


The WWTS will be constructed and commissioned in 2014 ready to commence operations in December 2014.

The existing boilers will be reused with no additional discharges to air from the processing factory. Biogas generated on site will be used to offset increased gas demand. The WWTS may flare bio gas in the event it cannot be reused on site to feed the boilers. The milk storage silos will remain in their current location in the short term with the 2 bay milk receival facility shifted north to facilitate better tanker entry/exit from Old Surrey Road and create temporary parking for tankers awaiting unloading. Additional on site milk storage may be required in the future. Vehicles will enter the site as per current practice, being large vehicles using the Massey Greene Drive-Old Surrey Road truck route while small vehicles use Old Surrey Road. Lion will operate a Centre of Excellence (COE) to continue their commitment to Research and Development (R&D) and produce small quantities of new innovative products that may be introduced to the market in commercial quantities. The existing factory does not discharge to surface water and will not do so in the future. The closest water body is the Emu River, approximately 230 m from the eastern boundary. The site currently discharges all liquid wastes to the reuse scheme on adjacent Lion owned land.

A new Notice of Intent and Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) is required as the milk processing capacity will increase following redevelopment and the processing capacity will exceed the licensed milk processing limit from 2014 onwards.

This DPEMP outlines the issues associated with the site, the risks associated with the issues and mitigation or management measures required to minimise any risks, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of the EPA in January 2012. The purpose of this document is to supply the Burnie City Council, the Board of the Environment Protection Authority and the general public with the following information:

Relevant details of the proposal

Potential environmental impacts and risks from the proposed development

Outline management measures to mitigate any identified environmental risks

Demonstrate the proposal complies with legislative and regulatory requirementsProposal Description

1.1 Company Profile Lion is a leading food and beverage company with a portfolio that includes many of Australia and New Zealand’s favorite brands. Lion was formed in October 2009 under the name ‘Lion Nathan National Foods’, when Kirin Holdings Company Limited completed its purchase of Lion Nathan and merged the business with National Foods – which it has owned since 2007. In 2011, they became known as Lion. Today, Lion employs close to 8,000 people across Australia and New Zealand and boasts a portfolio of market-leading, household-name brands in beer, spirits, wine, milk, fresh dairy foods, juices, cheese and soy beverages.


In addition to direct employment, Lion make a significant contribution to the Australian and New Zealand economies. Lion are one of the region’s largest purchasers of agricultural goods and an integral component of the retail, hospitality and tourism industries. Lion is represented throughout South Australia, the eastern seaboard of Australia, New Zealand, United States and Malaysia. In addition to Burnie, Lion is strongly represented in Mornington, Kings Meadows and on King Island.

1.2 Location Regional and Local location maps are provided in Figures 1, 2 and 3 below. The site is currently located in Burnie.

Figure 1: Regional Location of the Lion Factory

Launceston

Burnie


Figure 2: Local Location: The site is located in Havenview

Figure 3: Local Location: The site is located at 145 Old Surrey Road. Access to the site for large vehicles and trucks will be via the truck route from the Bass Highway (as per current practice)

Site

Truck Route from Bass

Highway

Factory Location


The site subject to this DPEMP will be known as 145 Old Surrey Road and is illustrated in Appendix A.

1.3 Site Plan The site layout has been developed by the Lion design and manufacturing team following detailed analysis of:

Manufacturing requirements for production suite

Operational requirements for the manufacturing equipment and technical operators

Interconnectedness between pre processing, manufacturing, storage, packaging and distribution

A functional layout maintaining suitable access to distribution/load out areas, high stands of safety and an efficient production process

Flexibility for future development and refinement of the production process

The site contains the following major production related elements along the eastern side of Old Surrey Road:

Milk receival bays and bulk storage

Pressed cheese manufacturing

Soft ripened cheese manufacturing

Packaging lines

Refrigerated storage (note offsite storage at Wivenhoe is not shown in the site plan)

The site plan in Appendix A depicts the building as one level, however the manufacturing, packaging and cold storage is split over three levels (Level 0, Level 1 and Level 2), with internal corridors interconnecting different floors and areas of the factory. Level 0 – Approximate RL 134.2 The following elements are part of the main building:

Milk Processing

Packaging

Maturation room

Coolstore

Palletising room

Finished product load out area

Undercroft area to facilitate forklift movements around the main manufacturing building

Milk storage silos

The following elements are located around the site and part of Level 0:

Workshop/maintenance room

Dry Store

Corrosives Store

Milk Unloading Bay


Level 1 – RL 139.4

Cheese manufacturing area incorporating:

Pressed cheese maturing

Blue cheese maturing

Stretched Ripend Curd manufacturing

Various chillers, cool and warm rooms

Centre of Excellence

Packaging (Primary and Secondary)

Employee wash/change rooms

Interconnecting corridors providing access across the floor and to Level 0 and 2. Level 2 – RL142.1

Pressed cheese manufacturing

Utilities room

Interconnecting corridors providing access across the floor and to Level 1. Architectural drawings illustrating the external construction materials, elevations and sections are provided in the Planning Report (attached to this report as an Appendix). The building will be 15 m high at the highest point with the milk storage silos expected to be 25 m high. The following ancillary elements will be redeveloped or constructed:

New vehicle entry and exit points off Old Surrey Road. The site entry will be relocated to the north (as show in Appendix A). This will be the single entry point for the site with the alignment and lane width designed for large vehicles. This entry point provides access to the milk unloading, raw materials unloading and finished goods loading areas of the site. All vehicles will use the exit point to Old Surrey Road. The alignment and grade of the exit point enables trucks to enter Old Surrey Road at a 45 degree angle rather than having to stop, prop and turn left onto Old Surrey Road.

A new energy centre on Level 0 housing the infrastructure controlling the distribution of electricity steam and cooling to the manufacturing, packaging and storage areas.

A new WWTS (nominally constructed in late 2013 and operational from 2014 onwards) located in the south east corner of the site. Note, this facility is subject to a separate approval with CMW (yet to be finalised). The WWTS and environmental issues associated with its operation are only discussed conceptually throughout this document.

The existing chemical store will be redeveloped to align with contemporary storage requirements for chemicals of this volume and nature

The workshop will be redeveloped for ongoing use by the existing services staff

The location and layout of the staff car park will be expanded to compensate for parking spaces lost on site from the redevelopment. All staff and contractor car parks will remain on the western side of Old Surrey Road.

The retail shop has been closed, and no outlet is planned in the future.


1.4 Key Infrastructure A summary of the key infrastructure is provided below:

Milk receival facility and associated pump infrastructure (2 bay)

Milk storage silos (2)

Packaging room

Manufacturing areas


Maturation rooms

Coolstore

Palletising area

Finished product loadout bay

1.5 Major Inputs The major inputs to the process are milk, flavours, electricity, water and gas. Lion continue to work with utility operators to confirm gas, water and electricity demands for the redeveloped site. Lion will be in a position to confirm power and water demands when operational equipment is finalised. Any increase in gas supply requirements will be offset by the proposed reuse of biogas in the site boilers.

1.6 Construction Materials The design process for the main building is still developing as production requirements are finalised and local sources of materials are confirmed. Lion are likely to use the following construction materials:

Concrete pre cast panels with appropriate finish suitable to the location within the storage area (e.g. critical hygiene, load out, storage, manufacturing)

150 mm thick insulated panel

Bondor panelling in refrigerated areas to maintain suitable environments. Panels will be seamless to maintain critical hygiene and facilitate cleaning

Lion will put some commercial branding on the western extent of the main manufacturing building in accordance with Council requirements

1.7 Process Description

General (existing)

Lion will utilise fresh milk from dairy farms located in Tasmania to produce hard and soft cheeses strongly focused on national markets, while servicing some international markets where appropriate. Lion have sufficient quantity and volume in existing milk supply agreements to satisfy raw milk demand from 2012-2016 and beyond. Milk will be delivered to site in B double or Semi Trailers (under contract) with tanker cleaning occurring on site, as per existing practice. Milk will be stored on site in the existing storage silos.


The manufacturing and production process will use additional ingredients/flavours as required with finished product packaged either stored on site cool rooms or in the De Bruyn’s cold storage facility at Wivenhoe. All processing, manufacturing, packaging and storage equipment will be located in a fully sealed factory to maintain critical hygiene. Production modelling has estimated Lion will ramp up production from FY2012-FY2016 as construction of manufacturing areas is completed. More detailed information on cheese production and milk processing volumes per year are provided below in Table 1, however at peak production from FY2016 and beyond, Lion will manufacture 18,000 tonnes of cheese per year. The factory will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Site activities each day will involve milk receival, processing, manufacturing, cold storage and cleaning. Distribution, waste removal (Whey and solid waste) and ingredient deliveries will also occur throughout the week, nominally during normal business hours. Raw milk will be received 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Large vehicles will use the Massey Greene Road /Old Surrey Road truck route, with smaller vehicles likely to use Old Surrey Road (northern extent) to access the site.

Manufacturing

A process description is provided below with a flow chart provided in Appendix B which identifies the major inputs and outputs at each phase of the production process. Production information from the COE is specifically excluded, as the production suite is likely to vary over time, in line with development of new speciality cheese or manufacturing processes. In broad general terms, cheese making at Burnie includes the following steps:

Milk collection

Pasteurisation

Standardisation

Curd manufacture

Maturation

Packaging

Milk Collection and Primary Processing

Milk is collected in tankers operated by third party contractors. Samples are obtained from the milk during collection and tested for antibiotic residue prior to unloading at site. Following milk unloading, the milk is further tested in the site laboratory for composition, acid concentrations and organoleptic properties.

Pasteurisation

Pasteurisation is a legal requirement in cheese manufacturing and is strictly enforced by the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority (TDIA). Milk is heated to 72°C for a minimum of 15 seconds to kill harmful bacteria, then rapidly cooled.


Standardisation

Standardisation is the process of adjusting the fat and protein content of the milk, by separation, concentration and/or blending processes. This process is required for the different types of cheeses in the production suite.

Cheese making

Following standardisation, the milk is pumped into cheese vats and a starter culture added to convert the milk sugar (lactose) to lactic acid. Rennet (enzyme of either animal or microbiological origin) is added to coagulate the milk. The mixture is then cut, stirred, and held. The curd is then filled into hoops, and left to drain. After the appropriate time, it is removed from the hoop and immersed in a brine bath for a set period of time, dependent on the characteristics required in the finished cheese. The cheese then undergoes maturation, prior to packaging and chilling, ready for despatch.

1.8 Production Information

Cheese Production

A summary of annual production volumes for the cheese manufacturing suite is provided below in Table 1. The manufacturing volumes for years FY12 –FY16 (October – September) is forecast only, modelled by Lion on expected manufacturing capability as the site is redeveloped. Manufacturing volumes for FY16 and beyond reflects the site operating at full production when all construction and commissioning is complete. Production during FY11, FY12 and FY13 is when the site is being redeveloped with new production areas commissioned and operational at different times in this transition period. At peak production from FY 2016, Lion will manufacture 18,000 tonnes of cheese per year at Burnie.


Manufacturing Area

Cheese Type FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16

Cream Cheese Cream Cheese 2200 2400 2625 2870 3140 3430


Haloumi 0 0 95 236 292 360

Bocconcini 0 0 103 254 313 387

Stretch Ripened Curd

White Mould 2763 2873 2988 3110 3237 3372

Blue Mould 248 250 253 255 258 261

Conventional Fetta

0 0 482 1056 1156 1266

Ultra Filtered (UF) Fetta

UF Fetta 0 0 756 1714 1951 2233

Pressed Cheese

Grana 0 0 0 3517 3868 4254

Semi Hard 2187 2232 2280 2329 2382 2438

Gouda 3900 3900 3022 0 0 0

TOTALS (tonnes)

11,298 11,655 12,604 15,341 16,597 18,000

COE – Centre of Excellence 0 – no production

Table 1: Cheese Production by Financial Year (tonnes per year)

Milk Processing

The estimated total milk processed per 8 hours and annually is provided below in Table 2. Lion would like their permit limit to be 200,000 L per 8 hours to allow some manufacturing expansion as the new manufacturing process is refined and allow Lion to continue manufacturing new and innovative products in the COE. At peak production, from FY2016 onwards, Lion will process approximately 132,420 L per 8 hours and 145,000,000 L per year. Lion will source milk from existing Lion suppliers throughout Tasmania.

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016

Milk processed per 8 hours (L) 75,799 77,626 80,365 112,239 122,374 132,420

Total milk processed (000,000 L) per FY*

83 85 88 123 134 145

*Volumes rounded to the nearest thousand Table 2: Annual and 8 hour Milk Processing Volumes


1.9 Construction

General

The construction program will commence in early 2012, following the receipt of all necessary approvals. The construction phase will be staged over a 2 year period managed by Fairbrother Pty Ltd with assistance where required from local contractors. A project Gantt chart is provided in Appendix C summarising the major construction milestones and nominal timeframes, note the timeframes may vary as construction commences. Existing site buildings and manufacturing areas will continue to operate in the short term, before they are gradually transitioned into the new factory, via refurbishment or complete demolition and rebuilding. Existing hard stand areas will be used as construction lay down areas and construction related vehicles will park on site or in the existing staff car park off Old Surrey Road. Delivery times of major processing equipment will be carefully planned to ensure sufficient parking/unloading areas are on site to prevent large vehicles blocking or reducing sight distances on Old Surrey Road. The building works and processing equipment installation will occur in tandem, with up to 150 contractors on site during peak construction phases. A detailed site safety management plan will be developed and implemented by Lion to ensure all contractors are aware of their OHS obligations and works do not create an unsafe environment for the construction team, existing employees or associated parties (milk tanker drivers, delivery and distribution contractors etc).

Manufacturing during Construction

Lion plan to continue manufacturing during the construction program to service their existing markets.

Site Preparation

Existing hazard registers will be consulted prior to any construction works to identify locations of hazardous building materials locations on site (if any). Such material may be asbestos or lead flashing which were common place in buildings of the age on site. Materials will be removed, using suitable contractors and in accordance with appropriate regulations. Guidance will be sought from appropriate authorities on management measures to reduce potential for environmental nuisance or harm to site users. All necessary permits will be obtained prior to any site preparation works. Site signage will be established to delineate the works areas from the general site use areas. On site traffic management will be used where required to control multi directional areas, particularly around the milk receival/distribution areas. Some earthworks will be required for footings and foundations of new buildings and upgrading of utility trenches for power, water and sewer, as specified in final design documentation. Temporary fencing will be established around construction areas where appropriate, with site wide perimeter fencing used where appropriate. Temporary construction offices will be established on site, in transportable site sheds at the northern end of the site. The exact location will be confirmed during development of the construction schedule.


Working Hours and Days

The proposed construction working hours are 0700-1800 (Monday to Friday), 0800-1700 (Saturday) and reduced hours on public holidays. Once site buildings have been established or refurbished, fabricating and utilities work will be completed indoors, with all windows/doors or entry/exit points closed.

Working Areas

Working areas will be restricted to existing hard stand areas. Refurbishment will occur in existing buildings or as required. Temporary stockpiling of construction materials for the structural elements of the redevelopment (e.g. beams, cladding etc) may be stored at the northern extent of the site, prior to use and installation. Cut and fill balances indicate no excess soil will be generated during the earthworks phase and no off site soils are required. Specialist equipment delivered to site will be stored in secure, covered site buildings to protect from adverse weather conditions and facilitate installation and connection to utilities.

Plant and Equipment

The nature of the construction program, buildings and materials will require excavators of various sizes, cranes and other ‘as required’ tools and equipment to assist with structural elements. Existing geotechnical investigations have confirmed the construction is likely to intercept soft clays, as such no rock breakers, crushers or blasting will be required.

Raw Materials

Construction related raw materials (being concrete, sand, gravel etc) will be sourced locally from existing suppliers. Consultation to date between Fairbrother (head contractor) and suppliers have confirmed sufficient quantities are readily available. Cladding and building materials will also be sourced locally and from specialist manufacturers for specific elements of the manufacturing, refrigeration and chemical storage areas.

Environmental Management

Lion (or Fairbrother) will prepare a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to manage environmental issues during construction and ensure all works occurs in a smooth and timely manner while complying with all permit requirements. The CEMP is designed to ensure the construction program eliminates any environmental issues or suitably mitigates these issues to prevent environmental nuisance or harm to the surrounding residential areas, Betta Milk and Lion employees.

Site Access

A construction access will be established at the northern extent of the site. This location provides suitable access to and from the site and appropriate sight distance on Old Surrey Road.

Production and manufacturing related traffic will eventually transition to this northern entry as the existing entry is redeveloped for the milk unloading area.


1.10 Commissioning Lion will be responsible for the commissioning program, with input from equipment manufacturers, technical staff and other resources where required. The site commissioning process is expected to take at least 12 months to complete and will be initiated as construction and installation is completed on the production elements (processing, manufacturing, packaging, palletising etc). Commissioning is triggered by the mechanical completion of the installed components – this is a key deliverable of the main equipment supply contract and must be certified by a suitably responsible person (superintendent) prior to commissioning commencing. The commissioning program will occur in tandem across the following manufacturing areas:

Milk processing

Soft Ripened Curd/Fetta manufacturing

Ultra Filtered Fetta manufacturing

Pressed Cheese manufacturing

Soft Ripened Curd/Fetta packaging

Stretched curd manufacturing and packaging

Pressed Cheese packaging Note that occupational health and safety requirements are being addressed during the detailed design phase (currently underway), HAZOP analysis (see section 4.12) and during the Building Code of Australia (BCA) assessment. As such, OHS does not form part of the commissioning process.

Commissioning Team

A dedicated commissioning team will be assembled by Lion to be responsible for the timely, efficient and effective commissioning of the factory. The commissioning team will have the skills, experience and specific knowledge required. The team will be made up of technical Lion resources with knowledge of equipment and processes, equipment manufacturer(s), utility managers and other site resources as deemed necessary. During the construction period, operational manuals will be developed and as-constructed drawings finalised. This will facilitate the training of operational staff prior to dry and wet commissioning phases. Key phases of the commissioning process, in the order they are likely to occur, are detailed as follows:

Dry Commissioning and IO Testing

Input/Output (IO) testing is undertaken on all electrical connections, including field devices, motors, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) to ensure equipment is connected as required. Once complete, dry runs (virtual operations) will be undertaken of all the equipment and process control equipment. The operating manuals will be developed, studied and refined with operator training occurring simultaneously. The equipment suppliers and commissioning team will commence training of new operators.


Process/ equipment drawings and the as-constructed drawings will be modified as required and filed for later reference and retrieval. Lion operational staff will learn the process operations, operating parameters, and OHS provisions from the commissioning team.

Wet Commissioning

All tanks, pipes, pumps, and major items of equipment will be filled with water for pressure testing and flow checks. Any problems will be systematically reported to the commissioning team leader for repairs or modification prior to coming on line. It is expected that the Wet Commissioning phase will use clean water in controlled operational runs on distinct processes, to ensure that each complies with operational and environmental requirements. Once testing with water is complete, equipment will be commissioned using steam, in a similar manner to the water process described above.

Critical Analysis

Production performance of equipment and ancillary infrastructure is reviewed and all outstanding issues addressed as required. Repairs, calibration or maintenance is scheduled and signed off.

Critical Hygiene and Cleaning in Process (CIP)

All equipment, surfaces and interconnecting parts are cleaned to ensure all construction and installation related dust/dirt is removed and does not contaminate the first batch of milk and powder. A CIP run will then be completed for three main reasons:

Ensure the CIP process works to specification and does not interfere with other processes or equipment

Sterilise the manufacturing equipment in readiness for the first milk processing run. This is an important step to ensure the cheese produced in the first run is safe for human consumption

Ensure all utility connections and processes work appropriately and competently

Primary Milk Processing

A known volume of milk will be processed with the efficiency and timing of the process assessed using the manufacturer’s specifications.

Any liquid waste generated at this stage will be assessed and directed to either CMW or on site for reuse as appropriate.

Discrete Cheese Manufacturing Runs

Pilot manufacturing runs of the different manufacturing streams will occur to ensure performance and operational expectations are met. This phase will also provide an opportunity for operational staff to operate equipment under controlled and monitored conditions.

Full Production

Once commissioning is completed to the satisfaction of the contract, the equipment is deemed ‘Practically Complete’, and therefore suitable for full production.


1.11 Vehicle Access at Full Production The primary vehicle access route will via the Bass Highway > Massey Greene Drive > Old Surrey Road truck route (and return) for vehicles over 13 tonne accessing the site. Bass Highway and Massey Greene Drive are owned/managed by The Crown and managed by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER). Old Surrey Road is owned and managed by Burnie City Council. Vehicles less than 13 tonnes will use Old Surrey Road (north of the factory) and surrounding road network to access Emu Heights or continue to the Bass Highway to access Wivenhoe, South Burnie and surrounds.

1.12 Vehicle Movements at Full Production Vehicle movements to/from the site are provided in the traffic management section, 4.20 and summarised below in Table 3. The interactions between the vehicle and the site are included in Appendix D. With the closure of the retail outlet there is, and will continue to be, a significant reduction in movements of buses, campervans or general tourist traffic on Old Surrey Road, this is indicated in Table 3 below under ‘Cheese Tasting and Sales’. Vehicle counts for FY2012-2016 are inherently difficult to predict as this would rely on assumptions being made regarding the commencement, efficiency and completion of:

Finalising the design details

Local and State approvals processes

Construction program including

Controlled redevelopment of the existing site

Delivery of manufacturing equipment

Installation of manufacturing equipment

Numbers of contractors on site at any one time

Commissioning

Ongoing production during construction If these phases take longer to complete then forecast, this will have a direct impact on the manufacturing capability and subsequently the vehicles required to service the operational capacity of the site.

Vehicle Type Current 2016 Operating Hours (2016)

days per week Hours/day

STAFF

Various 250 – 300 per Day 250 - 300 AS REQUIRED

CHEESE TASTEING & SALES

Cars 50 – 300 per Day

0 (as at September 2011)

NIL

Buses 3 per Day

Winnebago’s 10 Per Day

Vans

4 per Day


Vehicle Type Current 2016 Operating Hours (2016)

days per week Hours/day

MILK TANKERS B Doubles 6 per Day 10 per day 7 0.00-24.00

Semi Trailers 6 per Day 10 per day 7 0.00-24.00

WHEY TANKERS Semi Trailers 16 per Day 18 per day Mon-Sat 6.00-24.00

CHEESE DISPATCH FROM COOL STORE

Semi Trailers 8 per Week 24 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-14.30

Rigid Trucks 34 per Week 30 per week Mon-Sat 7.00-15.30

RAW INGREDIENTS TO DRY STORE

Rigid Trucks 2 per Day 3 per day Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

CARTON DELIVERIES TO DRY STORE

Rigid Trucks 2 per Week 12 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

MISCELLENOUS DELIVERIES TO DRY STORE

Containers 13 per Week 20 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

Min Vans 13 per Week 20 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

Min Vans 13 per Week 20 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

Rigid Trucks 10 per Week 10 per week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

CANTEEN DELIVERIES Min Vans 2 per Day 2 per Day Mon-Fri 8.00-15.30

LAB DELIVERIES Min Vans 1 per Day 1 per Day Mon-Fri 8.00-15.30

WORKSHOP DELIVERIES Min Vans 5 per Week 5 per Week Mon-Fri 7.00-16.00

CONTRACTORS Utes 3 per Day 3 per Day 7 6.00-18.00

FORKLIFTS NA 2 working 9 Hours per Day

2 working 16 hours per day

Mon-Sat 6.00-24.00

PALLET DELIVERIES

Rigid Trucks 1 per Week Semi trailer 2 per week

2 8.00-16.00

CHEESE DELIVERIES FROM DEBRUYNS

Rigid Trucks 6 per Week 10 per week Sun-Fri 7.30-15.30

WASTE REMOVAL Rigid Trucks 1 per Day 1 per day and 1 compactor per week

Mon-Fri 7.00-14.30

Table 3: Vehicle types, movements and counts at full production

1.13 Off Site Infrastructure No new offsite infrastructure is required to facilitate the operation of the proposed factory. The increase in production is a consolidation of existing manufacturing facilities. Lion will continue to transport cheese to the De Bruyn cold storage facility in Wivenhoe, using existing road network and transporters. The facility is located in an industrial area, well serviced by a local road network.

No roads, rail, wharfs or other transport infrastructure will be established or altered to facilitate this project.

1.14 Technical and Management Alternatives Lion are a progressive and innovative company constantly seeking technological efficiencies in all area of the cheese manufacturing to improve productivity, safety and environmental outcomes.


The existing technology in sites owned and operated in Lion consume large quantities of power, are labour intensive, outdated, duplicate many processes and requires constant servicing to maintain operational standards and hygiene requirements. The proposed factory will streamline cheese and diversify manufacturing using energy efficient technology, increasing productivity, yield and up skilling employees in a safe environment. The technology reflects energy efficient design, easy operation/cleaning and high hygiene standards in addition to significant gains in sustainability and safety. This technology will align Lion with worldwide best practice.

Lion will be using the latest European designed cheese manufacturing equipment.

2. Existing Environment

2.1 Planning - Incomplete The existing site is located on land zoned Industrial under the Burnie Planning Scheme 1989. The land to the north of the existing site is also zoned Industrial. A full land use planning report is provided in Appendix E with the following summary: The proposed development is considered to be an appropriate land use as the location of the site is within an Industrial zoned area, adjacent to existing Industrial activities. The land north of the existing Factory was rezoned to Industrial in 1998, which indicates that Council is encouraging future industrial development, as proposed, although there are some existing residential dwellings that remain within this industrial zone. The provisions of the Burnie Planning Scheme 1989 (Scheme) have been discussed throughout this planning report and the development is consistent with the Industrial Zone Development Standards. The height restriction in the scheme of 10m is being varied, however it is considered appropriate at this site due to the distance from the road, the slope of the land and the landscaping proposed. The DPEMP has been completed to assess the environmental impacts of the proposal in great detail and provides a response to mitigate against any potential adverse impacts. The social and economic effects from the proposed development are encouraging to the Tasmanian community as it is predicted that the development will result in a $132 million investment in the dairy industry. The expansion of the cheese factory will contribute to the enhancement and growth of Burnie's industry sector.

2.2 Environment The current site was established as a cheese making factory in 1955 and has always been used as a cheese manufacturing factory. No other known dairy processing activities have occurred on site (e.g. yoghurt, butter, ice cream etc) The existing factory is fully sealed to maintain critical hygiene with the surrounding hardstand area with small pockets of grassed areas around the administration block.


Site observations by pitt&sherry staff did not observe any evidence of protected environments and no land use conflicts are anticipated during construction or operation of this factory.

2.2.1 Surrounding Landuses

The site is located within a zone containing industrial/manufacturing landuses with adjacent residential areas. The Betta Milk processing factory forms the southern boundary of the site and operates similar hours to Lion. The Havenview Primary School and Creche is located approximately 300 m north of the site and will be approximately 200 m from the northern extent of the site following redevelopment (straight line distance). 144 and 142 Old Surrey Road (on western side of Old Surrey Road) are and will remain the closest residential properties to the site following redevelopment.

2.2.2 Site Condition

The existing site is kept clean and tidy by Lion in accordance with their own operating and brand expectations and food safety regulations. The site is mainly hardstand areas to facilitate access by heavy vehicles (including busses associated with closed Cheese Shop) and enable the site to be kept clean. The milk unloading area is regularly washed down to remove dirt from the tankers and maintain a clean environment. The hardstands around the loading and unloading areas are in good condition with no visible evidence of broken concrete. Site vegetation around the administration block appears healthy with the trees well maintained. Trees along the northern boundary do not show any evidence of stress and the Lion owned property to the north has a good cover of pasture. Lion have confirmed no significant spills or accidents have occurred on site that required excavation or offsite disposal.

2.2.3 Topography

The footprint of the existing factory area is generally flat and approximately 143 m Above Height Datum (AHD). The remainder of the undeveloped site gently slopes to the north and steeply to the east, as the landscape changes into an incised gully formed by the Emu River.

2.2.4 Geology

The Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT) Digital Geological Atlas, 1:25,000 Series Burnie sheet1, shows the existing car park, milk receival and western half of the site located on Tertiary aged deeply weathered basalt with the eastern section on sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. Recent field investigations confirmed the majority of the site is located on deeply weathered basalt.

1 Accessed from the MRT website on 26 January 2012


2.2.5 Landslide Susceptibility

The MRT Tasmanian Landslide Series, Burnie – Landslide Inventory maps, 1:25000 scale2 confirms the site is not within a known past landslide area or deep seated landslide susceptibility zone.

2.2.6 Acid Sulphate Soils

The site is not deemed to be at risk from Inland Acid Sulphate Soils, according to risk mapping provided on theLIST3.

2.2.7 Surface Water

No surface water bodies are on site or traverse the site. The closest surface water body is the Emu River, approximately 332 m to the east at the bottom of a steep forested gully. The Emu River Catchment has been summarised in the DPIPWE Waterways Monitoring Report 20094. The catchment is a small, narrow catchment (254km2). The Emu River is the only major river in the catchment, with a length of 58km, flowing north to south directly into Bass Strait at Burnie. Due to its narrowness, most of the land use is atop the hills on the east and west sides of the catchment. The land use activities in the catchment comprises mainly of intensive cropping, grazing and forestry. Limited access to the river, due to steep terrain, means that the majority of water for agriculture is held in farm dams harvesting water from small tributaries of the Emu River.

2.2.8 Groundwater

Lion have confirmed no groundwater bores are located on site and no bores are proposed in the future. Groundwater was not intercepted on site down to a depth of 6 m below current ground level, during a recent geotechnical investigation5. Lion have installed a groundwater monitoring bore in the irrigation area, approximately 300 m south of the southern boundary. This bore is not used for potable water and is thought to be the closest bore to the site. Additional groundwater bores are approximately 2 km to the west and 1.16 km to the south6. The use and current status of these bores is unknown. The surrounding residential area is well serviced by reticulated infrastructure, as such groundwater extraction for potable water is unlikely.

2 Accessed from the MRT website on 26 January 2012 3http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmap.jsp?cookieteststate=check&llx=408263.9285&lly

=5450968.044&urx=408763.9285&ury=5451280.544&layers=17&idlayer=1&idfield=PID&idstring=3048296 accessed 3 November 2011 4 Annual Waterways Report: Emu Catchment, Water Assessment Branch, Department of Primary Industries and Water, 2009 5 Geoton Pty Ltd Geotechnical Investigation National Foods, Burnie. 2011 6 http://wrt.tas.gov.au/groundwater-info/ accessed 16 November 2011.

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2.2.9 Geoconservation

There are no features of geoconservation value e.g. dunes, lunettes or deflation hollows, located on the site observed during site appreciation visits and in consultation with site personnel. The nearest geoconservation feature is located 1.35km to the south7 (straight line distance).

2.2.10 Climate

The nearest Bureau of Meterology (BOM) weather station to the site is at Round Hill, Burnie, site number 091009, approximately 4.5km north of the site. The rainfall and temperature data are summarised as follows:

Mean annual rainfall is 949.3 mm per year

Maximum mean monthly temperature is 21.2°C in February

Minimum mean monthly temperature of 5.9°C in July

2.2.11 Land Capability

Moreton 19998 confirmed there are two classifications of land capability across site. The majority of the site is Class 4:

Land well suited to grazing but is limited to occasional cropping or a restricted range of crops.

A small section on the south eastern boundary is a Class 6:

Land marginally suited to grazing due to severe limitations. The remainder of the site adjacent to Old Surrey Road is class E:

Land that is not private freehold or leased crown land and has therefore not been classified.

2.2.12 Flora and Fauna

The site is largely cleared of any flora/fauna due to the industrial nature of the site and hygiene requirements which discourage vegetation as this may provide habitat for vermin. Some perimeter trees and pasture exist along the northern boundary. These trees were surveyed by Mark Wapstra of Environmental Consulting Options Tasmania (ECOtas) on 19 January 2012. The full report is contained in Appendix F and contains the location (easting/northing GDA 94), estimated height and diameter at breast height. In summary, the trees represent windbreak plantings, approximately 30 years old and comprise species that are not classified as threatened under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 or the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. No suitable habitat for threatened fauna or fauna was observed.

7http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmap.jsp?cookieteststate=check&llx=407066.795&lly=5449718.452&urx=409735.429&ury=5452537.372&layers=1,17,18,29 accessed 1 November 2011 8 Moreton R.M (1999) Land Capability Survey of Tasmania. Inglis Report. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania, Australia

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2.2.13 Public or Tasmanian Reserves

The existing factory or proposed northern expansion area does not form part of a Public or Tasmanian reserve.

2.2.14 Aboriginal Heritage

pitt&sherry commenced consultation with officers of Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (AHT) in October 2011 to discuss the impact of the redevelopment on any Aboriginal heritage values or areas of Potential Archaeological Sensitivity (PAS). AHT were provided with maps of the redevelopment area and asked to comment if the redevelopment may intercept known or potential values. AHT responded on 26 October 2011 and due to the redevelopment being part of an already disturbed site, did not require a field survey. A copy of this correspondence is provided in Appendix G.

2.2.15 European Heritage

The existing factory, buildings and landscape is not listed on the Australian Heritage Database9 or the Australian Heritage Places Inventory10.

2.3 Socio Economic Aspects The proposed expansion of the existing cheese making factory will represent a $132 million investment in Burnie and the Australian/Tasmanian Dairy Industry. This investment will create a modern, market leading, high volume specialty cheese manufacturing factory, with significant opportunities for growth and innovation. Lion acknowledges the consolidation of manufacturing may displace some employees; however this project creates additional opportunities for existing employees. In addition, Lion will provide a comprehensive support package to employees who are adversely affected by the consolidation of manufacturing. This package includes support to gain additional skills to enhance employability, provision of outplacement support to ensure preparation for job search, financial planning/counselling workshops, access to Government agencies and local employers, relocation assistance where the employee is successful in gaining employment at another Lion site.

The proposed expansion will require 200 - 220 full time equivalent positions on site. There will be no reduction in the overall hours worked at the site with a move from casual to more permanent employment, thus providing security, more rewarding employment and opportunities for up skilling for current and future employees. Construction will be undertaken by Fairbrother Pty Ltd, located in nearby Devonport, utilising local contractors and suppliers where required.

The increased demand for farm gate milk will strengthen relationships with the Tasmanian Dairy Industry, providing confidence for existing dairy farmers and opportunities for existing farms to expand through absorption or conversion and attract new persons to dairy farming from Tasmania, Mainland Australia or New Zealand. The shop and tasting centre located on site at Old Surrey Road has been closed and incorporated into The City of Burnie’s tourist information centre, the Makers Workshop, to consolidate the Makers Workshop as a tourist facility and maintain the connection with locally manufactured products.

9 http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl accessed 11 November 2011 10 http://www.heritage.gov.au/ahpi/index.html accessed 11 November 2011

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The proposed factory will have a positive economic and social benefit to Burnie and North West Tasmania. There appear to be no negative impacts to the community or Dairy Industry.

2.4 Alternative Sites Lion currently have a total of 9 cheese manufacturing sites located in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. The decision to make a significant upgrade at Burnie followed a detailed review of the current capacity and future viability of these sites. Specific considerations were made around the areas of the long term viability and sustainability of these sites, nature of the existing technology and processors, scope for future innovation and current/future environmental requirements imposed by governments and industry.

The review, completed in February 2011, concluded that operating multiple manufacturing sites would not be sustainable and investment in world class manufacturing should be focused to one site with tangible growth potential. The site specific constraints which ultimately determined Burnie be chosen for redevelopment are outlined below: Simpson – Victoria

This is a leased site with limited options for future lease opportunities

The processes at Simpson are highly manual and upgrading to a more efficient operation on a leased site was not feasible

The site has issues with treating and discharging trade waste to the local network. Jervois – South Australia

The site is uneconomical to upgrade, does not have sufficient space for future expansion and is a low volume producer of commodity products

The site has issues with reticulated infrastructure including trade waste, water and other essential services

Kings Meadows – Tasmania

This is a leased site and located within a built up area

Process flow within the site is poor, and the potential for future expansion is limited by the size of the property

Campbellfield - Victoria

This is a leased site

It is located in a built up area with potential for future land use conflicts

Is an inefficient operation and low volume producer using outdated technology

Labour intensive processes involving manual handling Murray Bridge – South Australia

The site is inefficient, with aged processing equipment, services and infrastructure. Burnie was chosen as the growth site for the following principle reasons:

The Tasmanian branding, which aligns with the brand image of Lion’s products


Secure milk supply through existing supply contracts and anticipated organic growth complementing future demand for milk

The site has cheese-making expertise and experience. This expertise will be valuable during diversification into new products

The site is sufficiently sized to facilitate the expansion and is located in a semi industrial area

Lion own the site

The investment at Burnie adds capability in terms of modern cheese making, cutting and packaging equipment. The proposed expansion will be the lowest cost cheese manufacturer in Australia.

The increase in production at Burnie supports branded volume growth and large scale innovation, as well as addressing inherent issues with respect to safety, quality, environmental sustainability and waste.

3. Environmental Effects and Management

3.1 Air Emissions to the local air environment from the site and future operations are discussed below. Note that noise emissions are discussed separately in Section 4.17. The site currently discharges to air from the boiler, this will continue when the factory reaches full production in 2016. As production volume increases between 2012-2016, the boilers will operate for longer hours during the day in line with manufacturing requirements. At full production, Lion anticipate instantaneous emissions from the boilers will remain the same as currently occurs on site, because the instantaneous requirement for steam will remain within the current installed capacity of the boilers. Gas demand for the boilers will increase with the increased production volume, however increasing demand will be offset by the use of biogas produced by the on-site waste water treatment factory (operational from 2014 onwards). There may be a requirement to flare any excess biogas to balance any excess gas generation, determined when the characteristics of the WWTS is known following pilot trails in 2012.

Odour emissions from cheese manufacturing facilities are often associated with overloaded and under-performing three stage wastewater treatment facilities receiving all factory wastes, including whey in the process waste stream11 or out of specification product allowed to decompose on site through poor site management. Where whey is not reused as a by product by the industry, it is typically treated in a three stage facility on site, whey can increase the concentration of Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the wastewater (from 2,000 mg/L to 30,000-40,000 mg/L). This concentration of BOD often causes odour problems due to the high organic content. Lion currently and will continue to separate whey from the waste stream to reduce the potential for odours around the site, reduce the size of the WWTS, and facilitate future whey value-adding processes. The whey will be temporarily stored on site in properly designed and manufactured tanks ready for transport and distribution to local farmers

11 Environmental Guidelines for the Dairy Processing Industry, Victoria Environment Protection Authority, June 1997.


for reuse as a viable commodity. The whey will be stored on site for < 1 day and transported to local farmers in semi trailers. The proposed WWTS will not receive or be required to treat whey. The on site treatment will reduce the organic components suitable for the requirements of further treatment by CMW The proposed WWTS is not expected to contribute to odour emissions as the WWTS will be specifically designed for the volume and type of waste, the infrastructure will be covered with little opportunity for odour emission and Lion will cease storage of wastewater in the existing overflow storage ponds along the southern boundary. The most suitable WWTS will be determined following pilot trials in 2012.

The processing and manufacturing areas will be constructed inside a purpose built and constructed building, clad with Bondor sandwich panelling to reduce odour emissions from the processing area. The manufacturing areas will have entry/exit doors opening within the internal frame of the building, not the exterior of the building – this greatly reduces the potential for odour emissions. Miscellaneous air emissions may be generated during the construction period particularly during earthworks phases and as site accesses are established. These air emissions may be a temporary nuisance to the surrounding residential area and dust may settle on roofs and surrounding vegetation.

Existing Conditions

Lion currently uses two boilers for site operations and these will be retained on site for the future operations. The boilers will remain in the existing location, on the south east boundary of the site. No new boilers are planned. In September 2005 and in February 2006 the boilers were upgraded from oil-fired, to more efficient natural gas-fired units, thus greatly improving the quality of air emissions. Emission results were provided to the Director, EPA in the National Foods Ltd – Burnie Environmental Performance Review (2008). The results were within the requirements of Lion’s environmental licence at the time (EPN 7020/1). A total of five complaints were received by the EPA/Lion during 2011 regarding intermittent odour issues impacting on the neighbouring residents. Each complaint was followed by an internal investigation to verify the source of the odour and understand the cause of the odour. Reliable data on complaints pre 2011 is not available. Lion have confirmed the complaints have been attributed to the incorrect management of the overflow trade waste ponds to the east of the site. Lion only use these ponds to store process wastewater when the main irrigation tank at the southern end of the site is bypassed for periodic cleaning. Lion believes odours have been generated as the waste in these ponds went anaerobic and was subsequently irrigated onto the farm land, which caused the odour to be released into the air and detected by the surrounding community.

In response to these complaints, Lion significantly improved the management of site wastewater, temporary on site storage, the reuse irrigation strategy and use/management of the overflow trade waste dams. Corrective actions undertaken to date include wastewater volume reduction, solids separation, pH correction and aeration. Lion are pleased these actions have provided satisfactory results and no complaints have been received since November 2011. The site has sealed access ways and hardstand areas around the site. Sections of exposed cuttings along the eastern boundary and the unsealed car park may generate some air emissions in periods of dry weather and strong winds, however, Lion have not noticed any emissions from this area.


Performance Requirements

Tasmanian OHS Requirements (Workplace Health and Safety Regulations 1998)

National Environment Protection Measure (Air) – PM 10 and PM 2.5 limits at the boundary of the premises

Tasmanian Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004

Tasmanian Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 – environmental nuisance provisions

Potential Effects

Emissions of particulate matter or odour from any source has the potential to adversely affect local air quality, nearby industrial areas and residential properties, the Havenview community and local biodiversity. Large emissions with a noticeable fallout or odour can be a nuisance to surrounding properties, with particulates settling on structures and vegetation. Dust and miscellaneous odour emissions may become an environmental nuisance to the surrounding community and reduce the general amenity of local Havenview area during the construction period only. Any emissions from the site are unlikely to affect any surrounding properties, Havenview Primary School or users of Fern Glade reserve, located approximately 1100 m from the site. No other sensitive land uses, being schools, childcare centres, retirement villages or hospitals are known to be within 1 km of the site.

Avoidance and Mitigation Measures

The continued use of the existing gas boilers is unlikely to cause environmental nuisance or harm to the surrounding environment or residential areas. The 100% reuse of bio gas from the WWTS will reduce air emissions from the WWTS and offset the increase in gas demand and avoid the point source emissions to the local environment and community. The WWTS is still being designed by Lion and will be confirmed following pilot trials in the first quarter of 2012 of various WWTS options (more details provided in Section 4.2). Lion are committed to designing and operating the WWTS so it is capable of treating the volume and composition of process wastewater to avoid overloading the treatment facility to avoid odour generation and ensure wastewater is acceptable for receipt by CMW for further secondary treatment.

Lion will complete a preliminary odour study on the WWTS following the pilot trials. Lion anticipate the odour study to be completed at least 12 months prior to operations to give sufficient time to address any environmental issues. Lion will also complete an odour study within 6 months of full operations commencing to verify the pre operations model. The preliminary odour study includes the following objectives (as a minimum and will be confirmed once the WWTS design is confirmed in late 2012):

Completed by suitably qualified personnel in consultation with relevant EPA officers and the Environmental Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004 (including Air Dispersion Modelling Guidelines)

Characterise the likely odours that could be released from the entire site

Identify sensitive receptors in vicinity of the site


Identify relevant criteria for assessing off site impacts

Model the maximum feasible odour emissions from the site

Model the maximum feasible odour emissions with mitigation strategies to confirm the boundary concentrations

Provide recommendations for strategies for odour reduction, if required

Confirm requirements for ongoing monitoring and reporting

Construction activities will be managed using appropriate measures to prevent dust emissions causing environmental nuisance. Lion will utilise a watering cart to dampen dust sources or suspend dust generating activities when construction related dust is migrating offsite. This is likely to coincide with weather patterns comprising dry and windy conditions and Lion will always maintain a representation on site to enforce this requirement and ensure it is included in construction contract documents.

Commitment 1: Bio gas will be reused on site Commitment 2: Undertake one atmospheric dispersion modelling in late 2012 or early 2013 (pre operations) and one atmospheric dispersion model within 6 months of full operations to assess the impacts of odour emissions, consistent with the Environmental Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004 and EPA officers, prior to operations Commitment 3: Construction activities will be managed to prevent dust emissions causing environmental nuisance or harm beyond the site boundary e.g. watering or suspending dust generating activities if dust is migrating off site.

3.2 Liquid Waste During the construction period appropriate erosion and sediment controls will be used to reduce the risk of sediment laden water entering the stormwater network on Old Surrey Road or discharging along the eastern boundary and into the Emu River catchment. The greatest risk of any uncontrolled sediment discharges off site during construction is along the eastern boundary where site gradient is towards the east and the bulk earthworks will be concentrated in this area. Any uncontrolled discharge beyond the eastern boundary are thought to pose little or no risk of reaching the Emu River due to the distance from the site (approximately 230 m) and any drainage that does migrate off site will be filtered in the naturally vegetated drainage lines. Impacts on the Emu Bay rail line will be negligible as historical drainage has not posed any issues. The site stormwater network (including open drains and pits) will be monitored by the construction manager to ensure no sediment laden water enters site stormwater. A large proportion of the network will be realigned as the site is redeveloped, as such monitoring will be an ongoing task and the risk reassessed at each phase and area of construction. Measures such as sediment fences down gradient of earthworks areas along the eastern boundary and filter socks around existing and future stormwater pits will be used where practicable. If necessary a licensed waste contractor will be engaged to remove any sediment and sediment laden water accumulated in site stormwater infrastructure.

The sources of wastewater produced following redevelopment and during full operations from 2016 will be as follows:

Process wastewater


Cleaning in Place (CIP)

General spillage, underperforming equipment, malfunctions etc

Process Wastewater

Process wastewater (wastewater) is generated via the manufacturing process in cheese making and is currently produced at the site at a rate of 0.8 Megalitres (ML) per day. At full production in 2016 and beyond, this volume is expected to increase to 2ML per day. The wastewater is typically characterised by the following:

It contains milk or milk products (fats, proteins etc) and cleaning agent residues

High sodium concentrations due to caustic soda used in cleaning cycles

Almost no concentrations of manufactured metals (lead, arsenic, aluminium etc), hydrocarbons and pesticides are detected due to the diet of dairy cows

Little or no concentrations of whey as this will be separated, recovered and reused by Lion

From 2014, Lion aim to treat all process wastewater in the Lion owned and operated WWTS prior to discharging to CMW (under a TWA) for further treatment. Lion are soon to commence pilot studies of two WWTS technology options with the aim of identifying the technology best suited to the nature of the wastewater volume/composition, regulatory requirements and available space on site. Lion’s preference is for a covered anaerobic system, with a footprint of approximately 2400m2. An anaerobic system is suited to treating wastewater with high BOD, a characteristic of cheese making. Lion would like the anaerobic system to incorporate a storage capacity (< 7 days) in the event there are short term delays in CMW accepting the waste. The storage capacity will be part of the 2400 m2 footprint. A Gantt chart of the major WWTS pilot trial milestones is included in Appendix H and documents the project phases, design phases, environmental approvals, consultation with CMW, local Council and the EPA. The process/concept designs have commenced with pilot trials nominally ending in June 2012. Environmental assessments will occur during this same period and conclude in August 2012 when the nature of the environmental issues is fully understood. The tender, construction and commissioning period occur from late 2012 to late 2014 with connection to CMW in December 2014 triggering on site treatment by Lion. The pilot trials include the construction and installation of two small pilot treatment plants at the Burnie site to identify and measure performance using actual site wastewater, rather than modelling performance. To support these trials, Lion has appointed a WWTS operator to oversee the trials in conjunction with the technology providers.

The pilot trials avoid selecting and using an ‘off the shelf’ technology where Lion have no practical knowledge or confidence of its treatment capabilities or suitability for Lion. The Lion pilot trials strategy is the lower risk option and aims to use the best suited technology to ensure sound environmental outcomes, demonstrate and compliance with CMW criteria and operated by Lion staff.

These pilot trials are in line with the trials carried out at the Lion owned and operated facilities at Crestmead in Brisbane and the Tooheys brewery at Lidcombe in Sydney.


It is anticipated that the results of these Lion pilot trials will be available mid 2012. The trial summary will include the process design specifications for suitable anaerobic treatment plants to pre-treat the site waste loads. The anaerobic technology being considered for Burnie is similar to the existing pre treatment plants which operate successfully at the following dairy plants in Australia:

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (Allansford, Victoria)

Murray Goulburn (Leongatha, Victoria)

Northern Rivers Dairy (Casino, New South Wales) With similar technology recently commissioned by Lion at Crestmead in Brisbane. This facility is located close to other land uses which may create a conflict, as such, Lion are acutely aware of their responsibilities to ensure the operation does not impact on the surrounding community. Lion have a number of in house resources to assist with the commissioning and operation of the WWTS at Burnie. These resources have recent experience with facilities of this nature and scale, including mitigation measures if they are required to minimise any environmental impacts. It is Lion’s experience with the full scale operations of similar technology at these plants that they provide suitable process water treatment for receipt by bulk water authorities. The anaerobic technology performs well and does not generate significant odours which impact on the surrounding community. Lion have used odour mitigation measures at other owned and operated sites, to assist with odour reduction (scrubbers and sprays) in addition to refining the treatment process and maintaining the WWTS with the aim to eliminate odour generation. Lion are willing to utilise these odour mitigation measures in Burnie should the pre operations odour model suggest boundary concentrations of odour may cause environmental nuisance or harm. The mitigation measures would be installed and commissioned prior to Burnie commencing operations in 2014. It is Lion intention (see commitment 2 above) to undertake an odour assessment within 6 months of operations commencing to validate selected mitigation measures.

Lion acknowledge the WWTS design and potential odour emissions cannot be fully understood until after the pilot trials are completed in mid 2012, however odour generation is a key issue in the WWTS technology selection criteria and Lion are committed to taking necessary steps to ensure the Havenview and wider Burnie community are not impacted by odour generation from the WWTS. Following the pre- operations odour dispersion model in late 2012-early 2013, Lion will have sufficient time and expertise to address and implement any environmental issues (if required), prior to the WWTS commencing operations in late 2014.

Milk Spills

Spills of raw milk are highly unlikely for the following reasons:

Strict operating procedures

Trained and experienced tanker drivers from reputable transport companies,

Appropriately sized, installed and maintained delivery piping

Supervision by Lion during unloading, greatly reduces the potential for a spill. Milk spills will be captured and retained on site for removal by a suitably licensed waste contractor.


General

Product losses from leakage, poor performing equipment, spills and overflows will enter the process waste water stream. These wastes will be generated inside the factory, as such and there is little risk these wastes will be uncontrolled or allowed to enter site stormwater. Wastewater from toilets and common areas will continue to be discharged directly to the CMW network as municipal wastewater and not treated on site.

All cleaning agents will be housed in properly designed storage areas in the processing areas in accordance with Australian Standards, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Dangerous Goods regulations. No bulk hydrocarbon fuel storage or refuelling facilities will be located on site.

3.2.1 Existing Conditions

On Site

Liquid waste is generated from the following sources on site:

Process wastewater – incorporating:

Miscellaneous milk spills

Wastewater from processing areas

Water from washdown in the milk unloading area and within the factory

Water from spot washing of specific equipment (e.g. trays)

CIP cleaning fluids

Whey The current volume of liquid waste generated on site is approximately 0.8ML per day. Generally the wastewater has the following chemical concentrations (in mg/L unless otherwise stated):

BOD: 2500

COD: 4500-5500

Suspended Solids: 2000

Nitrogen : 15-180

Phosphorous: 11-160

Sodium: 60-300

Chloride: 50-200

Calcium: 57-112

Magnesium: 25-49

Potassium: 11-160

pH: 5-10 units These values can vary daily, hourly, annually and with different cheese manufacturing events.


Off Site

Stormwater from the adjacent industrial and residential areas drains into the established stormwater network managed by Burnie City Council

No further discussion on off site liquid waste sources or discharges is deemed necessary


Any emissions to receiving waters during construction and operations must comply with (note that Lion will not discharge any process wastes to surface water during operations, however relevant policies are provided here for completeness):

State Policy on Water Quality Management 1997

Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994

Water Management Act 1999 Any future discharge to the CMW sewerage network will need to comply with:

Cradle Mountain Water Trade Waste Agreement – yet to be finalised and pre treatment requirements or conditions are not known at the date this DPEMP was finalised

Water and Sewer Industry (General) Regulations 2009

Potential Effects

1. Site Stormwater - During Construction

Sediment laden water has the potential to adversely impact the Emu River, if run off from disturbed areas is not managed appropriately with erosion and sediment controls. During the initial stage of the works bulk earthworks will be undertaken to establish suitable site levels for the structural elements of the new factory. These bulk earthworks will be completed during the summer months, when catchment rainfall is expected to be at its lowest, however sediment laden water may be generated during this period. Sediment loss to the Emu River catchment (either directly or via stormwater) has the potential to:

Increase turbidity and reduce visibility for natural predation and sunlight for photosynthesis

Displace aquatic animals from river bed habitat by filling up the spaces between the rocks and gravels on the river bed

Adversely affect fish gills and respiration under extreme sediment loads The potential risks to the Emu River are deemed low due to the distance between the site and the river itself. However Lion will utilise site controls to contain any sediment discharges. Any uncontrolled discharges will be filtered in naturally vegetated drainage lines in the catchment.

2. Site Stormwater - Post Construction

Impacts on stormwater post construction will be significantly reduced following the rehabilitation of disturbed areas.


Site access corridors, entry/exit points, inwards and outward goods areas will be hard-stand areas, to facilitate the movement of heavy vehicles around the site and maintain a safe and tidy site aligned with good manufacturing practise in the dairy industry. Non hard stand areas (if any) will be rehabilitated with local plant species, then monitored by Lion to ensure appropriate rehabilitation. Potential exists for small traces of oils from transport vehicles to drip onto hard-stand areas and be washed into site stormwater, however any environmental impacts are expected to be material as no water bodies exist near the site. In the highly unlikely event of a small milk spill outside of the milk unloading area, this will be contained on site, collected and removed by a suitably licensed waste contractor.

3. Discharges to CMW Network

Discharges to the CMW network are deemed to have a low risk of environmental nuisance and harm or harm to the network infrastructure either owned or managed by Lion or CMW. This is based on the following:

CMW will issue a TWA to Lion with conditions to prevent any adverse impacts on network infrastructure

The nature of the discharge chemistry is unlikely to harm the infrastructure, based on Lion’s experience from other dairy activities

Discharge pipes from the facility to the site will be correctly sized, installed and commissioned such that risks from overflowing, ruptures or breakages are low to negligible. This will be undertaken in consultation with CMW

The discharge will not contain any explosive material (e.g. hydrocarbons or vapours) or corrosive material which may harm network infrastructure

Preliminary discussions with CMW have indicated on site treatment is required to reduce BOD concentrations will be suitable to ensure the waste can be further treated in the Burnie WWTP (managed by CMW) before discharging to Bass Strait

The CMW WWTP at Burnie is a dedicated waste water treatment facility

Mitigation Measures

Mitigation measures for the identified risks are provided below.

1. Stormwater – Pre and During Construction

Construction management controls will be implemented by Lion and appropriate contractors to manage sediment discharges during construction from disturbed areas. These controls will be documented in the site CEMP, to be prepared by either LION or Fairbrother. The controls are likely to be consistent with the Soil and Water Management on Large Building and Construction Sites (Fact Sheet 1, December 2008 NRM South) in particular the following features and focused along the eastern boundary where bulk earthworks will occur and the natural site drainage pathway is:

Protection of Stormwater Connections (connected to the municipal network):

Around site stormwater sumps 3 ‘sure-gro filter socks’ (or similar) filled with scoria and sand will be secured in place to prevent uncontrolled and untreated discharges


If any soil is stockpiled, a 400 mm (width) by 100 mm (depth) strip drain (nominal but subject to change dependent on site conditions) will be established around the stockpile to capture runoff

All controls will be maintained appropriately during construction and repairs carried out where required. The controls will be modified to incorporate any changes in site activities that cannot be fully realised until construction commences. All sedimentation controls will be removed following the completion of construction once all disturbed surfaces have stabilised.

Boundary Protection Suitably sized and located sediment control fences will be erected where there is a risk run off could migrate off site. This is most likely along the eastern boundary, due to the natural topographical gradient

Sediment fences are likely to be sure silt gro fencing material secured to star pickets at 2.5 m spacing.

2. Stormwater – Post 2016

Site stormwater will collect in pits and drain to the eastern boundary, as per the topographical gradient existing alignment of the network. No site stormwater connections will be established in the milk unloading area, silo storage or milk processing areas as these are high risk spill areas with potential to cause environmental nuisance or harm to the Emu River catchment.

Process Wastewater: 2012-2014

No new sources of wastewater will be generated during the redevelopment from 2012 – 2016. Wastewater will increase gradually aligned with increased milk processing (as provided in Table 2) and manufacturing capacity. Wastewater chemistry is expected remain similar to the current as the input (i.e. milk) will not change. Lion will continue to irrigate process wastewater on adjacent farmland from 2012. Irrigation will be managed in accordance with the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012 prepared by Macquarie Franklin). Irrigation will cease in 2014 when the WWTS is operational. This plan is being refined in consultation with by the Director, EPA, however this plan represents Lion’s commitment to a controlled and managed irrigation program, closure strategy and rehabilitation methodology for the irrigation area. More details of the plan are provided below in section 4.3.

Process Wastewater: Beyond 2014

Lion will treat process wastewater in the on site WWTS from 2014 and discharge treated wastewater to CMW. The factory will discharge into the CMW WWTP under an agreed TWA Lion have set targeted reductions in BOD, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Suspended Solids (SS) of 80% of the influent concentrations. No new sources of wastewater will be generated when the site reaches peak production in 2016 following full commissioning of all processing equipment. Initial process analysis by Lion suggests 2 ML per day of process wastewater will be generated by the new factory at peak production. This is an increase from 0.8 ML per day.


The WWTP will not form a separate Level 2 activity on the site (as defined in Schedule 2 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994) as it does not discharge directly to land or water, despite the anticipated volume being > 100kL per day.

While the WWTS pilot trials are continuing, Lion cannot confirm the nature and operating characteristics of the WWTS, however an anaerobic system is Lion’s preference. Advantageous of this anaerobic technology include:

Relatively small operational footprint compared to pond systems

This system produces a valuable bio gas to be reused as boiler fuel

It can remove high concentrations of BOD and COD, up to 80%

Produces less sludge than aerobic systems, leading to fewer odour problems from sludge handling and reuse.

Lion are committed to providing the Director, EPA with a full description of the chosen WWTS system following the completion of pilot trials, including the following information (as a minimum):

Summary of pilot trials and results

Detailed description of treatment infrastructure and processes

Influent and effluent quality

Flow characteristics (volume and variation)

Sludge accumulation rates and chemical characteristics

Sludge removal and handling system

CMW effluent criteria During normal operations when the WWTS is operating in line with performance criteria, Lion anticipate all wastewater will be discharged to CMW. In the highly unlikely event Lion cannot discharge to CMW, Lion propose to initiate the Emergency Irrigation Strategy (EIS) facilitating irrigation of the treated wastewater by Lion onto land deemed the emergency irrigation area. The EIS aims to remove the wastewater from the on site WWTS to allow Lion to continue operating and prevent wastewater being stored on site leading to potential odour generation. Lion nominate the emergency irrigation area to encompass the areas defined as NF3, NF7, NF8 and NF9 (irrigation areas) in the map provided in Appendix I (sourced from Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012) prepared by Macquarie Franklin). The area is approximately 7.1ha and the land is already owned and managed by Lion under the existing irrigation scheme. The irrigation areas have been selected for the following reasons:

They are suitably sized for the maximum irrigation volume (assuming two days production at 2 ML per day or 4 ML total), at an application rate of approximately 500 kL per hectare under an emergency event

These areas have a gentle topography reducing potential for surface runoff and are well covered with pasture, encouraging soakage into the soil

Sufficient pasture exists across the remainder of the site to continue grazing in the event stock have to be shifted off the emergency irrigation area in the short term

No surface water bodies are located within the irrigation areas and they have at least a 150 m buffer to the nearest riparian zone (as identified in the above report)


The irrigation areas are not defined as ‘No Irrigation Zone’ in the above report. Each emergency irrigation event is likely to be only for sufficient time (1-2 days) for operations to return to normal. Each emergency irrigation event would be managed with the following broad management actions:

Lion will notify the Director, EPA in writing when an emergency irrigation event occurs

The nominated irrigation areas will be free of stock before irrigation commences

Irrigation will not occur during heavy and sustained rainfall

Lion will document the events that lead to the emergency irrigation e.g. on line monitoring results, system breakdown, network disruption and corrective actions taken to address the event(s)

Lion will prepare an emergency irrigation summary report at the end of the irrigation event with the following details (as a minimum)

Time, date and volume of irrigation (start and finish)

Specific area irrigated (of NF3, NF7, NF8 and or NF9)

Weather conditions during the irrigation event

Method of irrigation (e.g. travelling/pivot irrigator, drip irrigator etc)

Consultation with relevant stakeholders

Catchment surface water monitoring as required

The report will be provided to the Director, EPA within 30 days of the irrigation event ceasing (or longer if surface water samples are submitted for laboratory analysis)

Include a summary of each emergency irrigation event in Lion’s Annual Environmental Report provided to regulatory agencies

Whey Recovery

Whey will be recovered and stored in concrete storage tanks along the south east boundary of the site, as per current site practices. The tanks will be fully sealed to prevent rainfall infiltration, the uncontrolled discharge of whey to the stormwater system or odours.

Whey storage is currently undertaken on site and Lion have experience with separation, storage and reuse of this material and do not expect any environmental or operational issues in the future. Whey is not classified as controlled waste as interpreted under Schedule A of the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure as varied November 2010.

Assessment of Effects

Stormwater and run off generated during the construction phase does not present a significant risk to nearby surface waters as appropriate sediment controls will be established and maintained during construction to prevent any uncontrolled discharges off site. Milk spills around the site will be captured on site for later removal. All process water will also be hard piped to the treatment facility.


All liquid wastes treated in the WWTS will be discharged under a TWA to CMW. No process wastewater from the site will be directly discharged to the Emu River (including tributaries) or the local stormwater network during operations. The emergency irrigation strategy provides a controlled and managed means to irrigate site wastewater in the event of equipment failure on site or if CMW are unable to receive the treated wastewater. The emergency irrigation areas are currently owned and managed by Lion and Lion have significant experience in managing irrigation scheme of this nature and scale. The environmental impacts from using these areas will managed during each event and reported at the cessation of each event. Commitment 4: Erosion and sediment controls will be established prior to works and maintained by the site supervisor (visually) as required and all controls specifically checked after heavy, prolonged rainfall Commitment 5: Milk spills from the unloading bays or bulk storage area will be hard piped to the on site treatment facility via specifically designed and constructed wastewater catchment basins Commitment 6: As soon as practicable after the WWTS pilot trials are completed, Lion will provide the Director, EPA with a WWTS Summary Document

Commitment 7: LION will utilise an emergency irrigation strategy (as defined in Section 4.2) when treated wastewater cannot be discharged to CMW under the Trade Waste Agreement Commitment 8: The emergency irrigation strategy will not be used during heavy and sustained rainfall Commitment 9: A summary report will be prepared and forwarded to the Director, EPA within 30 days following the end of each emergency irrigation event Commitment 10: Whey will be stored in a manner which controls and contains any potential Whey spills Commitment 11: Whey will be transported in covered trucks during transit Commitment 12: Whey will only be reused on farms where LION have a formal reuse agreement with the Landowner

3.3 Groundwater

Existing Conditions

The manufacturing and processing areas does not draw groundwater for use on site and there is no direct discharge to groundwater from the processing areas. Process wastewater is irrigated on the adjacent farmland in accordance with the EPN license conditions and the Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan submitted to the Director EPA, in August 2011. Wastewater is currently applied to 22 hectares at a rate of 10 ML per hectare per year (approximate). The soils, groundwater and surface waters are monitored by Lion and reported to the EPA. There are no known use of groundwater within 1 km of the site and no groundwater issues have occurred from historic use of the site.


The construction program is not anticipated to intercept any groundwater as a recent geotechnical investigation did not encounter groundwater at depths < 6 m.


State Policy on Water Quality Management 1997

Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994

Water Management Act 1999

Groundwater Act 1985

Potential Effects

The construction and operation of the factory is unlikely to have an impact on site groundwater level or chemistry. Groundwater is unlikely to be intercepted during the installation of the structural elements of the factory and there is no operational requirement to discharge to groundwater. The ongoing irrigation of the current trade waste on the adjacent farm land from 2012- 2014 (or when the on site treatment facility is operational) may contribute to the following:

Accumulation of phosphorous, potassium and sodium above normally expected background concentrations for soils of a similar nature in the surrounding area

Soils uptake capacity may reach its maximum and lead to off site migration of these elements

A decline in soil structure, resulting in excessive compaction, pugging and a reduction in the soil capacity to absorb the irrigant causing surface ponding and eventually, surface runoff. As run off occurs, nutrients are deposited in the Emu River (and tributaries such as Cascade Creek) and contribute to surface water quality decline in the catchment.

As nutrients migrate off site they may leach in groundwater, affecting groundwater chemistry and current/future use of groundwater.

For these reasons, Lion are establishing the WWTS and ceasing the irrigation scheme (except in emergency situations).

Mitigation Measures

No formal mitigation measures to protect groundwater are proposed during construction or operation of the factory as the risks are deemed low for the following reasons:

The factory will not take/use groundwater during construction or operation

There will be no underground storage of fuel or liquid wastes with the potential to impact groundwater

The factory will be a hardstand site

Groundwater is not expected to be intercepted during construction The ongoing irrigation of waste water during 2012-2014 (2014 is when the onsite treatment facility is operational) on the adjacent Lion owned farm land has potential to impact on the environment, including soils, groundwater and surface water. Poor management of grazing stock may put them at risk of serious health issues. In accordance with the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012 prepared by Macquarie Franklin) management of the irrigation scheme should be undertaken in the following manner:


Phase 1: Controlled irrigation between 2012 and 2014 in accordance with the

management principles provided in the above plan Phase 2: Transition between irrigation and treatment in the onsite wastewater

treatment plan for disposal to the CMW Burnie WWTP Phase 3: Site remediation process Phase 1 will be undertaken in accordance with the management principles provided in Section 3.2 of the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012), as summarised in Appendix J (Table 2 from the above report) and any amendments or conditions provided by the Director, EPA. Phase 2 will be undertaken when the WWTS has been constructed and commissioned, as per the above report. The emergency irrigation area proposed in section 4.2 of this DPEMP, should be removed from the Phase 2 of the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012 prepared by Macquarie Franklin) until the on site treatment meets performance expectations. Phase 3 will be completed by Lion when irrigation ceases.


The ongoing irrigation of wastewater from the processing area on the adjacent farm land has the potential to cause environmental nuisance or harm to the soil (structure and chemistry) surface water in Cascade Creek and Emu River and local groundwater resources. Lion are committed to managing the irrigation scheme to prolong its use until site wastewater can be treated on site in the WWTS and process wastewater can be directed to CMW. Commitment 13: As soon as practicable after the WWTS is commissioned, Lion will cease irrigation on the adjacent farmland Commitment 14: Manage the existing irrigation scheme in accordance with Phase 1 (Section 3.2) of the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012)

3.4 Solid and Controlled Waste The existing site and operations generate a number of solid wastes; however no controlled wastes are generated. During transitional operations between 2012-2014, no new solid waste streams (defined as controlled waste or not) will be generated. From 2014 when the WWTS is operational, sludge will be generated during the anaerobic process and accumulate in treatment infrastructure. This material will be reused as a soil conditioner by local farmers.

Volumes of the anaerobic sludge are expected to be <1% of the wastewater flow due to the nature of cheese manufacturing which recovers solids from the milk to make cheese. The sludge usually contains proteins and fats not utilised during manufacturing. At the predicted process water flow rate of 2 ML per day, this would generate 20 m3 of sludge per day or 7,300 m3 of sludge per year (2*365*1000*0.01/365).


The exact chemistry and volume of the sludge produced from onsite treatment facility is currently unknown and will not be fully realised until the treatment system is designed and operations commence. Lion’s preference is to use the sludge as a soil conditioner to local farmers to avoid costly disposal fees at the local municipal or licensed landfill.

Existing Conditions

The existing manufacturing factory generates the following solid waste streams:

Off specification product (misshapen, broken and dropped cheese)

General waste administration and amenities areas (e.g. paper, food and food wrapping)

Packaging wastes (e.g. cardboard, plastic etc)

Off specification product is stored in sealed secure containers in cool stores and reused as feed supplement by local pig farmers, rather than disposed of at the municipal landfill. The reuse of these waste streams is consistent with the waste hierarchy. This product is not permitted to be kept outdoors where it will attract vermin and generate odours during decomposition. Waste paper and packaging material is recycled on site in waste skip bins, collected by Jones Waste Management for further bulk recycling at a dedicated facility. General wastes are collected by Kelly Waste Management for disposal at local landfills.

The solid wastes identified above are not classified as controlled waste as interpreted under Schedule A of the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure as varied November 2010. Accordingly, storage and handling of these products is required by the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Controlled Waste Tracking) Regulations 2010. It is unlikely any contaminated soil will be intercepted during the construction program as the site managers are not aware any such material exists on site (including the undeveloped land owned by Lion along the northern boundary).


Tasmanian Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 – Environmental nuisance or harm provisions

National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure as varied November 2010

Tasmanian Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2000

Information Bulletin # 105 Classification and Management of Contaminated Soil for Disposal

Potential Effects

Off specification product and whey have the potential to cause environmental nuisance or harm if the wastes are not stored, covered and managed appropriately. The product may generate an odour or attract vermin. The risk of environmental nuisance or harm is deemed low as out of spec product is stored securely and covered. The likelihood of environmental harm is low

Waste paper, cardboard and general packaging wastes if not stored securely, may make the site look untidy and may be blown onto adjacent properties or Old Surrey


Road in windy conditions. Wastes of this nature are more likely to constitute environmental nuisance to affected persons/property.

Mitigation Measures

The following mitigation measures will be utilised to minimise the environmental risks from solid waste generated on site:

Off specification product will be securely stored to reduce the potential for odours or biodegrading and attracting vermin to the site.

Dropped, broken or damaged cheese will be cleaned up immediately and securely stored for reuse as stock feed.

Waste paper, cardboard and packaging wastes will be stored in secure lidded waste bins and regularly collected by a waste transport company for appropriate recycling or disposal.


The factory design and layout is designed to maintain critical hygiene, as such no feasible pathways exist for off specification product to emanate outside the processing areas. Wastes produced during production remain a viable commodity to Lion and are reused appropriately to offset costs of production and reaffirm the Lion commitment to improving their environmental performance. No new wastes will be generated onsite that do not already exist or are not adequately controlled by existing site protocols. Commitment 15: Off Specification product will be securely stored in secure vessels to prevent unnecessary discharges. Commitment 16: General packaging and office wastes will be recycled where appropriate and stored in secure waste collection bins for disposal. Commitment 17: Lion will submit a soil conditioner reuse management plan prior to reusing this material for the first time

3.5 Dangerous Goods Cheese manufacturing requires a number of dangerous goods to be used for cleaning, hygiene and testing of on farm milk, cheese and bacterial concentrations around the site. These chemicals are required and used in accordance with strict food manufacturing regulations enforced by the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority (TDIA) in Tasmania.

Existing Conditions

A summary of the more hazardous chemicals Lion currently use and store on site is provided in Table 4, with a full record provided in Appendix K. No new chemicals will be required on site following the increase in production.


Chemical Quantity (units as specified)

Ammonia 3,180 L

Carbon Dioxide 720 L

LPG Gas 650 kg

Nitrogen 48.3 L

Hydrochloric Acid 33% 50 L

Hydrogen Peroxide 35% 100 L

Table 4: Summary of chemicals currently stored on site Other dangerous goods includes oils and lubricants for the forklifts, small quantities (<20 L) of laboratory chemicals are stored in a lockable and bunded cabinet in the laboratory.

These goods are separated and bunded in a purpose built covered storage facility on the eastern side of the existing manufacturing building in the cream cheese manufacturing area. The facility is secure with appropriate signage alerting site users and emergency agencies of the locations and types of chemicals. The larger quantities of chemicals are hard piped to the processing areas to avoid handling chemicals. Lion maintain a dangerous goods manifest in the site office with all names, classes, quantities, use, location and MSDS for reference and referral when required. As a policy, Lion do not accept delivery of any dangerous goods unless the packaged goods are appropriately labelled and accompanied by MSDS.


Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 – Environmental nuisance or harm provisions

Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2000

Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005

Workplace Standards Tasmania requirements

Potential Effects

The quantity of dangerous goods presents an environmental risk to site users, surrounding environment and community. Specific chemicals can be an explosion risk or impact on employee health if not appropriately handled and used. Inappropriate bulk storage facilities may lead to leakage and potential harm to the environment and site infrastructure. Chemical delivery vehicle rollovers or crashes may occur if the internal road alignment is not properly designed. Poor documentation and signage in bulk storage areas may be an OHS risk during an emergency situation.

Mitigation Measures

In conjunction with current site practice, Lion propose the following mitigation measures:


During the HAZOP analysis, storage, handling, signage and documentation requirements of all chemicals will be identified and addressed as required

All dangerous goods, chemicals and acids will be stored and bunded in accordance with the Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005, State Legislation and other relevant guidelines

Appropriate licenses will be obtained from Workplace Standards Tasmania for nature and quantities of materials used on site

MSDS will be filed on site as necessary for reference and retrieval when required

All pipe work used to distribute chemicals around the site will be designed, constructed and commissioned to ensure no leakages occur

Staff required to handle chemicals will be appropriately trained and provided necessary personal protection equipment. Handling procedures will be recorded in site safety manuals.


The use of specific chemicals in the dairy industry cannot be avoided as it is necessary to fulfil contemporary manufacturing and hygiene requirements. The mitigation measures will reduce the risk of an explosion or uncontrolled spill causing environmental nuisance or harm to the Emu River catchment, municipal stormwater network, site users and staff. Commitment 18: Dangerous goods storage and handling will comply with the requirements of Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005, State Legislation and relevant guidelines.

3.6 Biodiversity The existing site has been industrial in nature since 1955, used for cheese production and operated by a number of different national and international companies. Prior to 1955 it is assumed the land was used for grazing, in accordance with the general use of the area.

The northern extension is into pastoral land. The pasture is generally in poor condition, showing signs of poor nutrient concentrations, is eroded in places and generally patchy. No natural flora or fauna values exist on the site due to the industrial nature of the land The site is largely cleared of any flora/fauna due to the industrial nature of the site and hygiene requirements which discourage vegetation as this may provide habitat for vermin. Some perimeter trees along the northern boundary were surveyed by Mark Wapstra of Environmental Consulting Options Tasmania (ECOtas) on 19 January 2012. The full report is contained in Appendix F and contains the location (easting/northing GDA 94), estimated height and diameter at breast height. In summary, the trees represent windbreak plantings, approximately 30 years old and comprise species that are not classified as threatened under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 or the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. No suitable habitat for threatened fauna or fauna was observed. Due to the absence of botanical or aquatic values of local, State or Federal significance, no formal mitigation measures are deemed necessary.


3.7 Marine and Coastal The existing site is located approximately 3 km from the nearest coastal area, being Bass Strait. The site is approximately 140 m above sea level.

The location, proposed construction program or future operation will not be affected by any marine or coastal hazards including:

Potential tidal inundation

Storm surge inundation or wave impacts

Climate change induced sea level rise

Potential coastal erosion processes The redevelopment and ongoing operations will not affect any known marine or coastal values or areas.

3.8 Greenhouse Gases Lion are continuing with the detailed design of the new factory which involves many elements. At this stage of the design Lion cannot appropriately gauge the greenhouse gas emissions as the exact nature of the manufacturing equipment and efficiency of the factory will not be fully realised until mid 2012 when the design is completed. Lion are committed to reducing their greenhouse has emissions to the lowest possible through energy efficient design to minimise electricity demand, reusing bio gas in the onsite gas boilers to reduce net gas demand maintain vehicle fleets to reduce diffuse emissions.

Lion will continue to report the sites performance through the National Pollution Inventory as has been Lion’s practice for a number of years. Commitment 19: Detail greenhouse gas emissions in the first Annual Environmental Report, finalised on the 1 year anniversary of full operations.

3.9 European Heritage

Existing Conditions

The site has been heavily modified by historical cheese making activity for over 50 years. The majority of the site is hard stand area, aside from small pockets of vegetation near the administration block. The footprint of the proposed expansion is within Lion owned land or involves rebuilding the existing factory. The site or its components are not registered on the Australian Heritage Database or the Australian Heritage Places Inventory. No site features (building, objects or sites of Architectural, Historical or Scientific Interest) are included in Heritage schedules contained in Schedule 2 of Burnie Planning Scheme 1989 (and amendments). There are no specific European heritage values identified of local, State or Federal importance. No specific mitigation measures are required.


3.10 Aboriginal Heritage

Existing Conditions

The site has been heavily modified by historical cheese making activity for over 50 years. The majority of the site is hard stand area, aside from small packets of vegetation near the administration block. The footprint of the proposed expansion is within Lion owned land or involves rebuilding the existing factory. No surface water bodies are located within 230 m of the site and the site is relatively exposed to the weather conditions and patterns from Bass Strait. Lion commenced discussions with Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania in early October 2011 regarding potential heritage values in the area to be used for the northern expansion. AHT confirmed no Aboriginal heritage values, relics or areas of potential archaeological sensitivity (PAS) exist on the due to the historical industrial use of the site.


Aboriginal Relics Act 1975

Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

Potential Effects

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (AHT) confirmed on 26 October 2011 no site specific heritage investigation is required as the expansion is going to take place within an already disturbed area of the site. The email confirmation from AHT is provided in Appendix G.

Mitigation Measures

All site works will be conducted in accordance with Section 14 (1), of the Aboriginal Relics Act 1975 which states in part:

‘Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall, otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit granted by the Minister on recommendation of the Director:

Destroy, damage, deface, conceal, or otherwise interfere with a relic In the event that any Aboriginal artefacts are discovered during site preparation or construction works, the Unintentional Discovery Plan (Appendix L) will be used as guidance to ensure correct protocols are followed.


The proposed redevelopment has a low risk of intercepting any Aboriginal Heritage values as the site is a low likelihood of PAS. Commitment 20: Lion will use the Unintentional Discovery Plan in the event any items of heritage value are identified.


3.11 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

On Site Hazards

The risk of major incident following construction and commissioning of all processing, manufacturing, packaging equipment and bulk storage of chemicals is low due to the design and operation of the factory by Lion and skilled technical staff. Risks to surrounding residential areas, users of Old Surrey Road, Havenview Primary School and the wider Havenview community have been addressed with the design and site layout (including vehicle entry and exit). Perimeter fencing erected at the commencement of the construction program will be used to prevent unauthorised access or vandalism during evenings and weekends. The construction of the factory presents a low risk to workers and site users as a site occupational health and safety plan (to be finalised) will manage risks associated with each stage of construction, use of specific tools and equipment, permits/authorisations and training for specific types of work (e.g. working at heights, confined spaces, live services, hot work) and maintaining a safe environment for existing manufacturing staff and products. Lion will clearly delineate the construction areas/area from the remainder of the operational site to ensure site activities can continue as ‘normal’, staff and distribution vehicles can safety navigate the site and construction can occur in a smooth and timely manner. The northern extent of the site is likely to be a construction base as this area has sufficient area for site establishment and is clearly separate from the operational areas, including internal vehicle access/movements.

Where currently operational areas will be refurbished, Lion will develop a close out and transition plan clearly documenting the steps to be taken before refurbishment can occur. This plan will be provided to relevant operational personnel.

Chemical storage is necessary for cleaning in process cycles, associated with physical and hygienic cleaning of all equipment. Chemicals will be stored in a specially constructed concrete bund, suitably sized for the volume of chemicals required. Separation will be used for particular chemicals if necessary. MSDS sheets will be held on site for all chemicals. The proposed site entry and exit have been specifically designed to reduce human and traffic interferences, safe entry/exit onto Old Surrey Road and on site queuing space for large vehicles to avoid queuing on Old Surrey Road. The proposed one way traffic flow on site assists staff and contractors to safely navigating large vehicles around the site. The design of the milk unloading area reduces the probability of a spill caused by ruptured couplings on either the tanker or milk supply line. The contoured paving and hard piped drainage to the on site wastewater treatment facility prevent any impacts to the surrounding environment and stormwater network. The milk storage silos cannot be overfilled or over pressurised as Lion currently use and will continue to use automatic level and pressure sensors on the milk silos. A spill during milk unloading or transfer to storage silos is a possibility but highly unlikely as the unloading is completed by trained drivers and staff using properly designed, operated and maintained equipment within an area appropriately designed spill containment area. Milk transfer piping will be designed with minimal joints and no joints will be located near site stormwater sumps or connections.


Infrastructure associated with major utilities (heating, cooling, electricity and gas) and associated distribution piping will be specifically designed by qualified personnel and constructed using materials in accordance with industry guidelines and Australian Standards. Lion and site technical staff have significant experience in identifying and controlling biological hazards associated with bulk raw milk storage/manufacturing and cheese making. Strict hygiene controls are the main tool to prevent a biological hazard.

The hazards and risks associated with the decommissioning and rehabilitation of the site will be identified, assessed, and managed when the nature of these works is known.

Off Site Hazards

Off site hazards are related to vehicle use and transport of raw materials or finished product. All transport will be under contract using reputable drivers and licensed transport companies. Strict compliance with speed limits and exercising safety driving protocols will be a requirement of the transport contract.

General

An HAZOP analysis will be undertaken as part of the detailed design process for the factory. The HAZOP will systematically review each part of the process (raw materials, manufacturing, production, packaging, storage and distribution) to determine how deviations from design intent can occur. Each process will be divided into relevant sections and applied to identify possible deviations. For each deviation the consequences and existing safeguards will be analysed and mitigating actions assigned. The HAZOP will be minuted and documented in pre-prepared record sheets, and will include the following:

A description of the process

A description of the HAZOP methodology

A summary of main findings and recommendations The minutes of the HAZOP will summarise the above.

3.12 Fire Risk Lion are committed to managing site fire risks to prevent damaging or disturbing staff, infrastructure and the adjacent industrial and residential areas. The construction and design of the process equipment and site buildings will be the primary management tool to ensure fire risks are identified, addressed, managed and management systems will continually review fire risk associated with site activities.

Fire Risk and Management References

Guidance on appropriate fire management will be sought from the following agencies and references:

Burnie Fire Brigades and relevant personnel

Burnie City Council Planning Scheme requirements

The Fire Services Act 1979

The Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995


Relevant Australian Standards The proposed factory will be located on an established industrial site fully serviced to meet all statutory responsibilities with regards to fire and fire management. The site has full frontage to Old Surrey Road and generous internal access for large vehicles that may be required in the event of a fire.

Sources of Fire

Fire risks associated with the factory emanate from three main areas:

Fire originating from outside the boundary of the factory

Fire originating within the boundary of the factory

Fire originating from within the processing areas

Outside the Factory

The risk of an uncontrolled fire originating outside the premise and disturbing the factory is low, because the surrounding industrial premises are managed appropriately to prevent and manage fire risks. The adjoining Betta Milk factory is likely to be managed appropriately to ensure fire risks are addressed, mitigated or controlled where possible. Fires from the adjoining residential areas to the north are deemed low as a fire is unlikely to spread uncontrolled towards the factory. The nearest residential property is well serviced by local fire brigades in the event of a fire. The greatest risk to Lion is a bush fire along the eastern boundary. Any fire in this area is likely to be uncontrolled given the steep nature of the area, with limited access for fire fighting vehicles or personnel. This bushland is owned and managed by Burnie City Council who should have fire management plans to reduce the likelihood of a fire occurring and appropriate response protocols in the event of a fire.

Inside the Factory

The risks of a fire originating within the property boundary are low, as little natural fire sources exist. A vehicle fire from a truck rollover is highly unlikely given the low speeds of vehicles while on site, spot fires from discarded cigarette butts are highly unlikely as the site is non smoking. The greatest risk of a fire on site is from the processing and manufacturing areas.

Processing Areas

Potential fire risks associated with site activities (including ancillary administration and milk unloading buildings) include:

Electrical fire

Oven and microwave electrical failure in common areas

General building fire

Chemical related fire from bulk storage of chemicals


Fire Risk Management

Lion will staff the site 24 hours a day and can respond to a fire either off or on site

Appropriately located and pressurised fire hydrants and mobile fire fighting equipment will be located around the site and in internal corridors. Sprinklers will be used where required.

Requirements for active and passive fire safety systems and evacuation procedures will be assessed and implemented as required by Fire Regulations and Building Code of Australia protocols

Evacuation systems and procedures will be appropriately displayed throughout the building and common areas

Access for fire fighting vehicles has been designed and will be maintained at all times

Electrical units and distribution networks will be established and earthed appropriately by suitably qualified personnel

Electrical equipment and distribution networks will be installed with appropriate insulation and safety detection/devices

Chemicals will be stored in accordance with dangerous goods legislation, including segregation where necessary

MSDS for onsite chemicals (including micro quantities of laboratory chemicals) will be located in the chemical storage area for reference in the event of an emergency. Copies will be filed in the main office for reference and retrieval

Ongoing vigilance by Lion management to identify, assess, mitigate or control future fire risk scenarios that cannot be fully realised until the new factory and all equipment is operational.

Lion will develop and confirm the fire management strategies once all design details are known and assessed against relevant compliance criteria and legislation.

3.13 Infrastructure and Off Site Ancillary Facilities During the redevelopment phase, the only off site ancillary facilities to be used will be the existing and established road network to transport goods and raw materials to the site. Most construction related will use the truck route from the Bass Highway. No new State or Local Government owned or maintained assets are required to be constructed or upgraded to facilitate the redevelopment. The existing road networks around Burnie, Northern Tasmania and Tasmania (for the relocation of manufacturing equipment from Kings Meadows) are suitable for the types of vehicles to be used.

During normal operations when all equipment has been commissioned, vehicle traffic will use the existing road network. The only off site ancillary facility required during operations is the De Bruyns Cool Store in Wivenhoe, as per current practice.

No roads, rail networks or port facilities are required to be established or re-routed to facilitate the redevelopment or operation of the factory.

3.14 Environmental and Sustainability Management Systems Lion have a strong commitment to environmental sustainability at a Company level through proactively:

Implementing environmental management systems


Reducing emissions, waste and consumption of natural resources such as power, water and raw materials

Partnering with key suppliers to minimise the environmental impact of goods, materials and services they use and procure

Innovating to reduce the amount of packaging we use and increase the recycling and reuse of packaging.

Lion have formalised these principles in their Environmental Policy and Environmental Purchasing Policy for full implementation company wide across all platforms of manufacturing. These policies are included in Appendix M. At Burnie, Lion implements the company wide policies and this forms an integral part of the factory management, underpinning framework of accountability and continuous improvement. The Lion Tasmanian operations team has a firm commitment to maintaining high environmental standards in the manufacture of specialty cheeses. This commitment has been formalised as the LION Quality and Environmental Policy (Reference LB QA QPMN PO 02). This policy has been developed into functional actions around the following areas:

Water Management

Improve water management to avoid impacts on site stormwater

Prevent milk spills

Continually improve wastewater reuse on irrigation areas

Water use minimisation

Energy Management

Minimise electricity reliance and use

Waste Management

Improve solid waste minimisation strategies

Reuse Whey to avoid bulk disposal and strengthen relationships with the agricultural community

Incident Management

Identify and document incidents and solutions

Emissions Management

Reduce refrigerant emissions

Improve boiler emissions and reduce reliance on natural gas

Improve site function/operation to reduce noise emissions

Maintain awareness of biological hazards. Technical assistance is sought from specialists.

Relationship with Community and Local Stakeholders

Maintain a clean and tidy site

Maintain relationships with surrounding community and owners of irrigation/Whey reuse areas

Dangerous and Hazardous Goods

Ensure ongoing awareness of storage and separation of dangerous goods and spill control systems


Maintain dangerous goods manifest

Review fire procedures and requirements

During the transition period, Lion will continue their high standards of environmental management until they are in a position to update the existing site Environmental Management System. Commitment 21: Update the site Environmental Management Plan within 24 months of formal operations commencing. The proposed redevelopment is implementing the policy through a number of areas including:

Reducing solid wastes

Energy efficient manufacturing equipment

Reusing biogas to reduce natural gas demands

Reusing whey and out of spec product

Ceasing irrigation on adjacent farmland

Partially treat process wastewater on site

3.15 Health and Safety

3.15.1 Public Safety

The public’s safety during redevelopment and operation of the site will be managed in accordance with all State and Commonwealth guidelines. Appropriate signage will be used to delineate construction areas and maintain a safe working distance for site users. The construction crew will be subject to contemporary occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements. These requirements will be implemented prior to construction and adjusted to reflect site activities and complexity of construction tasks. The site will be managed with site signage and temporary site fences (if required) to prevent unauthorised access. Temporary traffic signs may be used to ensure large vehicles can safely navigate to inwards and outwards distribution points. The final site layout will be designed to minimise human/traffic interactions with car parking and factory access located away from major trafficked areas around milk unloading and despatch. Lion will establish a pedestrian crossing area on Old Surrey Road to alert road users to the high numbers of pedestrians (particularly during shift changes) and provide a safe location for staff (and contractors) to access the sites and car park. Access inside the critical hygiene areas and major infrastructure will be restricted to appropriate staff only. The entry and exit points from the site will be specifically designed to State and National guidelines to allow the smooth and safe movement of traffic on Old Surrey Road and sufficient queuing space on the site and prevent large vehicles reducing sight distance on Old Surrey Road. This is particularly important around shift changes and Havenview Primary School times for existing road users. Speed limits on arterial roads will be strictly observed by staff and necessary contractors.


3.15.2 Occupational Health and Safety

Employee safety will be managed in accordance with the requirements of the Tasmanian Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, dairy industry regulations and any Workplace Standards Tasmania requirements. The legislation and regulations apply to both the company and employees alike. Lion will design the site and construct the factory to not only fulfil necessary contemporary health and safety regulations, but make significant gains in employee safety and reduce manual handling. Employees will be appropriately qualified, trained and skilled operators. Specific training will be undertaken and maintained as required.

General safety practices include:

Appropriate clothing (including hair nets, footwear etc) to be used in processing areas. Changing rooms will be provided where necessary

Critical hygiene areas and roll over benches associated with raw milk and treated milk. Signage will be placed in these areas to notify contractors they are entering a critical hygiene area

Processing areas are designed to ensure a physical separation of work areas and amenities to reduce biological hazards

Fire protection equipment, including fixed (e.g. pressurised hydrants) and mobile equipment (e.g. extinguishers) around the site

Appropriately trained staff will operate machinery and equipment (including forklifts)

Mechanical equipment will be used to reduce manual lifting, where appropriate

Hearing and protection will be provided and used where necessary

Chemical use is restricted to adequately trained staff and all chemicals will be stored and used appropriately

3.16 Traffic Impacts A Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) was completed by pitt&sherry to assess the traffic impact of the increase in production and identify any issues to be addressed and mitigated. The proposed development has been assessed in terms of sight distances, access width and turning requirements, impact on the operations of Old Surrey Road, parking requirements and provision of access for delivery vehicles in accordance with DIER’s Framework for Undertaking Traffic Impact Assessments. The TIA is summarised below and included in Appendix N.

Efficient ingress and egress can be provided by Old Surrey Road

Sufficient sight distance exists at the proposed entry and exit points for the design speed of the road.

There is sufficient parking on the western side of Old Surrey Road for all site personnel and losses of on site parking

The internal turning movement paths confirm vehicles will enter and exit the site efficiently and be able to exit in a forward facing direction

There will be negligible impact on the Massey Greene Drive/Old Surrey Road intersection as the intersection is purposely built for the type and frequency of vehicles associated with the proposed expansion.

A summary of the recommendations to improve traffic related issues are:


A ‘No Parking’ restriction sign should be erected on the western side of Old Surrey Road, opposite the northern access way, to allow for sufficient manoeuvring of heavy vehicles in this area.

A pedestrian refuge across Old Surrey Road to facilitate the safe transmission of pedestrians accessing the site or car park (note a concept design is provided in the TIA)

Establish a sealed footpath link on the eastern side of Old Surrey Road, formalising pedestrian access from the pedestrian refuge to the site.

The existing ‘Employee Car park Only’ sign in the car park should be changed to ‘Employee and Visitor Car park’

The ‘Gross Load Limit 10t’ sign on Old Surrey Road needs to be relocated further north along Old Surrey Road, near where the proposed northern entry will be.

Commitment 22: Implement all recommendations from the TIA, as detailed in Section 4.16 of this DPEMP, prior to operations commencing

3.17 Noise The existing site generates noise through its current activities including deliveries/distribution of raw materials or finished product, the movement of finished product around the site and general noise normally expected at an industrial site. While the site is zoned Industrial, the site is surrounded by residential land to the north and Betta Milk to the south. Further residential areas are located to the south. The redevelopment of the site will contain all of the existing elements, however the site design, function, layout and flow will reduce a number of noise emissions from utilities and provide appropriate external cladding around processing areas and internal transport routes for the electric forklifts to reduce noise emissions.

Noise Assessment

An assessment was carried out by pitt&sherry of the noise impact of the proposed factory expansion. As part of this assessment, existing noise levels were logged for 7 days to assess the existing levels of ambient noise at nearby residences and the noise emissions from the new plant and onsite vehicle movements was modelled using SoundPLAN7, environmental noise modelling software. The noise report is summarised below and included in full in Appendix O. The background noise level for the logging period was 38.8 dB(A) during day time and 32.2 dB(A) during night time. The noise levels at the nearby residences due to on site activities ranged from 32 to 45 dB(A) at night and 32 to 49 dB(A) during the day.

Existing Conditions

Noise emissions from the existing factory are subject to Environmental Protection Notice (EPN) No. 7020/1 - May 2007. The EPN limits noise emissions from the site to 45dB(A) at night and 50dB(A) during the day, as measured at nearby residences.


Noise emissions from proposed activities must comply with the following:

The EPN limits noise emissions from the site to 45dB(A) at night and 50dB(A) during the day, as measured at nearby residences.


Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 – environmental nuisance.

Environment Protection (Miscellaneous Noise) Regulation 2004.

Environment Protection Notice 7020/1 – May 2007

Potential Effects – Construction

The construction phase has the potential to create noise from transport of goods to the site, general vehicle movements, assembling manufacturing equipment and general noise from small machinery, plant/equipment and contractors. This noise may disturb the surrounding residential environment towards the north and west. Residences to the south are unlikely to notice over and above the existing noise from the Betta Milk factory. While the construction phase is nominally 12 months, the main building will be erected within 3 months. Construction, equipment assembly/installation/connection to utilities and commissioning will then be relocated indoors and is negligible to the surrounding community.

Potential Effects – Traffic Movements

The greatest impact on site noise will be from increased traffic movements and the creation of a new vehicle entrance to the site, which will be located very close to 125 Old Surrey Road. Milk tankers will discharge at a new tanker unloading facility to be constructed where the existing cheese tasting centre is currently located. Cheese will be dispatched from a loading dock in the North Eastern corner of the new buildings. Other service traffic will mostly go to the existing dry stores and waste handling facilities in the South Eastern corner of the site.

Potential Effects - Operations

The level of noise emitted from fixed plant on the site will be relatively low and will not be audible except at the times of lowest traffic frequency on Old Surrey Road. The process buildings will be well insulated, with no windows and most doors will have air locks or will be kept closed, as such noise emissions from internal plant will be very small. The majority of the services for the plant will remain in their existing locations which are predominantly in the southern part of the plant.

Mitigation Measures –On Site Noise

Lion understands that the houses directly across Old Surrey Road from the main vehicle entrance are particularly exposed to noise from the site and the estimated noise levels at these residences are close to the EPN night time limits. In order to comply with the EPN noise limits the following noise mitigation measures have been incorporated into the expansion project design and implemented by Lion:

A 2.5m high noise wall will be built along the western site boundary with Old Surrey Road, to screen houses at No. 144, No. 142 and No. 140 from on site noise.

A 3m high noise berm will be built along the northern site boundary to screen houses at No. 125 and No. 123 from on site noise.

The house at No. 129 (to be acquired by Lion) will be retained.


The site fire water tank (approximately 4m high x 14m diameter) will be located between the house at No. 129 and the site vehicle entrance.

The gate house and boom gate will be set back from the site vehicle entrance sufficiently to allow three B-double tankers to queue in front of the gate, but off the road. This will minimise the possibility of trucks needing to stop on Old Surrey Road while waiting for other trucks to clear the site entrance.

The internal road from the site entrance through the tanker unloading station to the site exit will be surfaced with asphalt, which will minimise tyre noise.

Mitigation Measures – Vehicle Noise

In order to minimise the noise impact of heavy vehicle traffic both on-site and off-site, Lion will implement a noise minimisation plan which will form part of the contractual obligations of the transport contractors engaged to operate milk and whey tankers, cheese dispatch and other heavy vehicle tasks. This plan will include the following measures:

The site speed limit will be 10 kmh, managed by site personnel and communicated with site signage.

All vehicles will be required to stop their engines when stationary for any extended period on site (generally if vehicles stop for greater than 1-2 minutes)

All drivers will be encouraged to adopt a smooth, non aggressive driving style both on and off site, especially at night.

Heavy transport contractors will use only use vehicles complying with the European vehicle noise regulations, enforced through transport contracts.

As far as possible, only vehicles equipped with hydraulic retarder brakes will be used.

Where it is not practical to avoid using vehicles with engine brakes or exhaust brakes, drivers will be requested to avoid as far as possible using these brakes on Old Surrey Road.

Truck drivers and Lion will be encouraged to coordinate their movements with each other in order to avoid any potential congestion on Old Surrey Road, particularly at the site vehicle entrance.

Lion are committed to implementing these measures and fine tuning them in the future as required to ensure than the EPN limits are not breached. Commitment 23: Undertake and Implement all mitigation measures provided in Section 4.17 either during design and construction (for Mitigation Measures – On Site Noise) or during operations (Mitigation Measures - Vehicle noise) Commitment 24: Undertake a site noise survey to validate site noise controls, within 6 months of operations commencing. The survey will be completed by a suitably qualified person in consultation with the EPA.

3.18 Cumulative and Interactive Effects The proposed expansion is a significant investment in the existing workforce, Burnie community and the Tasmanian dairy industry. Opportunities for employees to upskill and diversify will be a direct result of this proposed expansion. Consolidation of supplier agreements with local farms, raw material suppliers and distribution networks by Lion will provide greater security to these industries and may stimulate further investment, particularly in rural communities with increased herd sizes and farm amalgamations.


The increased operations may be perceived to have a negative impact on the Havenview residential area around the factory, particularly vehicle movements and noise emissions. Lion have recognised these aspects and are committed to ensuring the aesthetics and amenity is not adversely impacted through implementation of feasible and effective mitigation strategies.

4. Monitoring

4.1 During Construction

During Construction

The following monitoring and maintenance plan will be implemented by Lion for the construction period (nominally 2 years):

Construction visibility and aesthetics to the adjacent properties will be assessed daily or as construction moves to more visible locations, particularly demolition of the cheese shop, houses owned by Lion and construction of the new milk unloading area. These areas front Old Surrey Road and are likely to be highly visible.

Site stormwater drains will be inspected to ensure construction activities do not affect the ability of the network to handle stormwater flows

Erosion and sediment controls will be inspected regularly after establishment and after heavy sustained rainfall, to ensure all controls are in an acceptable standard. New controls will be established or existing controls altered to reflect changes in use and development of the site

Construction hours will be limited to those permissible

Dust emissions from the site will be managed during periods of high winds with watering and construction will cease if site activities are causing dust nuisance

Traffic movements to and from the site will be continually reviewed to ensure the safe entry and exit of construction traffic and the safety of existing users of Old Surrey Road is not compromised

Site personnel will be responsible for managing the wastewater irrigation program during construction program

Hazardous substances will be appropriately bunded, secured and controlled during the construction program

Any conditions imposed by Burnie City Council or Director, EPA.

4.2 Review A review of this environmental management plan will be undertaken on the 24 month anniversary of full operations. The report will be provided to the Director, EPA. Lion will include the following items in the review report as a minimum:

Environmental performance of the activity including

Milk unloading/processing

Wastewater treatment plant, anaerobic sludge handling

Bio gas reuse

Changes to the expected environmental performance of the site

Summary of the progress made on the irrigation management strategy


5. Decommissioning and Rehabilitation The proposed increase in production by Lion is a long term investment the Burnie factory using modern technology. Lion do not have any plans to decommission the site. If and when any decommissioning is likely to occur, this will be communicated to the Director, EPA to reflect contemporary environmental, community and stakeholder expectations. Any decommissioning would give effect to the overarching Lion philosophy of:

Minimising environmental risk and the potential to cause environmental harm from the cessation of activities on the premises and during decommissioning, rehabilitation and related activities on the site.

Reducing the potential environmental liability to the public, Lion and the Tasmanian Government.

Providing an agreed process for planning, validation and reporting of decommissioning and rehabilitation actions.

Providing an agreed system of environmental monitoring and reporting.

Ensuring the full cost of decommissioning and rehabilitation is understood and full mechanisms for funding are available.

Any site rehabilitation (following decommissioning) would also consider the following elements:

Necessary permits required during rehabilitation (Local and State level)

Environmental standards for industrial/commercial use (assuming the site will continue this zoning)

Environmental standards for decommissioning cheese manufacturing facilities

Performance expectations and targets of management, regulators and stakeholders

Safety considerations of staff, contractors and surrounding residential areas.

Commitment 25: A preliminary decommissioning and rehabilitation plan will be developed on the 3 year anniversary of full operations.

6. Conclusion This Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) has been developed in accordance with the EPA’s generic DPEMP guidelines and site specific guidelines from the Board of the EPA, issued on 7 December 2011.

The DPEMP has identified and assessed the potential impacts associated with Lion’s project and the specific commitments demonstrate that appropriate operational and management measures will be in place to minimise any potential impacts and to minimise any risks to the local environment and surrounding community. The DPEMP Plan demonstrates that the proposal will be compliant with Tasmanian policies, legislation and regulations. Existing employees, the agricultural community, suppliers and Tasmania will benefit

from the socioeconomic advantages generated by this pro ject .


7. Commitments No Commitment When Responsible Person EER Section

Reference

Air

1 Bio gas will be reused on site During operations when WWTS established

Lion

4.1

2 Undertake one atmospheric dispersion modelling in late 2012 or early 2013 (pre operations) and one atmospheric dispersion model within 6 months of full operations to assess the impacts of odour emissions, consistent with the Environmental Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004 and EPA officers, prior to operations

As required Lion

3 Construction activities will be managed to prevent dust emissions causing environmental nuisance or harm beyond the site boundary e.g. watering or suspend activities if dust is migrating off site.

During construction

Lion – Site Foreman

Liquid Waste

4 Erosion and Sediment controls will be established prior to works and maintained by the site supervisor (visually) as required and all controls specifically checked after heavy, prolonged rainfall

During construction

Lion – Site Foreman

4.2

5 Milk spills from the unloading bays or bulk storage area will be hard piped to the on site treatment facility via specifically designed and constructed wastewater catchment basins.

During operations

Lion – Milk Unloading Supervisor

6 As soon as practicable after the WWTS pilot trials are completed and the technology selected, Lion will provide the Director, EPA with a WWTS Summary Document

After WWTS Trials

WWTS Trial Project Manager

7 LION will utilise an emergency irrigation strategy (as defined in Section 4.2) when treated wastewater cannot be discharged to CMW under the Trade Waste Agreement.

When required Lion

8 The emergency irrigation strategy will not be used during heavy and sustained rainfall

When required Lion

9 A summary report will be prepared and forwarded to the Director, EPA within 30 days following the end of each emergency irrigation event.

When required Lion – Site Manager


10 Whey will be stored in a manner which controls and contains any potential Whey spills

At all times Lion – Site Manager

11 Whey will be transported in covered trucks during transit

At all time during transit

Transport operator

12 Whey will only be reused on farms where LION have a formal reuse agreement with the Landowner


Groundwater

13 As soon as practicable after the WWTS is commissioned, Lion will cease irrigation on the adjacent farmland

When WWTS operational

Lion – Site Manager

4.3 14 Manage the existing irrigation scheme in accordance with Phase 1 (Section 3.2) of the Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012)

When required Lion – Site Manager

Solid and Controlled Waste

15 Off Specification product will be securely stored in secure vessels to prevent unnecessary discharges.


4.4

16 General packaging and office wastes will be recycled where appropriate and stored in secure waste collection bins for disposal.


17 Lion will submit a soil conditioner reuse management plan prior to reusing this material for the first time.

Prior to reusing this material

Lion

Dangerous Goods

18 Dangerous goods storage and handling will comply with the requirements of Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005, State Legislation and relevant guidelines.


4.5

Greenhouse Gases

19 Detail greenhouse gas emissions in the first Annual Environmental Report, finalised on the 1 year anniversary of full operations.

Include in 1st Annual Environmental Report


4.8

Aboriginal Heritage

20 Lion will use the Unintentional Discovery Plan in the event any items of heritage value are identified.


4.10

Environment and Sustainability Management Systems

21 Update the site Environmental Management Plan within 24 months of formal operations commencing.

At appropriate time

Lion – Site Environmental Manager

4.14

Traffic Impacts

22 Implement all recommendations from the TIA, as detailed in Section 4.16 of this DPEMP prior to operations commencing

Prior to operations

Lion – Design/Construction Manager 4.16


Noise

23 Undertake and Implement all mitigation measures provided in Section 4.17 either during design and construction (for Mitigation Measures – On Site Noise) or during operations (Mitigation Measures - Vehicle noise)

A appropriate time during construction and during operations

Lion – Design, Construction and Site Managers

4.17 24 Undertake a site noise survey to

validate site noise controls, within 6 months of operations commencing. The survey will be completed by a suitably qualified person in consultation with the EPA.

Within 6 months of operations


25 A preliminary decommissioning and rehabilitation plan will be developed on the 3 year anniversary of full operations

On or before 3 year anniversary of full operations

Lion – Site Manager 6


Appendix A

Site Plan


Appendix B

Process Diagram


Appendix C

Project Gantt Chart


Appendix D

Vehicle Interactions with Site


Appendix E

Planning Report


Appendix F

Flora Report


Appendix G

Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania Correspondence


Appendix H

Wastewater Treatment Plant Gantt Chart


Appendix I

Emergency Irrigation Areas Map


Appendix J

Draft Wastewater Irrigation Transition Management Plan (March 2012) – Summary


Appendix K

Hazardous Chemicals Register


Appendix L

Unintentional Discovery Plan


Appendix M

Environmental Purchasing Policies


Appendix N

Traffic Impact Assessment


Appendix O

Noise Report

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transport infrastructure | community infrastructure | industrial infrastructure | climate change

Winner - Tasmanian Large

Business Sustainability

Award 2011

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st Floor

20 Franklin Street

PO Box 4442 Manuka ACT 2603 T: (02) 6295 2100 F: (02) 6260 6555

Devonport

1st Floor

35 Oldaker Street PO Box 836 Devonport Tasmania 7310

T: (03) 6424 1641 F: (03) 6424 9215

Hobart GF, 199 Macquarie Street GPO Box 94

Hobart Tasmania 7001 T: (03) 6210 1400 F: (03) 6223 1299

Hobart Building Surveying 199 Macquarie Street T: (03) 6210 1476

F: (03) 6223 7017

Launceston 4

th Floor

113 – 115 Cimitiere Street PO Box 1409

Launceston Tasmania 7250 T: (03) 6323 1900 F: (03) 6334 4651

Melbourne Level 1, HWT Tower

40 City Road, Southbank VIC 3006 PO Box 259 South Melbourne Victoria 3205

T: (03) 9682 5290 F: (03) 9682 5292

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