Environmental hearing on BK sand mine postponed

A planned public hearing by the Environmental Assess-ment Bureau (EAB) to ascertain the impact of a BK International sand mine planned for Yarrowkabra on the nearby Bulkan’s Timber Works had to be postponed yesterday after a mix up over the venue.

Bulkan’s Timber Works had written to the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) complaining that BK’s planned sand mine next to its operations was going to cause disruptions in the manufacturing processing