Sellicks Beach Quarry Dust Health Crisis: Residents Report Respiratory Issues While 1,700 New Homes Planned

Residents of Sellicks Beach, a coastal suburb 45 minutes south of Adelaide, are raising serious concerns about dust emissions from the nearby Sellicks Hill Quarry, which they claim is affecting both their health and quality of life. “They’ve increased the volume of business exponentially, and the volume of dust now is totally unbearable,” resident Mike von Berg told A Current Affair. “With everything shut the dust gets in through the vents of the bathrooms…It still gets in. In the morning on the benchtop you run your hand [and] you can feel the grit.” The quarry, operated by Adbri since 1973, … Continue reading Sellicks Beach Quarry Dust Health Crisis: Residents Report Respiratory Issues While 1,700 New Homes Planned