Boral has been confirmed as the major construction materials supplier for the groundbreaking Black Rock Motor Resort project at NSW’s Lake Macquarie.
The project will see a multi-million-dollar driving circuit and luxury resort built on a rehabilitated and repurposed former coal mine at Wakefield. The Black Rock Motor Resort will include a high-speed 5.4km driving circuit, driver training academy, electric go-karts and luxury accommodation, dining and leisure facilities.
“We are proud to be pioneering the reuse of a former coal mine into a world-class facility and tourism destination, now extending our circularity approach to the materials we will use in our construction,” said Tony Palmer, chief executive officer and founder of Black Rock Motor Resort
“We were impressed by Boral’s range of sustainable lower carbon and recycled materials, and as such, welcomed them as our major supplier on this project.”
The facility will be constructed using sustainable and recycled materials supplied by Boral.
Under the terms of the agreement, Boral will exclusively supply circa 15,000m3-plus of its lower carbon concrete; circa 150,000 tonnes-plus of natural and recycled aggregates made from deposits of sand, gravel, rock or demolition concrete; and Boral asphalt. Boral’s lower-carbon concrete will reduce embodied carbon by up to 50 per cent compared to conventional concrete. Boral has already started supplying quarry materials to the project.
“We’re extremely pleased to be the major supplier of materials to Black Rock Motor Resort, an exciting new development and attraction set to drive local jobs and tourism, but more specifically, has a positive circularity story – being built on the former Rhonda Colliery coal mine,” said Vik Bansal, chief executive officer of Boral.
“When we were tapped for our sustainable and lower carbon construction material offering, we knew this is a project we wanted to partner with based on an aligned sustainability approach and the circular story of a rehabilitated mine. We, too, look at ways to rehabilitate and repurpose our quarries at the end of their life.
“At Boral, we are committed to being a sustainable business. This extends to the development and supply of our innovative and lower-carbon materials. With the building and construction industry traditionally being carbon intensive, a circularity approach is always encouraged and plays an important role. We look forward to a future where a repurposed approach takes centre stage.”
The Black Rock Motor Resort is expected to be operational by mid-2026.
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