On 28 April 2026, the Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project expert panel released Minute 3, recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 247 KB)

The applicant, McCallum Bros Limited, has responded to the comments received.

Applicant's response to comments received

Legal submissions on behalf of McCallum Brothers Limited in response to invited comments (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Evidence of Elstob (Corporate – Operations) (PDF, 353 KB)

Evidence of McCallum (Corporate and Engagement) (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Evidence of Donoghue (Concrete Suitability) (PDF, 268 KB)

Evidence of Sawyer (Concrete – Firth) (PDF, 250 KB)

Evidence of Walters (Concrete – Bridgeman) (PDF, 431 KB)

Evidence of West (Benthic Ecology) (PDF, 588 KB)

Evidence of Boyd (Fisheries) Draft (PDF, 2.9 MB)

Evidence of Thompson (Avifauna) (PDF, 214 KB)

Evidence of McConnell (Marine Mammals) (PDF, 1 MB)

Evidence of Pine (Underwater Acoustics) (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Evidence of Beamsley (Surf Breaks) (PDF, 197 KB)

Evidence of McIlrath (Economics) (PDF, 930 KB)

Evidence of Beaumont (Cup Corals) (PDF, 346 KB)

Evidence of Beetham and Reinen-Hamill (Coastal Processes) (PDF, 768 KB)

Evidence of Wilson and Jones (Water Quality) (PDF, 272 KB)

Evidence of Hay (Planning) (PDF, 543 KB)

Summary table of responses to comments (PDF, 1.2 MB)