Bromelton Energy & Resource Centre

The site chosen for the BERC is within the Bromelton State Development Area (SDA). This location is part of a Special Industry Precinct for difficult to locate industry. The SDA is a State Government declared area for major industrial development of regional, state and national significance.

The SDA is centrally located in South East Queensland with good connectivity to road and rail and for the BERC it provides the opportunity to partner with adjacent industry for offtake of the energy and resources recovered.

The site is surrounded by other heavy industry including the established Scenic Rim Regional Council Waste and Resource Recovery Facility, quarries, animal processing facilities, manufacturing and logistics operations. Further industrial development is expected in the SDA

Around 472 vehicle trips per day are expected in both directions (236 vehicles arriving and 236 leaving) This includes:

• Waste deliveries
• Delivery of materials and supplies
• Vehicle removing by-products from the plant
• Staff vehicles

Trucks and vehicles will use different routes depending on where they are coming from. Key access roads are expected to include Beaudesert Boonah Road, Ipswich Boonah Road, Mt Lindesay Highway and the M1. A detailed route plan will be finalized before operations begin based on contract waste collection areas.

The BERC facility will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days per week to allow it to provide reliable base-load electricity to the grid. The operating hours for truck movements to deliver waste and services to the facility is still being modelled.

Noise limits for day, evening and night periods at the nearest residential noise sensitive receivers have been established based on Queensland environmental protection legislation. The facility and its operation including traffic movements onsite will be designed to meet the required noise limits.

The facility will be designed to control odour through negative air pressure in the tipping hall. More information will be included in our consultation phase in 2025, however in the interim, this is also explained in the video for the BERC project here.

The BERC will not discharge any process wastewater from the site during normal operation. To achieve this, the BERC will recover and store all process wastewater onsite for treatment or process reuse. Stormwater will be collected and managed for reuse or attenuation onsite.

Cleanaway is committed to developing facilities which are safe for the community and the environment across Australia.

The BERC Project will use international best practice technology to meet the relevant air emissions standards required by the Queensland Energy from Waste (EfW) Policy. It will comply with the European Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the associated Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Waste Incineration, which is based on decades of experience and safe operating practices. Meeting these air emission standards will ensure the Project complies with the relevant ambient air quality health based and environmental standards set in the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy and Ambient Air Quality National Environmental Protection Measure.

Cleanaway is working with the Mununjali People and specialist consultants in developing a Cultural Heritage Management plan for the site. This involves assistance in the field during complex surveys and evaluation of reports developed.

Talk to a team member at one of our information sessions in Beaudesert in September 2025. More information and consultation is expected in early 2026.

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