A building contractor has been accused of failing to notify residents of a Lalor housing estate that a vacant block would be used to stockpile rocks and construction materials for at least the next three months.
A resident has complained that land opposite her house in Elizabeth Drive is being used to dump and break up tonnes of rocks, which covers her house in dust and creates “unbearable” noise.
Robyn Bogoevski said the noise was so loud she no longer opened her windows during the day.
“It’s insane; they truck in the rock, smash it up and truck it out. The noise is so bad I can’t open my windows or sit outside. I just don’t see why they are allowed to do it there,” she said.
“When I bought my land, I was not told there would be a quarry across the road.”
Ms Bogoevski said she and her neighbours had not been notified about the works.
As part of its permit plan, Cedar Woods, the developer behind the Carlingford estate where Ms Bogoevski lives, contracted Symon Brothers Constructions to extend Deveny Road to between Gillwell and Edgars roads in Lalor.
Cedar Woods development manager Richard Nguyen said Symon Brothers had sought approval from Whittlesea council to temporarily stockpile rock and other surplus material, in line with a site environment management plan, before works began.
He said only residents whose homes abutted the site were notified by letter on September 30.
He added that the excavation works should be finished by the end of March next year. The works include extending the shared path from Gillwell Road to Edgars Road, and building a new intersection with traffic lights.
