A $440 million hydro scheme in Highbury, promising to employ around 300 people, has been abandoned. Don't miss out on the headlines from East, Inner Suburbs & Hills. Followed categories will be ...

Highbury Quarry toxicity truth revealed after urban legend emerges. An election pledge to turn a disused quarry into a 350ha adventure destination has locals asking “isn’t the water toxic?”.

The South Australian Government says it will not use water from a quarry at Highbury to refill the Torrens lake. Test results show the water is unsuitable because of extremely high levels of sulphate.

The Highbury Quarry is officially closed to the public but still attracts daring swimmers. (ABC News)The Crystal Lake Recreation Park – which is yet to be costed – would include cycling paths ...

A QUARRY owner has been fined for operating an illegal waste depot in the northeastern foothills. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards. Subscribe for $4. Sign In. Read Today's Paper; My account.

The decommissioned quarry at Highbury (illustrated above) is located in the foothills 14km north east of the Adelaide CBD and is currently owned by project partner Holcim Australia.

SA MP Tom Koutsantonis (R) and Tilt Renewables CEO Deion Campbell announced a new hydro plant. (AAP) A disused quarry in Adelaide's northeast will be turned into a pumped hydro power plant to help ...

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