Lang Lang community groups have the backing of Cardinia Shire council over a proposed expansion of a sand mine near the town, claiming it shouldn't go ahead until traffic safety issues were resolved.

Council has lodged a formal objection to a state ministerial planning scheme amendment until there was a positive plan to fast-track a plan for a Lang Lang by-pass truck road.
Under the proposed amendment sites of sand resources at Lang Lang and north of Trafalgar have been identified by the government as Strategic Extractive Resource Areas (SERA) to protect them from development to ensure materials were available for new housing, schools, hospitals, roads and renewable energy projects as the state's population grows to an estimated 10 million by 2050.
Lang Lang's business and community groups strongly objected to the quarry's expansion without the by-pass that would result in "road capacity and safety issues" from increased heavy vehicles using the South Gippsland Highway, McDonald's Track and Westernport Rd.
Questions also were raised in parliament in October.
A Baw Baw Shire response relating to the planning controls in the SERA near Trafalgar was approved for the Baw Baw Shire council earlier this month.
The area affected extends from about six kilometres north of the town and roughly bounded by Shady Creek, Willow Grove and Old Sale Rds.
Among council's concerns were the removal of existing planning exemptions that would place additional burdens on landowners wanting to build a house or outbuildings, exemptions would be complicated to implement and there are inconsistencies in the planning provisions.
Cardinia council stated it objected to the planning amendment for the Lang Lang quarry until the bypass was constructed and the local community protected.
Chief executive officer Carol Jeffs said if the amendment proceeded in its current form the increased number of quarry trucks using the town centre, especially B-double and B-triple trucks.
It would create dangers to residents and children, she said.
"There is already a heavy volume of giant trucks passing schools, homes and shops and council had been advocating for two two decades for the Lang Lang Truck Bypass Rd".
Analysis by council indicates truck traffic through Lang Lang has increased significantly in recent years.
According to its report, on Westernport Rd between 25 and 30 trucks drive through the town centre each hour and the situation is worse on McDonald's Track with 45 to 50 trucks using the road each hour.
Cardinia mayor Jack Kowarzik said council was disappointed by the lack of response from the state government regarding the bypass.
The time to act is now, he said.
Lang Lang and District Business and Community Group president Peter Smith supported council's stance.
There has been a total failure of public policy relevant to state and local planning provisions relating to amenity, traffic and infrastructure, he claimed.