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A frustrated Wyndham resident whose property has become a dumping ground is asking locals to be more cautious about how they dispose of rubbish.
A growing mound of junk fed by nearby builders and residents sits on the corner block in Emerald Park where Marryam Rana lives.
“I’ve been at this property since I moved last year, we got one clean up because there was so much dumping going on and then after a couple of months, it started again,” Ms Rana said.
“It started again as this house started getting built next door to us, and the builders have just transferred some dumping from their side to our side and that’s encouraging other people to do it as well now.”
Ms Rana said the pile is made up of kids toys and green waste, but contains much larger items too.
“There’s like a microwave, a couch, a dishwasher, I’m just over it because it’s like new things every day.”
It’s the first thing Ms Rana sees, and smells, when she gets home everyday.
“I’m so disgusted by it, I don’t like to go there because it just irritates me everytime I see it. It’s very disappointing, i’m quite upset about it.”
A call to council confirmed Ms Rana wasn’t the only resident in the municipality experiencing the same issue.
“They didn’t give me a timeframe, they said they’ll send someone but there’s a waiting list because there’s many other people with the same sort of situation,” she said.
Ms Rana was told there was nothing that could be done to stop people from dumping on her property, but the resident hopes harsher penalties are introduced for people who dispose of their rubbish illegally.
“Other people have get paid to get it removed when people don’t take responsibility, they don’t have to take care of it and they don’t have to pay the tip fee, it’s unfair,” Ms Rana said.
