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Tip scrap a costly battle
The failed fight to stop the Werribee tip expansion has cost ratepayers nearly half a million dollars. Wyndham council city operations director Stephen Thorpe said…
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Tip plan gets green light
A decision to approve the Werribee tip expansion has been described as “seriously flawed” by its opponents. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last month…
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Tip fight to cost millions
The Werribee tip will be at capacity by November this year and the council will have to turn away $13.6 million in commercial contracts due…
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Council gets down on dumping
Tis the season for spring cleaning, renovating … and illegal dumping. The Environment Protection Authority is calling on any residents or businesses doing a clean-out…
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Cash for trash passes
A black market of Werribee tip passes has cropped up online. An investigation by Star Weekly revealed a number of residents trying to sell their…
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Tipping point for EPA decision
Wyndham council is still waiting on the green light from the state environment watchdog before it can open four new ‘cells’ at the Werribee…
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Risks uncovered at Laverton North recycling site
by Alexandra Laskie, The Age Fire risks and storage issues have been identified at a second site owned by the recycling company at the centre of…
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Millions spent on dumped rubbish
Wyndham council received 2208 complaints about litter, including illegal rubbish dumping and waste left in parks, in the past financial year. City operations director Stephen Thorpe…
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Wheelie bins under attack
Damaged and missing household wheelie bins – including stolen and vandalised ones – have cost Wyndham council more than $72,000 during the past year. In the…
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Court fines Laverton North company for waste storage
A Laverton North company has been fined $7500 and ordered to pay more than $17,000 in court costs for storing hundreds of drums of industrial…
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Beach Patrol 3030 celebrates a year of clean-up
A group of volunteers who get together every month to clean up Wyndham waterways has celebrated its first anniversary. Beach Patrol 3030 co-ordinator Rob Bradley…
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Group moves to block tip works
The Western Region Environment Centre is worried about the operation of proposed new “cells” at the Werribee and Ravenhall tips. Centre spokesman Harry van…
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