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Neighbours ‘fume’
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Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au
TERM ONE 2018
FRUSTRATED neighbours of a polystyrene making factory in Seaford have vented concerns about noise and pollution that have been repeatedly investigated by authorities over the past four years. Residents near the Wuzhou Foam plant in Apsley Place have been quietly trying to have something done about fumes and noise pollution from the factory for years but finally voiced discontent with its operations at the latest public council meeting last month. Seaford Community Committee chairman Noel Tudball spoke on behalf of fuming residents at the December council meeting and said they are not NIMBYs. “The residents had no complaints about the previous clothing factory that was in that building,” he said. “When the factory is operating residents have to keep the windows, doors and curtains closed.” A “constantly barking” guard dog on the factory premises also often kept neighbours awake at night, Mr Tudball said. “The residents are a fairly good lot. They’re not belligerent ... they want to give council a chance to respond ... and go through the process.” However, Mr Tudball said it seemed Wuzhou Foam has been operating at the Seaford site for five years “without a permit”. The company lodged a planning permit application last July to Frankston Council asking for permission to operate its business within 30 metres of a residential area. Wuzhou Foam factory manager Joe Zhou said the company is a small business employing seven people including two who live in Seaford. The company is based in an industrial zone next to other businesses.
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Frankston Times 22 January 2018
“We manufacture polystyrene for insulation in homes and for businesses … it’s not a chemical production,” he said. “Over the years the neighbours have complained and after the fourth year the council asked to apply for a permit to do business here.” Council CEO Dennis Hovenden said residents first “raised concerns about the use of the Apsley Place property in 2014” and joint investigations with the Environment Protection Authority were “undertaken while council actively pursued a permit application for use of the land for industry purposes”. “The business continued to operate throughout this process, which is common practice when an active permit application is with council for consideration,” Mr Hovenden said.
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