26 February 2019

Page 1

Southern Peninsula

View the whole picture.

com.au

An independent voice for the community

THE P RO PE R TY INSI G HTS SITE

23

FREE

Your weekly community newspaper covering Safety Beach to Portsea For all advertising and editorial needs, call 03

Wednesday 27 February 2019

5974 9000 or email: team@mpnews.com.au www.mpnews.com.au

Waste not wanted: The mayor Cr David Gill and Cr Simon Brooks mull over 130 tonnes of recyclables at Rye transfer station. Picture: Supplied

Recyclables go to landfill Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is being forced to send recyclables to landfill. The shire will continue collecting household recyclable waste, but with 130 tonnes “temporarily” stored at the Rye transfer station which has now reached capacity. Meanwhile, the shire has joined other municipalities in trying to force the

COMMUNITY WILLS DAY

March 18 - from 9.30am Simple Wills only - prepared by a solicitor

$75 for an individual $120 for a couple Everyone should have a Will!

Bookings essential - phone 5982 0889

state and federal governments to find a solution to the growing crisis. Shortcomings in the state’s recycling operations were exposed on 15 February when the EPA ordered processing giant SKM – which collects the peninsula’s recycled waste – to stop drops at its Coolaroo and Laverton sites over concerns the stockpiled plastic posed a fire hazard. The mayor Cr David Gill said on Friday that the shire had made “every effort” to continue to recycle material while not disrupting its normal collec-

Lawyers & Advisers

Cnr Boneo Rd & The Drive, Rosebud

The mayor said this was an “extremely disappointing situation”. “Sending recyclable material to landfill was always our last resort,” he said. “Council is strongly advocating to state and federal government to share the responsibility with local government to ensure a quick resolution of the current crisis and ensure this cannot happen again.” The shire’s representative to the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Forum Cr Simon Brooks, along with Crs Antonella Celi and

Hugh Fraser, along with shire officers, attended the Metropolitan Local Government Waste Forum on Thursday 21 February. They joined representatives of the 31 municipalities that make up the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group in calling on all levels of government to “act quickly to avoid further escalation of the crisis”. “The shire has paid over $26 million in landfill levy over the past 10 years, contributing to the current $500 million fund held by the government.

Marshall’s HOLIDAY RENTALS SORRENTO OFFICE

Conveyancing & PEXA Wills & Powers of Attorney Deceased Estates Business Sales Leasing Commercial Court Proceedings

Mornington Peninsula Baptist Church Rosebud

tion service, but that temporary storage was “now at capacity”. “Temporary storage was a contingency if SKM was able to reopen its facility within the week,” he said. “[However], much like SKM and other councils, the shire is held to regulatory limits around the amount of material that can be stored and for how long. “Without certainty on the availability of a suitable alternative we are left with no option but to divert all household recycling to landfill until further notice from EPA.”

5985 3211 www.mccarthypartners.com.au

we are the largest on the Mornington Peninsula

best service best ROI

biggest team 100% holiday focus

NT S WA

TS E E RT I Y G U E S

ED

IT P P R O FOR QUAL

5984 5955

www.MyRentals.com.au 119 Ocean Beach Rd. Upstairs (cnr. Darling Rd.)

*CROWN CASINO - MONTHLY* Casino’s bus program with a great BUFFET lunch all $40.

WEST SIDE STORY Wed 10 April 2019 (a) $140 (p/s) $130 • LIMITED TICKETS •

(a) $150 (p/s) $140

Only p/p over the age of 18 permitted.

Thu 28 February (numbers permitting)

DANDENONG MARKET AND FOUNTAIN GATE Tue 9 April 2019 all $35

THE JERSEY BOYS Wed 27 March 2019

BARNUM - THE CIRCUS MUSICAL Wed 1 May 2019 (a) $150 (p/s) $140

AUSTRALIAN GARDEN SHOW Friday 29 March 2019 (a) $85 (p/s) $80


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.