The Srilankan Forum

12/12/2024

We welcome City of Casey elected councillors calling on Environment Protection Authority Victoria to reopen their consultation on the development license application from Veolia and proposed waste transfer station at Hampton Park.

The community needs a genuine opportunity to be informed, to respond and be heard on this important issue.

In addition to our submission to the EPA consultation, the CRRA has been working closely with the Lynbrook Residents Association supporting their advocacy efforts and we have also written to:
- the City of Casey calling on them to review the planning permit issued to Veolia: and - Victorian Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos and Victorian Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny to ask their support for further consultation from EPA Victoria.
We will keep our members and residents updated on further developments.
Source: https://web.facebook.com/100072314390966/posts/591122529974888

https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/news/council-urges-epa-listen-respond-community-concerns-regarding-proposed-waste-transfer-station

As part of its ongoing engagement with the community, the City of Casey has written to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on behalf of the community requesting the regulatory body ensure that local concerns are heard and addressed.In a written submission to the EPA’s community consultation...

04/12/2024

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29/11/2024

Petition against the Casey Council for Approval of Waste Transfer Station Without EPA Endorsement!
Sign the petition Now! – https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/casey-council-approves-waste-transfer-station-without-epa-endorsement.html

Our community faces a shocking and deeply unjust decision by Casey Council to approve a waste transfer station at 290 Hallam Road, right in Hampton Park. This decision was made without the endorsement of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) — the very agency responsible for safeguarding our health and environment. How can our Council move forward with a project of this scale without a full EPA assessment?

This rushed approval, hidden from public notice and stripped of our right to appeal, raises serious questions about transparency, accountability, and whose interests are truly being served here. Our voices have been sidelined, our rights ignored, and the safety of our community put at risk.

The proposed facility is within 250 metres of family homes and in the middle of densely populated areas. Residents of surrounding suburbs have not been properly informed, and those who have are extremely concerned about the severe, adverse environmental and social impacts of processing 550,000 tonnes of putrescible and inert waste per annum. Over 1,000 objections were received but largely ignored by the Casey Council and Administrators. On 12 August 2024, the EPA introduced new buffer and separation distance guidelines to protect the health and safety of residents, which the City of Casey override with permit conditions.

The petitioners, therefore, request that Casey Council ensure that a waste transfer station is not constructed in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region by overturning the approval of planning permit application PA23/0694, rejecting development license application APP032219, and investigating the processes that have led to the planning permit application being approved by the City of Casey.

For more visit -
https://www.lawhelpaustralia.org.au/news-updates/casey-council-approves-waste-transfer-station-without-epa-endorsement/

Today, our community faces a shocking and deeply unjust decision by Casey Council to approve a waste transfer station at 290 Hallam Road, right in Hampton Park. This decision was made without the e…

29/11/2024

H.E. Zim'og Rinpoche's Annual Animal Blessing is on again at the Sound Shell, Queens Park, Healesville, Vic 3777 on Sunday 8 December 2024.
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25/11/2024

Petition against the Casey Council for Approval of Waste Transfer Station Without EPA Endorsement!
Sign the petition Now! – https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/casey-council-approves-waste-transfer-station-without-epa-endorsement.html

Our community faces a shocking and deeply unjust decision by Casey Council to approve a waste transfer station at 290 Hallam Road, right in Hampton Park. This decision was made without the endorsement of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) — the very agency responsible for safeguarding our health and environment. How can our Council move forward with a project of this scale without a full EPA assessment?

This rushed approval, hidden from public notice and stripped of our right to appeal, raises serious questions about transparency, accountability, and whose interests are truly being served here. Our voices have been sidelined, our rights ignored, and the safety of our community put at risk.

The proposed facility is within 250 metres of family homes and in the middle of densely populated areas. Residents of surrounding suburbs have not been properly informed, and those who have are extremely concerned about the severe, adverse environmental and social impacts of processing 550,000 tonnes of putrescible and inert waste per annum. Over 1,000 objections were received but largely ignored by the Casey Council and Administrators. On 12 August 2024, the EPA introduced new buffer and separation distance guidelines to protect the health and safety of residents, which the City of Casey override with permit conditions.

The petitioners, therefore, request that Casey Council ensure that a waste transfer station is not constructed in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region by overturning the approval of planning permit application PA23/0694, rejecting development license application APP032219, and investigating the processes that have led to the planning permit application being approved by the City of Casey.

https://www.lawhelpaustralia.org.au/news-updates/casey-council-approves-waste-transfer-station-without-epa-endorsement

Today, our community faces a shocking and deeply unjust decision by Casey Council to approve a waste transfer station at 290 Hallam Road, right in Hampton Park. This decision was made without the e…

18/11/2024

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27/09/2024

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21/09/2024

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11/09/2024

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