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DESCRIPTION
• Transpacific Waste Management has an application before Council to expand its New Chum Dump (between Collingwood Park and Riverview) site from 50,000 tonnes a year to 1.9 million tonnes by 2021• This includes building materials, asbestos, contaminated soil, prohibited waste, toxic chemicals, waste and pollution, potentially seeping into the aquifers, creeks and Brisbane River.• Vehicle movements will be in the proximity of 800 truck loads of rubbish a day• This will be the Southern Hemisphere’s largest Dump - Of Queensland’s 4 Million Tonnes of waste, 2.5M will be dumped here• The application was made on the 29/07/2011and no effort was made to notify residents directly by the Council or State member at that stage. State Government Legislation allows for the expansion• In NSW, Tasmania, the EU or USA this would be illegal – as too close to residents homes due to potential health risks• This expansion means that the largest landfill site in the Southern Hemisphere, containing some of the most dangerous and toxic chemicals and substances in the country, will be 200m from residents' homes and very close to four schools: St Peter Claver , Woodlinks SS, Collingwood Park SS and Riverview SS.• Beyond the long term health risks, you can expect your property prices to plummet to all time lows• No environmental health scan has been commissioned to study impact on local wildlife• Even if the Ipswich Council vote against the application, Transpacific Waste can apply to the court for this to be over-turned• The State Government will receive $3Billion in waste levies from the expansion• Ipswich will receive 0.001% of thisTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Toxic Ipswich
Future Home of the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Toxic
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PLANNED SUPER DUMP
Redbank Plains
RiverviewBundamba
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On your Doorstep
1.9 million tonnes of Toxic Waste by 2021
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THE SUPER DUMP
• This expansion means that the largest landfill site in the Southern Hemisphere, containing some of the most dangerous and toxic chemicals and substances in the country, will be 200m from residents' homes and very close to four schools: St Peter Claver , Woodlinks SS, Collingwood Park SS and Riverview SS and multiple Pre-Schools
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DUMP ON IPSWICH
• In NSW, Tasmania, the EU or USA this would be illegal – as too close to residents homes due to potential health risks
• State Government Legislation allows for the expansion• Even if the Ipswich Council vote against the application,
Transpacific Waste can apply to the court for this to be over-turned
• The State Government will receive $3Billion in waste levies from the expansion
• Ipswich will receive 0.001% of this
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Cover-Up
• 25 February - public meeting in Redbank Plaza - councillors and four candidates for Bundamba declared they were against the expansion from 50,000 tonnes.
• 17 February – Councillors had already approved an initial expansion from 50,000 tonnes to 200,000 tonnes
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The Existing Dump
• Transpacific Waste Management received approval from Ipswich City Council (17/2/12) to expand its New Chum Dump (between Collingwood Park and Riverview) site from 50,000 tonnes a year to 200,000 tonnes.
• This includes building materials, asbestos, contaminated soil, prohibited waste, toxic chemicals, waste and pollution
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• The new application was made on the 29/07/2011and no effort was made to notify residents directly by the Council or State member at that stage.
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Applications
• 1962/2011 – Operational Works to ‘Officially’ grow dump (Cell 5) to 200,000 tonne capacity – Area: 79.28 Ha - Approved
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Cell 5
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Applications
• 08/06/2010– MCU 3735 / 2010• Special Industry Service/Trades Use (Extension to Landfill
Activities) ERA - 8(3)(a), 21, 33, 53, 58, 60(1)(d) & 62Applicant: Wolter Consulting Group
• Status – Referral StageDA Plans Lodged -
• DERM Extension: 23 March 2011
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Applications
• 29 July 2011 – MCU 4250 / 2011• Special Industry and Service/Trades Use (Extension to Landfill
Activities) ERA - 8(3)(a), 21, 33, 60(1)(d) & 62Applicant: Wolter Consulting Group
• Public Notices – 7 February 2011• Consultant 8/2/12 Memo:
3 Signs erected. “ It is my view that it would highly unlikely that members of public would view sign”
• Notification period Ended – 29 February 2011
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Visable?
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Your Neighbourhood
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COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
• Vehicle movements will be in the proximity of 800 truck loads of rubbish a day
• Southern Hemisphere’s largest Dump - Of Queensland’s 4 Million Tonnes of waste, 2.5M will be dumped here
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Your Environment
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Your Environment
• No environmental health scan has been commissioned to study impact
• Long term impact on health • Loss of urban bushland• Loss of Australian Wildlife and Flora
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Your Home
DUMP
Beyond the long term health risks, you can expect your property prices to plummet to all time lows
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STOP IT NOW
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COMMUNITY ACTION
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ACTION GROUP
• Establish Action Group• Form Committee• Seek Legal Support• Seek Environment Support• Define Action Plan• Lobby Government
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SUPPORT ACTION
• Show your opposition to a huge toxic dump expansion between Collingwood Park and Riverview.
• The toxic substances from this dump could effect a much wider area of Ipswich and the effects could last for centuries. Don’t allow a situation to occur where you and your children could be exposed to large quantities of lethal substances such as asbestos, arsenic, PCBs, organochlorines and other chemical, industrial and medical waste.
• Support your community in this fight because to date none of the major political parties have done anything to stop this project from going ahead
Toxic Ipswich
Future Home of the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Toxic
Dump
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REPRESENTATIONS