Melton councillors have refused to support Cleanaway’s plans to expand the size, and extend the life, of the Ravenhall landfill.
At a special council meeting on Monday night, councillors unanimously voted to make a submission to the Planning Minister Richard Wynne, who called in the planning application earlier this year, objecting to Cleanaway’s plans.
The application proposes to expand the landfill operations by 311 hectares to the west and northwest of the existing landfill area, and the permit’s life to 2069.
In their report, council officers recommended council make a submission to the planning calling for a thorough investigation, including the application’s environmental sustainability and amenity impacts, be undertaken.
But Melton Mayor Kathy Majdlik moved an alternative recommendation, outlining council’s decision to refuse to support Cleanaway’s application based on a number of reasons, including a lack of transparency and “absence of key information”.
Councillors Sophie Ramsey, Lara Carli, Bob Turner, Nola Dunn, Myles Bentley and Renata Cugliari accepted the alternative recommendation.
More to come.
