A month on and residents across Brimbank are still complaining of a foul odour, resembling rotting-meat, present in multiple suburbs.
As reported by Star Weekly, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) confirmed the odour was coming from a meat-processing plant in Brooklyn.
The odour has spanned suburbs including Sunshine West, Sunshine North, Brooklyn, Deer Park, Ardeer and Altona North,
Brimbank resident Liz Barrow said she’s shocked the issue has been going on this long.
“[The odour] is nauseting. You feel sick. God knows what it’s doing to our health,” she said.
Ms Barrow said she hasn’t been able to open her windows due to the smell.
Instead, she has relied on air conditioning to cool her home which she said is getting expensive.
Ms Barrow noted the intensity of the odour is also affected by the direction the wind blows.
Over the last month, Ms Barrow has sent numerous enquiries to the EPA about the issue yet nothing has changed.
“Why can’t they shut it down? I just don’t get it,” she said.
On 4 February, Laverton MP Sarah Connolly wrote a letter to the environment minister seeking clarification on the steps the EPA has taken to resolve the issue.
“This has become a major nuisance for residents,” she wrote.
The EPA was contacted for comment.
