Tag: environment
Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
Hillside paddock a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
A Hillside couple is pleading with Melton council to “do something” about what they consider is a disaster waiting to happen behind their house.
Laura...
Use new technology to solve tip problem: Kairouz
The state government has been urged to investigate European technology that converts rubbish into energy to reduce the need for facilities such as the...
27 sites across Brimbank likely to be contaminated
Twenty seven sites across Brimbank have been identified as “high potential” contaminated sites including 15 existing petrol stations.
Brimbank council will apply a “potentially contaminated”...
Sunshine civic centre site contaminated
Tests of soil and groundwater at the the site of the new Brimbank Civic and Community Centre site at Sunshine have found elevated levels...
EPA checks Sunshine sites for toxic chemicals
The Environment Protection Authority is analysing various sites around Sunshine and Sunshine North it fears could be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals.
The work coincides with...
EPA to increase Ravenhall tip inspections
The Environment Protection Authority has begun twice-monthly inspections for offensive odours at the Ravenhall landfill site.
The move follows 225 odour checks in Caroline Springs,...
Syringes prompt call to act on creek pollution
Syringes found at Kororoit Creek have prompted one Sunshine resident to call on the community to clean up its act.
Jess Gerger, who has lived...
Errington Community Centre revamp
Construction is due to start on an $8.96 million revamp of Errington Community Centre later this month.
The revamp will include a second storey above...
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Netball competition continues to grow
The Western Netball League is continuing to grow with the league set to have more than 70 teams next season.
Big plans are in place...
