Canning Vale's Composting Plant Stinker As The SMRC

Canning Vale’s Composting Plant Stinker As The SMRC

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More Drama For The SMRC

More Drama For The SMRC

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Residents Are Digusted!... SMRC hires ex-Liberal Party Chief

Residents Are Digusted!… SMRC hires ex-Liberal Party Chief

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City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 22 November 2011

9. TABLING OF MAYORAL MINUTES WITHOUT DISCUSSION Monday 21 November 2011 - have attended to the Canning Art Centre User Group Committee meeting held at the Riverton Art Centre. The Group have submitted to Council the Business Plan for 2011. They are in a reasonable financial position and are wait

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Willis wins SMRC spot

Willis wins SMRC spot

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Survey Stink

Survey Stink

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Strong Measures To Reduce Odours

THE South Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) will have to introduce strong odour-reducing measures for the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) to gain its next licence. The latest licence, issued on October 21 by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), requires the SMRC to in

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City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue - 8 November 2011

City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 8 November 2011

13.4 EXECUTIVE – PROPERTY ASSETS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Following questions by Cr Olsen to the Chief Executive Officer and requesting a copy of the Submission by the City against the SMRC Licence be forwarded to all Members, it was: MOVED Cr Barry, Seconded Cr Dowsett, that the recommend

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Stemming the odour

Stemming the odour

THE South Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) will have to put into practice strong odour-reducing measures for the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) to gain its next licence. The latest licence, issued on October 21 by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), requires the SM

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City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 25 October 2011

8. QUESTION TIME Mr R Olsen, Riverton Question 1: In yesterday’s West Australian Public Notices, a Notice from the Department of Environment confirmed that the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council Waste Composting Facility Licence had been re-issued – did the Council put in any Submissio

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New Team In Melville

New Team In Melville

By JESSICA NICO THE results are in for this year’s local government elections, with Saturday’s vote choosing a mayor and three ward councillors to represent the City of Melville until 2015. Russell Aubrey won the four-candidate race for mayor after he received almost 10,000 votes to easily

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City of Melville Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 11 October 2011

6. QUESTION TIME 6.3 Mr R Petterson, Leeming At the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 20 September 2011, Mr Petterson submitted questions relating to the operations of the South Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC). At that meeting these questions were taken on notice. A response was provid

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If You Can't Rid the Odour - Relocate The Facility

If You Can’t Rid the Odour – Relocate The Facility

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DEC odour report found smells from the site were still plaguing Willetton and Leeming.

MORE waste will enter landfill if the Regional Resource Recovery Centre is forced to close because of odour complaints, members of the South Metropolitan Regional Council say. The waste facility has been given six months to fix odour problems or face closure by the Minister for Environment and Co

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Fresh Faces Take A Stand

Robert Willis, who is running against current councillor Rasa Subramaniam in the Bull Creek-Leeming ward, said solutions needed to be found for many problems. “We need to find a solution for the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council waste composting facility (because) the ?odour problem has

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Smelly Waste Plant Given Closure Threat

BEATRICE THOMAS, The West Australian September 15, 2011, 9:38 am A waste processing plant at the centre of eight years of complaints over foul smells has been given six months to fix the odour issue or risk closure. In what appears to be the strongest response so far to problems with the cou

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Six Month Deadline To Fix Odour Problems

ENVIRONMENT Minister Bill Marmion has given the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) six months to eliminate odours plaguing Leeming and Willetton or face closure. The ultimatum follows the results of the Community Odour Monitoring Program, co-ordinated by the Department of Environment and Co

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Deadline Issued On Odour

‘After eight years of public outcry and millions of dollars in failed remedial work by the SMRC, ’local families deserve better. By ANNE GARTNER ENVIRONMENT Minister Bill Marmion has given the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) six months to eliminate odours plaguing Willetton and Leem

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March Deadline For SMRC Pong

March Deadline For SMRC Pong

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SMRC’s Licence Should Not Be Renewed Next Month

Media Statement Dr Mike Nahan MLA Member of Riverton Dr Mike Nahan, the Member for Riverton, said the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council’s licence to operate, which expires on 22 October 2011, should not automatically be renewed in light of the SMRC’s appalling record of emitting anno

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Residents Raise A Stink

OPPONENTS of the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) have renewed calls for the centre to close following an odour-monitoring program showing green waste and fermented garbage odours still plague the surrounding areas. The Leeming and Willetton Community Odour Monitoring program, co-ordinate

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Tip Odours Still On Nose

Calls renewed for closure of RRRC By ANNE GARTNER OPPONENTS of the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) have renewed calls for the centre to close after an odour-monitoring program showed green waste and fermented garbage odour still plagued surrounding areas. The Leeming and Willetton Comm

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SMRC Chief Hits Back

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MP Says SMRC Group 'Stacked'

MP Says SMRC Group ‘Stacked’

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Whiff Of Hope To Cut Rubbish Dump Smell

By ANNE GARTNER RESEARCHERS at Murdoch University are making progress in developing a new material that could reduce odour emissions at composting facilities, such as at the troubled Regional Resource Recovery Centre. Environmental engineer Goen Ho and associate Ralf Cord-Ruwisch are investiga

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A Stinker

A Stinker

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Doctor Says Move!

Doctor Says Move!

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City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 12 July 2011

13.2 EXECUTIVE – PROPERTY ASSETS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PD-244-11 ODOUR REGISTER - REGIONAL RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE – CANNING VALE (OCM: 12.07.2011; File: ECH/2/18); l:paed241/eg From: Executive Property Assets and Economic Development ID: 69 Following questions by Cr Olsen to the Mayor

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City of Kwinana Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 29 June 2011

5. ADOPTION OF 2011/2012 BUDGET SUMMARY: The proposed budget for Municipal, Trust and Reserve Funds for the 2011/2012 financial year is presented to Council for consideration and adoption. The proposed operating and capital budgets have resulted from Councillors’ deliberations of draft budget

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City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 28 June 2011

4. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ AND OFFICERS’ INTERESTS Declaration of Interest Cr Elliott PD-221-11 - Odour Register - Regional Resource Recovery Centre - Canning Vale Nature of Interest: My daughter lives in the area affected by the odour. Cr Elliott sought a ruling on his interest on the it

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