Town of East Fremantle Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 9 December 2009
390.1 Strategic Waste Management Plan
By Shelley Cocks Principal Environmental Health Officer on 5 December 2008
BACKGROUND
The Waste Management Board of Western Australia has developed the Zero Waste Plan Development Scheme in conjunction with the Western Australian Local Government Association and local governments.
REPORT
All local governments were required to analyse the current status quo of waste management and develop future initiatives to contribute to waste minimisation and landfill diversion for the next five years.
The Zero Waste Development Plan required participating local governments to develop a Strategic Waste Management Plan with funding provided by the Department of Environment and Conservation. This funding was provided to the SMRC in two phases.
Phase 1 data was gathered in August 2007 and Phase 2 of the scheme involved the preparation of a draft plan.
The SMRC in collaboration with officers of the Cities of Cockburn, Fremantle, Melville, Rockingham and Towns of East Fremantle and Kwinana undertook a series of workshops facilitated by Mr Bruce Bowman of Bowmans and Associates to develop a draft plan. This plan must be endorsed by each of the member councils participating in the collaborative regional plan prior to final acceptance by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
The plan has been advertised in local newspapers seeking public comment and input was also invited from Councils.
Council at its meeting held on 21 October 2008 considered the draft Plan and resolved as follows:
“That elected members review the draft Strategic Waste Management Plan along with its 44 recommendations and submit comments to the Principal Environmental Health Officer by Friday, 31 October, in order to facilitate an integrated Council response.”
At the end of the comment period, no submissions had been received from elected members. Shelley Cocks submitted a number of grammatical and typographical errors which have been included in the final report. The SMRC received many requests for copies of the Plan, however, only one submission was received by the cut off date of 14 November. This was from Dr Heather Lamont, Member Harvest Lakes Residents Association and was positive and supportive of the SWMP. Dr Lamont is to be responded to directly in respect of each of the points made.
A submission was also received after the cut off date from Mr Otto Mueller which covered a lot of general issues beyond the scope of the SWMP and he will also be contacted directly in respect of his submission.
At a meeting of the SMRC Regional Council on 27 November 2008, SMRC Council resolved the following:
“That
1. The minor amendments itemised in the report be incorporated into the final plan.
2. The SMRC Strategic Waste Management Plan be adopted,
3. that the adopted Strategic Waste Management Plan be sent to the member councils CEO’s for endorsement with a request that it be addressed at their respective December meetings of Council.”
RECOMMENDATION
That Council endorse the Strategic Waste Management Plan as adopted by the SMRC on 27 November 2008.
Mayor Ferris – Cr Rico
That Council endorse the Strategic Waste Management Plan as adopted by the SMRC on 27 November 2008.
The Town Planner left the meeting at 11.35pm.
