Canning Council Meeting June 24th, 2008 and "possible action taken under Section 182 of the Health Act"
Please attend the next council meeting on:
Tuesday 24th June, 2008
City of Canning Council Chambers,
George Street,
Cannington at 6:00pm
To support the councillors to who are listening and do care about the residents suffering from the RRRC WCF noxious odour. Why should odour affected residents attend City of Canning council meetings?
Here's three reasons why...
1."Possible action against the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council under Section 182 of the Health Act"
2. "That City of Canning give notice of its intentionto withdraw from the “regional Resource Recovery Centre Project of the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council” and the “Establishment Agreement of the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council” under clause 8.10 of the Establishment Agreement."
3. "to take immediate steps to carry out “Dissolution of Southern Metropolitan Regional Council” as per Section 3.63(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1995."
For the full rundown on the above - go here:
http://www.cmcoag.com/downloads/June%202008%20Newsletter%20Attachments%20City%20of%20Canning.pdf
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
April 2008
In regards to RRRC Waste Composting Facility
Of the total amount of rubbish delivered to the facility 44% is sent to landfill, 38% is turned into compost, and 18% is moisture lost through the process. (as stated in the City of Canning Council minutes dated 25th March 2008) The compost - which is not salable due to it's impurities - is carted away and used in Landfill. So 82% ends up in landfill anyway! Keep in mind that the RRRC Waste Composting Facility receives the rubbish placed in the GREEN WHEELIE BINS, not the yellow topped bins. It's the RRRC Waste Composting Facility that emits the odour.
In regards to RRRC Waste Composting Facility
Of the total amount of rubbish delivered to the facility 44% is sent to landfill, 38% is turned into compost, and 18% is moisture lost through the process. (as stated in the City of Canning Council minutes dated 25th March 2008) The compost - which is not salable due to it's impurities - is carted away and used in Landfill. So 82% ends up in landfill anyway! Keep in mind that the RRRC Waste Composting Facility receives the rubbish placed in the GREEN WHEELIE BINS, not the yellow topped bins. It's the RRRC Waste Composting Facility that emits the odour.
Residents are Sick of the RRRC WCF odour!
April 2008
115 ODOUR LOGS FROM MARCH 2008 - 12 April 2008
Your valued efforts of reporting the odour is certainly making folk sit up and recognise that residents are fed up with having this noxious odour forced upon them. Here's the TOTAL of Odour logs made via the CMCOAG online form:
March 2008: 87 odour logs!
Leeming
Willetton
Canning Vale
April 1 - April 12 2008: 28 odour logs
Leeming
Willetton
AND this doesn't include all the phone calls made to the Emergency Pollution Response number!
115 ODOUR LOGS FROM MARCH 2008 - 12 April 2008
Your valued efforts of reporting the odour is certainly making folk sit up and recognise that residents are fed up with having this noxious odour forced upon them. Here's the TOTAL of Odour logs made via the CMCOAG online form:
March 2008: 87 odour logs!
Leeming
Willetton
Canning Vale
April 1 - April 12 2008: 28 odour logs
Leeming
Willetton
AND this doesn't include all the phone calls made to the Emergency Pollution Response number!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Council Survey Stats on the RRRC WCF Odour
November 2007:
Council Survey Stats on the Odour
"95% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home"
You have asked about the Survey that the City of Canning carried out earlier this year, as some of you were interviewed, out of 228 random residents within a 0.4 and 1.6 km radius of the RRRC Waste Composting Facility.
It was carried out during the day - it was in Leeming - so many folk weren't home, occupants of approximately one house in every five were interviewed.
Here's a small snippet of some very interesting results...
0.4 - 0.8km the facility
72% stated they had experienced the odour recently
83% stated the odour was strong
94% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home
1.2 - 1.6km facility
73% stated they had experienced the odour recently
71% stated the odour was strong
95% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home
Yet, we're still experiencing the odour even after a further $2.4 million bucks has been spent on repairs.
The full run down is here:
http://www.canning.wa.gov.au/Shared/Meetings/ag30January2007P.htm
Council Survey Stats on the Odour
"95% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home"
You have asked about the Survey that the City of Canning carried out earlier this year, as some of you were interviewed, out of 228 random residents within a 0.4 and 1.6 km radius of the RRRC Waste Composting Facility.
It was carried out during the day - it was in Leeming - so many folk weren't home, occupants of approximately one house in every five were interviewed.
Here's a small snippet of some very interesting results...
0.4 - 0.8km the facility
72% stated they had experienced the odour recently
83% stated the odour was strong
94% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home
1.2 - 1.6km facility
73% stated they had experienced the odour recently
71% stated the odour was strong
95% stated it was unacceptable and impinged on their amenities at home
Yet, we're still experiencing the odour even after a further $2.4 million bucks has been spent on repairs.
The full run down is here:
http://www.canning.wa.gov.au/Shared/Meetings/ag30January2007P.htm
Thursday, June 7, 2007
CMCOAG and the Air Monitoring Bucket Brigade
CMCOAG Update
Canning Melville Community Odour Action Group
Communities Take Action On Air Quality!
Hi there
Some of the members of the CMCOAG attended
and completed the National Bucket Brigade Training
over the weekend.
And have been trained in accordance with the
US EPA Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Program.
http://www.cmcoag.com/downloads/bbcertforsitesmall.gif
Also...
Community Environment Groups launch
AIR CARE AUSTRALIA – An initiative of the
Australian National Bucket Brigade.
Read the full press release here:
http://www.cmcoag.com/downloads/ACA-Bucket-Brigade.pdf
Kind regards
CMCOAG
http://www.cmcoag.com/
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
How to report the RRRC's Waste Composting Facility Chemical Filled Odour
REPORT THIS CHEMICAL FILLED ODOUR IMMEDIATELY! ! !
Phone the DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
DAYTIME: 6250 8089
AFTER HOURS: 1300 784 782
OR to... LOG THE ODOUR ONLINE click here!
"Do this ON EVERY OCCASSION THAT YOU EXPERIENCE THE ODOUR! "
To report the odour - Be Accurate - Include Time of Day or Night - Climate Conditions (Calm, Windy, Hot)- and if possible the Direction the wind is coming from.
Canning Melville Community Odour Action Group (CMCOAG)
CMCOAG: SMRC RRRC Waste Composting Facility Odour
The CMCOAG was formed by concerned residents who are suffering from the Odour coming From the SMRC's RRRC Waste Composting Facility.
The SMRC - Southern Metropolitan Regional Council - have spent $70 million on a plant that continues to emit a chemical filled odour. Residents, especially in Leeming and Willetton, experience this odour on an ongoing basis.
The CMCOAG have received many complaints in regards to the odour and it's affects of residents health.
Some of the symptoms include:
blood noses
severe migraines
chest pains and breathing difficulty
dizzy spells
rashes
burning eyes
cagging and coughing
pets are suffering from allergies including skin and breathing problems
Residents are not able to enjoy their homes:
Not being able to sleep for days on end due to the odour in their homes - which makes them cough and gag (with some experiencing many of the above symptoms nearly everytime the odour occurs)
Not being able to use their back yards
Not being able to walk the dogs or exercise outdoors
Not able to have visitors over - as no one wants to come to their homes
The SMRC continue to claim that they are saving green house gases however this is highly questionable:
a. a large majority of their waste goes to landfill anyway
b. their power bills are massive - according to the SMRC’S own figures for November 2OO6 the power bill alone for the Waste Composting Facility was $156,956!
c. and obviously the compounds within the odour that is being emitted into our suburbs is hardly environmentally friendly
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