General News
8 March, 2025
Not all illegal rubbish dumping on council land, says director
THE extent of illegal dumping in the Loddon Shire may be under-reported. Councillors last Tuesday questioned just one report during the December quarter with Cr Gavan Holt saying there were observations of a significant problem. Mayor Dan Straub...
THE extent of illegal dumping in the Loddon Shire may be under-reported.
Councillors last Tuesday questioned just one report during the December quarter with Cr Gavan Holt saying there were observations of a significant problem.
Mayor Dan Straub said: “There may be more that are not being reported.”
“If people have concerns they must be reported to have any action,” he said.
Chief executive officer Lincoln Fitzgerald said rubbish dumped on council property was automatically cleared by staff.
And operations director Steve Phillips said any recent spate of illegal dumping would not have been captured in the latest report.
He said the report only dealt with illegal activity on council land and not that managed by government agencies.
Questions on illegal dumping came after community concern about rubbish in the Wedderburn State Forest, managed by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change.
The quarterly report to council from community compliance officer Jordan Fraser said council continued to pursue three reports of native vegetation removal without a permit and seven matters of contravening a planning permit or use of land without a permit.
Forty head of livestockwere impounded for the December quarter - 14 returned to owners and 29 rehoused. There are 17 unsightly property cases still being pursued.