CAR batteries, an old mattress and a 20-litre container of hydrochloric acid was among rubbish recently dumped in a new housing estate in Curlewis.<\/p>\n
Chris Symmonds said he and his wife regularly walked around their neighbourhood and were shocked to see the rubbish sprawled across a nature strip in Capstan Crescent.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a new housing area with built homes, lots of vacant land, new homes being built, and builders\u2019 skips, so there is a lot of illegal dumping,\u201d Mr Symmonds said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife was walking around the area and came across something which really got to her\u2026 someone had dumped car batteries, a mattress and what is shocking, a 20-litre container of hydrochloric acid on a vacant block of land on the nature strip.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said his wife had already contacted the City of Greater Geelong Council, who told her that they would look into it.<\/p>\n
The city\u2019s director of planning and development Gareth Smith said council received two reports of rubbish dumping at Curlewis last week, which were investigated by the Local Laws team.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs there were no witnesses to the dumping nor any identifying evidence, the city will undertake the rubbish removal.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said illegal dumping of rubbish was a statewide issue and was not isolated to any particular areas or locations, including new estates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city has a variety of waste and resource recovery programs in place, providing free or low cost ways to conveniently dispose of bulky items.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Drysdale and Geelong resource recovery centres offer free drop off of white goods, paint, scrap metals, oils, car batteries, barbecue gas cylinders, televisions, computers and excess recycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have discount offers for items that are difficult to get to the resource recovery centres.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne is the lounge suite pick up service, where residents can have their old lounge suite picked up for $20 and the city subsidises the remainder of the cost, which is $80.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince starting in June 2017, the city has picked up over 1,000 lounge suites.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother is the discount mattress offer, available during June and November each year.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents can drop off their mattress for $10 or have it picked up for $15.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Smith said the city undertakes regular investigations into illegally dumped rubbish and issues infringements to offenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have a thorough compliance program, including the installation and use of CCTV cameras throughout Greater Geelong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CAR batteries, an old mattress and a 20-litre container of hydrochloric acid was among rubbish recently dumped in a new housing estate in Curlewis. Chris Symmonds said he and his wife regularly walked around their neighbourhood and were shocked to see the rubbish sprawled across a nature strip in Capstan Crescent. \u201cIt\u2019s a new housing […]<\/p>\n