{"id":106353,"date":"2026-06-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=106353"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:28:33","slug":"council-concerned-by-illegal-dumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/council-concerned-by-illegal-dumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Council concerned by illegal dumping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THERE has been a rise in the amount of illegal dumping across Golden Plains Shire.<\/p>\n<p>In May the local government recorded 28 reports of illegal dumping, up from 16 the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Cr Owen Sharkey said illegal dumping was not a victimless act.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It impacts our environment, our roadsides and ultimately the pockets of every ratepayer,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing everyday items like mattresses, household waste and tyres being left across our shire, and the cost to remove and dispose of these materials quickly adds up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The council has released a series of hot spots and examples of financial costs it has had to wear as part of recent illegal dumping.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkes Road (Anakie), Pollocksford Road (Stonehaven), Butchers Road (Batesford), Inverleigh-Winchelsea Road (Inverleigh) and a number of roads across Bannockburn, Haddon, Meredith and Durdidwarrah have been hit with rubbish.<\/p>\n<p>About $720 was spent on removing tyres along Butchers Road, and $1,700 was used disposing of dumped chemical drums.<\/p>\n<p>Stockpiles of soil left in Parker Road, Sutherlands Creek was estimated to cost $3,760 to be removed. The price to remove mixed soil and construction waste dumped at Linton-Piggoreet Road, Piggoreet and Nicholls Road, Ross Creek was $5,200.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every dollar spent cleaning up illegally dumped waste is a dollar that could be invested back into our community,&#8221; Cr Sharkey said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re asking residents and visitors alike to do the right thing \u2013 dispose of waste responsibly and legally. Taking care of our environment is a shared responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The council is encouraging residents to use local Resource Recovery Centres. Many items are accepted either free or at low cost.<\/p>\n<p>More information at <a href=\"http:\/\/goldenplains.vic.gov.au\/resident\/waste-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goldenplains.vic.gov.au\/resident\/waste-management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THERE has been a rise in the amount of illegal dumping across Golden Plains Shire. 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