{"id":94591,"date":"2024-02-12T04:56:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=94591"},"modified":"2024-02-11T17:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T06:43:44","slug":"no-excuses-for-dumping-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/no-excuses-for-dumping-tyres\/","title":{"rendered":"No excuses for dumping tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ACCORDING to environmental authorities, too many people like to illegally dump tyres on public land in Victoria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than 2700 vehicle tyres were found on land such as forests and parks last year, and The Conservation Regulator and Parks Victoria noted at least 60 different dumping incidents in 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yet the Environmental Protection Authority estimated that number didn\u2019t even come close to how many times it was occurring.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A spokesperson from the EPA said the authority\u2019s main concern was fire and pollution risks.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parks Victoria senior manager for enforcement and regulatory services Mark Breguet said dealing with discarded tyres takes away from other work the organisation could be doing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs well as being unsightly, illegally dumped tyres harm the environment and pose a serious health risk to park visitors and the environment,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRemoving tyres diverts our rangers\u2019 time away from managing and improving the State\u2019s parks and reserves.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis impacts the maintenance of facilities and the implementation of conservation programs that protect native plants, animals, and historical and cultural sites.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Storing more than five square metres of tyres at a property legally requires permission from the EPA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Locations to dispose of old tyres in the Greater Bendigo region include Eaglehawk Landfill and Heathcote Transfer Station.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur state forests are not a rubbish tip, and anyone caught treating them like one will be penalised,\u201d said Conservation Regulator Victoria director of regulatory operations David McIlroy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCORDING to environmental authorities, too many people like to illegally dump tyres on public land in Victoria.\u00a0 More than 2700 vehicle tyres were found on land such as forests and parks last year, and The Conservation Regulator and Parks Victoria noted at least 60 different dumping incidents in 2023.\u00a0 Yet the Environmental Protection Authority estimated [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/no-excuses-for-dumping-tyres\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":94592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-94591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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