Hazard reduction works completed in Lancefield
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Published on 28 January 2020
An unofficial tip site on a Council-owned road reserve in Showlers Lane, Lancefield has been fenced off and undergone hazard reduction works.
Council was made aware of the abandoned tip site by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), which recently conducted an investigation.
It was found that the site had been used as an unofficial landfill site until the 1960s before being abandoned. The EPA directed Council (as the landowner) to undertake remediation works on the site to reduce any potential hazards.
Council workers have covered the area with a capping layer (a layer of soil) to minimise potential hazards, such as buried waste, coming to the surface. Following capping works, the site was fenced off and public access is now prohibited.
The cost to undertake the remedial works and improve public safety at the site is approximately $40,000. Council will regularly inspect and maintain the site in order to minimise any risks imposed by the historic unofficial landfill.