Regarding Energy Plant Built in Dandenong South
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From: Sent: Saturday, 7 December 2019 11:02 PM To: works.approvals Subject: Regarding energy plant built in dandenong south. To whom it may concern, My name is and I am a resident in the Somerville estate in keysborough. I am writing to express my concern about a waste Energy plant built so close to residential homes and what impact it would have on the people that lives around there. Firstly, the environment would be affected with possible pollution into the surrounding air, the prudent smell of waste might also be a concern. Secondly, it would affect the environment we are raising our vulnerable children, by products of the energy plant may affect our children's health. In conclusion, may this project be negotiated to be moved to an area with no residential presence. Thank you for your time and assistance. Yours sincerely, 1 From: Sent: Sunday, 8 December 2019 12:40 AM To: works.approvals Subject: Waste-to-energy facility in Dandenong South To whom it may concern, I am writing to express my concern and disapproval regarding the waste-to-energy facility that Great Southern Waste Technologies are trying to get approval to build in Dandenong South. I am a resident of Somerfield Estate in Keysborough and I strongly believe that the location in Ordish Road is not appropriate as it is much too close to residential area. People’s health and well-being should not be put at risk even if those risks are supposedly low as claimed by GSWT. There is far too much unknown with what GSWT is proposing to build and people’s lives should not be gambled with. Other than the location being close to residential, it also backs on to the Eastlink Freeway which is used daily by many people. The fact that the location is only a mere 160 metres away from Dandenong Creek should be enough to put a halt to this facility. Can GSWT prove undeniably that the creek will not get polluted? Maybe not via air emissions but certainly the creek would get polluted by the 24 heavy vehicles coming and going twice daily to the facility. Rubbish has an odd way of falling off trucks/vehicles and being blown by the wind in many different directions. Our earth is already suffering terribly with global warming and pollution. People are currently trying to find and push for more renewable ways of producing energy. Is producing energy by creating and releasing harmful and deadly contaminants really the way to go? I also question whether those from GSWT would themselves be happy living near this kind of facility? I would suspect not. Then there is also the issue of noise pollution and extra traffic that the heavy vehicles would create. Very concerned resident, 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 10:07 AM To: works.approvals Subject: Waste to Energy Plant- Dandenong South Hi Team, I would like to register my strong opposition to the set up of the waste to energy plant at Dandenong South. Although the concept of having waste converted to energy is good, the plant needs to be set up further from residential areas. Dandenong South and Keysborough South are densely populated are and many regions of both these areas have been marked for high density development. The risk to people's health is far significant and control measures are unlikely to mitigate all the risks. I would like the EPA to reject the proposal to set up the plant at 70 Ordish Road, Dandenong South. It should be considered to be set up further away from metropolitan Melbourne area. Regards Resident of Keysborough South 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 10:30 AM To: works.approvals Subject: RE: Waste to energy plant, Dandenong South To EPA, I am a resident living in one of the estates in Keysborough South and I am very concerned about the proposed plan to build a waste to energy plant in Dandenong south as it is 1.5km away from my house.. Please consider reviewing the environmental impact for the proposed waste to energy plant at Dandenong South or plan to build it at location that is at least 5 KM away from residential areas. Thanks and regards, Concerned Keysborough Resident. 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 10:52 AM To: works.approvals Subject: Waste to Energy Plant- Dandenong South Hi Team, I would like to register my strong opposition to the set up of the waste to energy plant at Dandenong South. Although the concept of having waste converted to energy is good, the plant needs to be set up further from residential areas. Dandenong South and Keysborough South are densely populated areas and many regions of both these areas have been marked for high density development with more residential buildings (houses, townhouses and apartments) being built along with childcares and schools! The risk to people's health is far too significant and control measures are unlikely to mitigate all the risks. I would like the EPA to reject the proposal to set up the plant at 70 Ordish Road, Dandenong South. The residents already to smell foul chemical smells time and again due to the proximity of the industrial area and would prefer this waste management facility should be set up further away from metropolitan Melbourne area. Kind Regards Resident of Keysborough South 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 3:25 PM To: works.approvals Subject: Waste to energy plant - objection To whom it my concern. I am hearby objecting to the proposed waste to energy plant in dandenong south based on the following: 1. My family and i live in keysborough and It is absurd to have such a plant emitting pollutants in the air so close to home. It will make our current generation and the future generation, kids,adults and elderly people sick from all the toxic gas. I did not sign up to come live here to have such a bad future health. 2. The noise and constant traffic from the plant will not only be a detriment to the existing traffic problems we have in the area but will also devalue the property we own today which will plummet due to pollution noise, health hazard- no one will want to come live here. 3. It will be a catastrophe if the plant is to have some sort of malfunction and all the toxic gas was to escape and could potentially kill people in an area where lots of population is so close and not enough warning for people to evacuate. I hope this email finds your utmost consideration Please consider the public at large , their safety , their health and wellbeing and stop being greedy for money. Thank you , keysborough resident Get Outlook for iOS 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 3:29 PM To: works.approvals Subject: Objection to waste to energy plant To whom it my concern. I am hearby objecting to the proposed waste to energy plant in dandenong south based on the following: 1. My family and i live in keysborough and It is absurd to have such a plant emitting pollutants in the air so close to home. It will make our current generation and the future generation, kids,adults and elderly people sick from all the toxic gas. I did not sign up to come live here to have such a bad future health. 2. The noise and constant traffic from the plant will not only be a detriment to the existing traffic problems we have in the area but will also devalue the property we own today which will plummet due to pollution noise, health hazard- no one will want to come live here. 3. It will be a catastrophe if the plant is to have some sort of malfunction and all the toxic gas was to escape and could potentially kill people in an area where lots of population is so close and not enough warning for people to evacuate. I hope this email finds your utmost consideration Please consider the public at large , their safety , their health and wellbeing and stop being greedy for money. Thank you keysborough resident Get Outlook for iOS 1 From: Sent: Monday, 9 December 2019 4:45 PM To: works.approvals Subject: Waste-to-energy facility in Dandenong South To whom it may concern: Regarding the Waste-to-energy facility in Dandenong South, out of the 3 methods to process waste using burning, incineration is by far the worst for the surrounding environment. This method is usually used in developing countries. Very harmful gases are produced as a byproduct of the process. Depending on how the wind blows these gases can travel in any direction. The incineration process leaves lots of ashes that should be dumped in a landfill. This ash is like nuclear waste, with the presence of heavy metals in it. so if this ash gets dumped at the proposed landfill, that would be another disaster waiting to happen in the future. The exclusion zone of 1.5 km must not have anything, no houses, no businesses, no industries etc. Also note harmful gases will reach far beyond this exclusion zone. The general waste would've to be dumped in to an open setting before conveyed into the incinerator. The open dumpster will never be cleaned fully and can accumulate both biological and chemical nasties. this incinerator was to be built alongside the Australian paper factory in Traralgon to produce electricity for their operations. And the ash could be tried to a landfill somewhere nearby that is not close to people.