Central Murray Regional Waste Management Group
ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ending 30th June 2003
Annual Report 2002/2003
Central Murray Regional Waste Management Group
ANNUAL REPORT 2002/2003
Member Councils Buloke Shire Council Gannawarra Shire Council Loddon Shire Council Swan Hill Rural City Council Wakool Shire Council
Central Murray Staff Karen Fazzani – Executive Officer Julie Slater – Regional Education Officer
Page 2 Annual Report 2002/2003
Chairperson’s Report
The past year has seen quite a few changes for the Central Murray Waste Management Group as a result of legislation passed by the Victorian Parliament in June 2002, and Council elections held in four of our five member Councils in March 2003. The later resulting in three new Directors being appointed to the Group. The changes to the legislation saw the Regional Waste Management Group change their constitution to include the Shire of Wakool as a full member of the Central Murray Regional Waste Management Group and give them full voting rights. During the past twelve months the Central Murray Regional Waste Management Group has been involved in a number of activities which have assisted the Group in continuing to enhance its aim to work with all sectors to achieve sustainable reductions in waste and improvements in the management of residual waste streams. The Regional Waste Management Plan was put on hold awaiting EcoRecycle Victoria’s Solid Industrial Waste Strategy and Guidelines from the EPA. The review process will continue in 2003/2004 to update our Plan. The Group’s Education Trailer was officially launched by Minister Garbutt in Swan Hill on 1 August 2002 along with the upgraded Swan Hill Recycling Centre and Education Centre. Our Education Officer, Julie Slater, has been using the Trailer extensively to spread the message regarding the benefits of reducing, reusing, and recycling waste throughout our region. Stage Two of our Agricultural Waste Project is just about complete. Another asset to the region was officially launched on the first of April 2003 in the form of Martin’s Mobile Cranes new mobile scrap metal compactor, which will be used in the regular collection of waste metal from landfills in the Region Some of the Region’s Member Councils have been extremely proactive with their commitment to waste reduction. The year has seen a number of improvements made at landfills and transfer stations across the region. Finally, I would like to thank the past and present Board, particularly the Advisory members and staff, for their support over the past twelve months. The coming year will see more challenges in store for the Regional Waste Management Group including the staging of a Buy Green Expo in Swan Hill during August 2003.
Frank Maher Frank Maher Chairperson, CMRWMG
Page 3 Annual Report 2002/2003
Regional Achievements 2002/2003