Rich History in Hawthorn Swimming RSL Billiard Table Clinic he problem with e-waste residents will have to take their business. being disposed like this e-waste to one of 121 new or Smaller e-waste items 3 4 and ultimatly ending up in upgraded e-waste collection such as batteries can be landfill, is that generally these sites within Victoria, with most dropped off at Bunnings and Aldi products are made with toxic sites at council-operated facili- in-store battery collection metals like lead and mercury ties. Here, electronics will be points. Ikea also collects batter- THE GLENFERRIE TIMES that can eventually seep into stripped and sorted for recycla- ies and light bulbs. Australian Post the environment. In Victoria ble components. outlets, including our local post Vol. 2, edn. 27 An independent paper for the locals and traders of Glenferrie. May/June 2019 alone the Currently some office at 782 Glenferrie Road, ABC report- e-waste recycling initiatives do Hawthorn, have ink cartridge Ban on E-Waste from ed projec- already exist in our area of recycling boxes. tions that Glenferrie Hawthorn. Swinburne To dispose of large Victoria’s Landfill e-waste will University and the Hawthorn Aquatic e-waste items you can head to ustralia has been facing a number of changes and increase and Leisure Centre both have the Boroondara Recycling and A challenges with managing our recycling over the last from 109,000 MobileMuster drop-off points. Waste Centre, 648 Riversdale year. In January 2018 China stopped accepting Australia’s ustralia’s largest tonnes in MobileMuster is a mobile Road, Camberwell, only about recycling due to high contamination of the materials. This A artshow will show- 2015 to phone recycling project that 4km from Glenferrie change has seen Australian sorting facilities stock-pile case 1,300 works from 600 256,000 accepts old or broken mobile Hawthorn, where it is free to recycling and source alternative buyers and users for the top artists. The 54th tonnes in phones. The phones are collect- drop off recyclables and recyclable materials. Another change is about to hit our annual Camberwell Art 2035, making ed and disassembled into e-waste. In June the City of waste and recycling landscape. The State Government Show runs from 29 June to new e-waste components, then processed Boroondara will announce the recently announced that from 1 July 2019, Victorian residents 7 July and held at the regulations separately to maximise location of six e-waste collec- will be banned from disposing electronic goods, also known Swinburne University, ATC vital for the resource recovery. Any organi- tion banks across Boroondara. as e-waste, to landfill. Building 427 Burwood protection of sation can become a mobile Visit www.theglenferrie According to Road, Hawthorn. our environ- phone recycling collection times.com or www.boroonda Regulation 5 of Hosted by the Artwork at the 2018 Camberwell Art Show. ment. point, just contact MobileMus- ra.vic.gov.au for updates on the Environment Rotary Club of Camber- Saturday 29 June - Sunday 7 With new ter to have a green drop-off box e-waste. Protection (Sched- well, the event raises over July, 10:00am - 5:00pm, tickets regulations, placed in your office or uled Premises) $100,000 each year for different $10 adults (one day), $5 conces- Regulations 2017, Rotary community, youth and sion (one day), $25 season ticket e-waste includes international programs includ- and free for students 18 and “rechargeable ing Foodbank Victoria, polio under and Swinburne students. batteries, cathode eradication and more. Artist entries close 20 ray tube monitors The Gala Opening is May and can be made by and televisions, on Friday 28 June, following the prompts at the flat panel moni- 6:30pm-10:00pm, tickets are $55 Camberwell Art Show website. tors and televi- and include wine and gourmet For more information visit sions, information finger food, bookings online. www.camberwellartshow.org.au. technology and General admission, Tayla at Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre telecommunica- dropping off mobile phone to be recycled. tions equipment, Electoral Representation Review lighting and photovoltaic panels.” In short, this includes computers, computer accessories, televisions, mobile Continues on page 2... phones, light bulbs, ink cartridges and other products of the like. Currently e-waste is often disposed of by being taken to the tip or left on the nature strip for hard rubbish collection. Continues on page 2... Have You Noticed? Continues on page 3... Source: www.vec.vic.gov.au 1 The Glenferrie Times is an Ban on E-Waste from Victoria’s Landfill ...Continued from page 1 independent publication for he problem with e-waste residents will have to take their business. the traders, residents and T being disposed like this e-waste to one of 121 new or Smaller e-waste items visitors to the Glenferrie and ultimatly ending up in upgraded e-waste collection such as batteries can be precinct in Hawthorn. It is landfill, is that generally these sites within Victoria, with most dropped off at Bunnings and Aldi produced by a small team products are made with toxic sites at council-operated facili- in-store battery collection of Glenferrie locals who are metals like lead and mercury ties. Here, electronics will be points. Ikea also collects batter- dedicated to nurturing the that can eventually seep into stripped and sorted for recycla- community and providing a ies and light bulbs. Australian Post the environment. In Victoria forum for the betterment of ble components. outlets, including our local post alone the the area. We hope to Currently some office at 782 Glenferrie Road, ABC report- e-waste recycling initiatives do Hawthorn, have ink cartridge provide the people of Glenferrie with a relevant ed projec- already exist in our area of recycling boxes. and informative publica- tions that Glenferrie Hawthorn. Swinburne To dispose of large tion. e-waste will University and the Hawthorn Aquatic e-waste items you can head to ustralia has been facing a number of changes and increase and Leisure Centre both have the Boroondara Recycling and challenges with managing our recycling over the last Editor from 109,000 MobileMuster drop-off points. Waste Centre, 648 Riversdale year. In January 2018 China stopped accepting Australia’s Leon Pezzimenti tonnes in MobileMuster is a mobile Road, Camberwell, only about recycling due to high contamination of the materials. This 2015 to phone recycling project that 4km from Glenferrie Sub-Editor change has seen Australian sorting facilities stock-pile 256,000 accepts old or broken mobile Hawthorn, where it is free to Antonia Fleming recycling and source alternative buyers and users for the tonnes in phones. The phones are collect- drop off recyclables and recyclable materials. Another change is about to hit our 2035, making ed and disassembled into e-waste. In June the City of Writers waste and recycling landscape. The State Government new e-waste components, then processed Boroondara will announce the Kayley Langdon regulations separately to maximise location of six e-waste collec- recently announced that from 1 July 2019, Victorian residents Ivy Trim vital for the resource recovery. Any organi- tion banks across Boroondara. will be banned from disposing electronic goods, also known Ben Cardwell as e-waste, to landfill. protection of sation can become a mobile Visit www.theglenferrie our environ- phone recycling collection According to Photographs times.com or www.boroonda Bunnings at 230 ment. Regulation 5 of Kayley Langdon Burwood Road, point, just contact MobileMus- ra.vic.gov.au for updates on With new the Environment Ivy Trim Hawthorn in-store ter to have a green drop-off box e-waste. Protection (Sched- battery collection bin regulations, placed in your office or uled Premises) Printed at Triangle Office Regulations 2017, Printing Services Electoral Representation Review ...Continued from page 1 e-waste includes he Victorian Electoral councils of a similar population in metropolitan Melbourne. “rechargeable SPONSORSHIP T Commission (VEC) is batteries, cathode Continues on page 2... currently conducting a repre- Under Option A, which ray tube monitors Sponsorship of this sentation and subdivision is preferred by the VEC, the and televisions, publication is welcome. review of City of Boroondara. City of Boroondara would be flat panel moni- Please contact Leon The representation review split into four wards, with three tors and televi- Pezzimenti on 9819 4371. looks at the number of council- councillors per ward in three of sions, information lors, if a local council should be the wards, and two councillors technology and subdivided into wards or not, if representing the fourth ward. telecommunica- CONTACT subdivided then the review Currently Boroondara has 10 tions equipment, considers the number of wards, wards with one councilor per lighting and photovoltaic panels.” In short, this includes ward boundaries, number of ward. This shift from computers, computer accessories, televisions, mobile 817B Glenferrie Road councillors per ward and ward single-councillor wards to hold their single councillors phones, light bulbs, ink cartridges and other products of the Hawthorn 3122, VIC names. The subdivision review multi-councillor wards, the accountable and contact them like. Currently e-waste is often disposed of by being taken to looks at ensuring that voters VEC argues, allows residents to with ease. (03) 9819 4371 the tip or left on the nature strip for hard rubbish collection. are equally represented in each elect councillors with more Following the VEC's prelimi- sustainable.glenfer ward. diversity and range, while nary report the public had the [email protected] The review of City of avoiding citizens being opportunity to respond and Boroondara commenced 13 under-represented if their coun- www.theglenferrie make submissions. The VEC February 2019 and the VEC's cillor is absent.