A pensioner whose hens and cockerels roam outside his Penrith home has been slapped with a court order banning the birds from roaming during certain hours of
TWO fly-tippers have been fined a total of £520 after rubbish was dumped in Crawley. Crawley Borough Council s fraud and investigations team tracked down the men who were responsible for dumping rubbish in two separate cases. In September 2020, a man driving a silver Ford Transit was seen dumping various rubbish behind Langley Green Parade including a TV, suitcase, sofa plus black bags and a large cardboard box of household waste. CCTV from nearby premises recorded the flytipping taking place – an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. As a result, the man was slapped with a £120 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). In another case in July 2019, dumped trade waste from an address in London was discovered at Buchan Park Kennels on Crawley Borough Council land.
Woodside wants to drill a new gas field off north-west Western Australia and climate protests are gathering pace, with a final decision expected any day.
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Rogue operators illegally dropping waste across Melton dumping hotspots are exploiting legal loopholes, according to a frustrated councillor.
Coburn ward councillor Ashleigh Vandenberg is campaigning for more powers to tackle waste removal cowboys flouting what she sees as a lax monitoring system.
Cr Vandenberg warned that rubbish dumping is a serious environmental concern that can pose health risks to the local community.
“A growing amount of construction waste is being dumped on public and private properties which could potentially lead to contamination issues,” she said.
Under current state legislation, waste removal operators are not required to be licensed and don’t have to provide any evidence of proper waste disposal.
The former director of a resources company which failed to fulfil environment obligations and was refused exploration permits by the State Government has lost a bid to have the refusal overturned.