Court reacts hard to concrete dumper
Building waste dumped along roadsides on the Mornington Peninsula.
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A POLLUTER has been fined $50,000 in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for illegally dumping tonnes of concrete along roadsides, many on the Mornington Peninsula.
Kashyap Shingari, who pleaded guilty, was also placed on a two year corrections order to perform 300 hours of community service, Tuesday 23 February. He was also ordered to pay costs Mornington Peninsula Shire’s $9295 cost and Casey Council’s $1610 to remove the concrete, as well as Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s legal costs.
Magistrate Richard Pithouse described the offending as “extraordinary” and commented, “If there was a power under the Act … I would jail you for an extended period of time. The message has to get out to the community that you do not dump rubbish.”
The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has welcomed the successful prosecution of a serial concrete dumper.
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) led the investigation, which was supported by multiple government agencies (including the Mornington Peninsula Shire), media and the public, leading to the win at the Magistrates Court on Tuesday (23 Feb).
Kashyap Shingari pleaded guilty on multiple counts of illegal dumping of concrete slabs at roadside locations around Melbourne. He was fined $50,000, placed on a two-year community corrections order to perform 300 hours of community service and must pay the costs incurred by Casey ($1610) and Mornington Peninsula Shire councils ($9295) in removing the concrete slabs, in addition to EPA’s legal costs.