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Ninety-eight vehicles were also dumped in the parks during this period, which cost about $40,000 to remove. Only 15 of them were taken care of by an insurance company or owner. ECan parks and forests team leader James Page said park rangers now had warrants to issue infringement notices and fines to anyone caught dumping rubbish. Simon O'Connor/Stuff A seagull plays with rubbish that has been left in a car park. (File photo) Alleged offenders would have 28 days to pay the infringement notice, and once it was paid the notice would be published on ECan’s website for 12 months. “We are a...

Anyone caught dumping rubbish in one of Canterbury’s regional parks can now be stung for $750, and will be named on the regional council’s website.

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Chesterfield-style couch, mattress, suitcases and furniture have formed part of an illegal dumping site in central Springvale. The pile – one of multitudes in Greater Dandenong – has grown over several days on Queens Avenue opposite Buckingham Avenue. After being alerted on Monday 8 March, Greater Dandenong Council reported the mess to VicTrack, which owns the site adjoining the city-bound railway line. The eye-sore shocked councillor Richard Lim, who has publicly pledged to beautify Springvale as a tourist attraction. “It’s a very bad image for Springvale, and...

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Council crackdown on illegal dumping 14 Dec, 2020 03:00 PM 3 minutes to read Rubbish dumped illegally at Papaiti. Photo / Paul Brooks Wanganui Midweek After a Midweek story earlier this year about fly-tipping along the Papaiti riverbank, and piles of stinking rubbish spoiling tourists' and locals' riverside experience, it is good to see there are moves to stop this practice. Councillor Rob Vinsen, who heads Whanganui District Council's Waste Minimisation Advisory Group, is spearheading a campaign to crack down on illegal rubbish dumping in our district. Cr Vinsen says while illegal dumping is...