BCRG Update 07_2017, EPA fines tyre storage

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Brooklyn company Tyre-Lug Services (Barro Group Pty Ltd) more than $7,500 for storing more than 5000 equivalent passenger units (EPU) of waste tyres without an EPA licence.

EPA Metro Manager Daniel Hunt said the large stockpile, which was the equivalent of about 150,000 standard waste car tyres, had been reduced by about half but the company still had work ahead to become compliant with an EPA notice.

“While the company has begun reducing its stockpile, it has not met an EPA deadline to arrange waste tyre stockpiles and maintain stockpile separation distances as required under the Victorian Fire Services’ tyre storage guidelines,” Mr Hunt said.

The company now has until 30 April 2017 to either reduce its stockpile to below 5000 EPU or to obtain an EPA licence. Read more

The next BCRG meeting will be held in ‘open house’ format at the earlier time. Drop in any time between 4pm - 7pm on 8 March at the Brooklyn Community Hall in Cypress Avenue.

We hope to attract a broader range of community attendees, who will be able to speak one-on-one with representatives from EPA, state government, Councils, and industry about their efforts to improve Brooklyn’s air quality.

There will also be a BCRG booth at the event – we would love you to stop by and tell us what you think about our normal BCRG format, and how it might be improved in the future.

All are welcome; please publicise this opportunity broadly within your networks….see link to flyer above.

Media Release: 22 Feb 2017: EPA encourages community to attend open house information session at Brooklyn Read the full media release here!

3) Tours of the Air Monitoring Station, Brooklyn

EPA’s Applied Sciences Group will also be conducting tours of the air monitoring station at Brooklyn Reserve during the Open House /Drop in session.
Tours will take place at 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30 and leave from the Brooklyn Community Hall.

Each tour has a limit of 4 people so please register online or at the front desk on the day.

You must assemble at the front desk 15 mins prior to the tour leaving or your spot will be given to someone else as places are limited.

4) BCRG Community action on Monitoring
At the BCRG forum in November 2016 the following action was recorded.

161116_2: Community members to approach EPA Victoria to discuss other options for dust monitoring closer to the industrial precinct.

The BCRG Open House on March 8 offers an excellent opportunity to catch up with the EPA Victoria staff to discuss this.