Update on activity on an unlicensed parcel of land

On 22 September 2021, a formal environment protection order (EPO) was issued, instructing Belington to cease receipt, processing and storage of C&D waste material on the unlicensed Lot 2021 McLean Street, Beverley. The EPO included a compliance date of 30 November 2021 as the company had indicated it intended to remove the stockpiled material by this date.

The EPA has been monitoring the company's activity on Lot 2021 McLean Street in response to community complaints about dust and the stockpiling of material.

Belington has exercised its right of appeal in the Environment, Resources and Development Court, including the compliance date of 30 November 2021.

The EPA has required Belington to provide:

• a stockpile management plan
• a dust management plan
• classification of the stockpiled material
• a community engagement plan.

A new compliance date of 31 January 2022 was negotiated, and the EPA and Belington have been working on management plans to minimise dust moving off site and to ensure the safe removal of the stockpiled material in a way that will not cause further impact to the community.

On 22 December 2021, the EPA and Belington attended a conference in the Environment, Resources and Development Court where the company provided further information to support management of the material stockpiled on the unlicensed site.