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Asbestos Not Being Dealt With At Binalong Tip

Binalong residents are at their Wit’s End with Yass Valley Council, with the newly installed Council yet to act on the re-opening of the Binalong Transfer Station. It was discovered that after a fire at the site burnt out, that some asbestos was present. Council shut the transfer station and provided the following directive: “Council is following direction from EPA in relation to the clean up at the Binalong Transfer Station. We cannot give you an estimated opening time at this stage. We are unable to place any additional garbage services in Binalong and ask residents to use the Yass or Bowning Transfer Stations during their normal operating hours until this matter is resolved. We appreciate your patience while Council works to return the Binalong Transfer Station to normal operating conditions, following the recent fire.”

It’s clear Council isn’t doing anything. Patience has run out and did so a long time again. Although Binalong is mentioned as a great place to live in the video advert for a new General Manager, the reality does not meet the verbal description when it currently comes to liveability. Many residents have been travelling as far as Harden to rid themselves of their waste which is piling up. A similar asbestos incident was announced in Murrumburrah in November which has caused untold damage to the town’s reputation as travellers stopped at amenities next to signage and orange bunting next to the bbq and toilet areas.

A Binalong resident who wished to remain nameless spoke to the Times about the situation “The Binalong Transfer Station was closed on the second of September and they haven’t given any explanation to why it was closed.

“Every time I complained or carried on they just said it’s not dangerous to Binalong but we have to be very careful of staff who work there.

 

“People are taking their garbage to Harden, Galong, Bookham, wherever suits people depending on what side of town they are on.

 

“Locals are taking some of the big bins into town so they don’t have to go to the tip very often.

“Rubbish is also being dumped at the truck stop. I asked why couldn’t they put big bins just outside the gate for the moment until they get their act together.

 

“They promised me something will happen before the 28th February.”

The Times will contact Council for an explanation in next week’s paper, however, with the station closed since September residents are about to reach month five without any explanation. Is the plan to keep it closed altogether, with the Yass settlement strategy aimed at progressing villages on the south eastern part of the Council? We hope to find out for readers.

 

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