Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Natalie SULEYMAN (St Albans – Minister for Veterans, Minister for Small Business and Employment, Minister for Youth) (10:05): I want to raise a critical issue on behalf of my residents of Kealba. On Monday Kealba residents met with me and Brimbank City Council. This follows news from the EPA that they are withdrawing from VCAT proceedings and suspending Barro’s Kealba landfill licence. We were less than impressed to say the least. The hot spot fires started in December 2019 and six years later they are still burning. This has had terrible consequences for my local community and my neighbours and has affected the health and wellbeing of my constituents. We have a very strong message: enough is enough. We will fight tooth and nail to keep the gates closed and locked at Kealba landfill, and I will work with Brimbank City Council, the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Planning to ensure that no stone is left unturned. Barro, you are not welcome in our community. Furthermore, the Barro Group have behaved like cowboys: irresponsible, neglectful, misleading and dodgy to the core. My community and I are united against this landfill, and we will continue to fight against Barro. And when we fight together, we will win.