South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:52): (1823) My constituency question is for the Minister for Environment. My constituent is a resident of Hampton Park. They have raised concerns about the monitoring of emissions at Veolia’s Taylors Road landfill in Dandenong South, a hazardous waste containment site. While licensed by the EPA, there are concerns that the EPA’s monitoring leaves many harmful emissions unmeasured. In particular, my constituent is concerned that harmful carcinogens, neurotoxins, PFAS and ultrafine particles are all not being monitored, leaving residents with inadequate air quality and putting their health at risk. So my constituent asks: will the minister consider expanding the emissions monitored by the EPA at the Taylors Road landfill site in Dandenong South?