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Asbestos plans dumped
Thursday, 30 September 2004
Attempts to allow asbestos to be accepted at the Nuriootpa rubbish tip have been scrapped.
Remove All Rubbish, which operates the tip, withdrew its week-old application, which sought to allow asbestos to be dumped at the site, following pressure from the community.
Light Regional Council chief executive officer Peter Beare said he had numerous discussions with Remove All's general manager Pat Gillman before the application was pulled.
"I made him aware of the heightened concern from the community and the business sector," Mr Beare said.
"I explained to him the value of the Brand Barossa and the impact that this (asbestos dumping) would have on the national and international image of the Barossa as being clean and green."
Mr Gillman was also made aware of a public meeting that had been planned for October 5 by Member for Schubert Ivan Venning.
Several vineyards that are near the dump site have recently invested considerable money to improve their production, including Yalumba Wines and Southcorp.
"I told him there was a very strong resentment of any possibility of asbestos being dumped in the Barossa Valley."
"I believe they (Remove All Rubbish) have other options available to them that are much more appropriate, sites that are more remote."
The council received the application two weeks ago but after an initial assessment deemed that it fell under the jurisdiction of the State Government's Development Assessment Commission (DAC) because of the seriousness of the application.
Council was still determined to submit an application to DAC, voicing its concerns. But during last week's council meeting, Mr Beare received notice that the application had been withdrawn.
Mr Venning said he cancelled the public meeting following the successful negotiations council had with Remove All Rubbish.
"The Brand Barossa can not be undervalued - it is an intangible asset which would be under threat if the Barossa was seen by the national and international markets to lose its clean and green status."
Mr Gillman declined to comment.
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