WSN CAC

							WSN Environmental Solutions
Lucas Heights Waste and Recycling Centre
Community Advisory Committee

Meeting Notes
Meeting Date: 18 June 2008 - 6:30 – 8.30pm
Location: Club Menai, Banksia 1 Room - 44 – 60 Allison Cres, Menai

Chaired By: Anne Cummins Minuted by: Ian Wilson
Attendees:
                                            WSN Environmental Solutions
Community Members                           Representatives
Ken Deere ( KD)                             Judy White (JW) – Technical Manager
Ian Koln (IK)                               Environment
Ken McDonell (KM)                           Elissa Bishop (EB) – Team Leader
Martin Pike (MP)                            Environment

Id Planning                                       DECC
Anne Cummins (AC)                                 Belinda Lake (BL)
Ian Wilson (IW)
                                                  ANSTO
Sutherland Shire Council                          Ryan Gilchrist (RG)
Andrew Macsi (AM) – Project Manager Lucas
Heights Development                               Apologies
                                                  John Ross
                                                  Ross Manolas


Item   Issue                                                              Action    By When

       Welcome
       AC (Facilitator)
        • Welcomed everyone to the meeting and advised the group
          that Susan Crick had resigned from WSN Environmental
          Solutions
1.0    Minutes
       Amendments/acceptance of draft December minutes.
       • None raised – March 2008 minutes adopted.
2.0    Business Arising

       • No Business Arising
4.0    Operations and Environmental Update
       EB
       • Tabled a copy of the June 2008 CAC Update and provided a
          verbal overview.
4.1    Mini Bike Club
       MP
       • Questioned if there was a date for the relocation of the mini-
          bike club
       JW
       • Advised that WSN were still in discussion with council and
          could not provide a date.
       RG
       • Questioned if a new site had been agreed.
          JW
       • Advised that WSN were still in discussion with council about
          the location of the new site

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Community Advisory Committee

Item   Issue                                                               Action    By When


       AC
       • Questioned if the extent of infrastructure that the mini-bike
          club needed to move.
       MP
       • Advised that, while there were only a couple of buildings to
          relocate though there was a bit of track infrastructure that
          needed moving.
       • Advised that a couple of deep holes had recently been dug in
          the car park and had expressed his concern to Guy Russell
          that the holes had not been filled in afterwards.
       EB
       • Advised that she would follow this up directly with Guy           EB        June 08
          Russell and contact MP with the outcome.

4.2        Community Feedback on the Operations Update

       IK
       • Questioned if an increase of odours associated with organic
          matter was a machine function or wind.
       JW
       • Advised that the odour increase was just the deeper smell of
          the organic matter.

       IK
       • Questioned if there had been any leachate overflows during
          the recent rain.

       EB
       • Advised that there had been no leachate overflows, though
          there was water overflow from the council dam
       AM
       • Advised that the council dam had filled after 2 days of rain in
          February.
       • Advised that construction activities associated with the dam
          were now completed.
5.0    Community Feedback on odours
       MP
       • Advised that there have been a couple of strong odours
          associated with the cooler mornings in the bottom of the
          valley near Mill Creek though the odours dissipate once the
          sun is up.
       KM
       • Advised that he has noticed odours while driving along
          Heathcote Road around 8 -9pm

       EB
       • Questioned what the odour smelt like.
       KM
       • Advised like a tip smell



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Community Advisory Committee

Item   Issue                                                                 Action     By When

       JW
       •    Updated the group on the construction of an AWT facility at
            Lucas Heights. The Alternative Waste Technology (AWT) is a
            positive direction when considering the present focus on
            Greenhouse Gas issues. An AWT has recyclables recovery
            from household waste before the treatment process. And the
            treatment process enables the almost complete capture of
            methane which is burnt to generate electricity. A similar
            facility will be opened at Jacks Gully in July 2008.
       IK
       •    Questioned the best way to educate the community regarding
            disposal of rubbish.
       JW
       •    Advised that the community relies on councils to do this
       MP
       •    Questioned why the grass is dying in the council recreational
            areas.
       AM
       •    Advised that it was to do with the introduction of a new grass
            to the golf course and that the grass should go back.
       KM
       •    Requested that WSN provide site maps on the Sept site tour.
6.0    Actions
                                                                                        Done
       •    Publish review of CAC operation notes
       •    Provision of a map for future meetings                                      Done
       •    Amend Operations report                                                     Done
7.0         General Business
            No general business was reported

OPEN ACTIONS
Meeting     Issue                                                            Assigned        By
Ref.                                                                            To          When
18.6.08      Contact MP about holes in the mini-bike club car park           EB             June
  4.1                                                                                       08
Next Meeting
9am Saturday September 20 2008
Lucas Heights 2 Office, adjacent to weighbridge, Lucas Heights Waste and Recycling Centre, New
Illawarra Road


List of Attachments to Minutes:
Lucas Heights Waste and Recycling Centre Community Advisory Committee Update June 2008
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