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Refuse Disposal<br />

<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Geelong</strong> Council is the authority responsible for the collection and<br />

disposal <strong>of</strong> refuse within the study area.<br />

Council has a Waste Management Future Directions (WMFD) Strategy that<br />

identifies that there is not a need for any further putrescible landfill sites and that<br />

the Drysdale landfill will become the significant regional site. This is confirmed by<br />

the Barwon Regional Waste Management Group, which is currently reviewing its<br />

Regional Waste Management Plan. Drysdale landfill has at least 20 years life<br />

remaining, up to possibly 40 year depending on the potential to use an adjacent<br />

Council owned quarry.<br />

The WMFD Strategy is based on working towards the targets <strong>of</strong> the State “Towards<br />

Zero Waste Strategy” and identifies the need to investigate the provision <strong>of</strong> an<br />

Integrated Resource Recovery Centre (IRRC) to replace the Corio landfill upon its<br />

closure at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 and to maximise materials recovery for the whole<br />

municipality and the Barwon region. It is intended that the Centre cater for the<br />

receipt <strong>of</strong> all waste, recovery <strong>of</strong> whatever material possible, and the disposal <strong>of</strong><br />

residual waste to landfill (at Drysdale). Council advises that the investigation into<br />

the IRRC has commenced.<br />

If given the go-ahead, the IRRC could be located within the proposed industrial<br />

area at Marshall. This would provide a centralised treatment facility with easy<br />

access to/from existing refuse facilities, and one which could service the<br />

developing Armstrong Creek area by making use <strong>of</strong> the proposed east-west link<br />

road. Future technologies for converting waste to energy could then implemented,<br />

with generated electricity being supplied direct to the local grid for distribution. It is<br />

understood that the Marshall employment zone would cater for service industries,<br />

where demand is likely to be significant, and a local electrical supply would be<br />

readily absorbed.<br />

4.9.3 PRINCIPLES – UTILITY SERVICES<br />

The following principles should guide the development <strong>of</strong> the Armstrong Creek<br />

<strong>growth</strong> area:<br />

P 9.1 Rainwater harvesting (eg. rainwater tanks) and low water use gardens<br />

should be standard requirements for all new buildings in the <strong>growth</strong><br />

area.<br />

P 9.2 New development in the <strong>growth</strong> area should incorporate leading edge<br />

water supply strategies, and alternative water supplies such as<br />

recycled water (including ‘3 rd Pipe’) or the use <strong>of</strong> stormwater should be<br />

explored.<br />

ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)<br />

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