project · 3 meetings
Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct
Context
- Tracked aliases include Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct.
Mentions
- Central subject of AGM motions, waste planning and community concern.
- Recent Council resolution on this precinct affects updates to the infrastructure plan.
- Major waste project under scrutiny
- May trigger further scrutiny of the precinct and delay or reshape waste infrastructure plans.
- Residents concerned about waste planning, incineration, approvals and governance in Neerabup will see that these issues remain active and contested.
- This may shape future recycling and waste facilities, including planning for a northern community recycling centre.
Decisions
Independent investigation proposed for Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct
Electors supported a motion calling for an independent investigation into all aspects of the Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct and associated waste services, including approvals and processes.
May trigger further scrutiny of the precinct and delay or reshape waste infrastructure plans.
Topics
Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct and AGM motions
Discussion material indicated Council's recommended response supported circular economy principles but preserved the City's ability to consider future waste management options for the NRRP, subject to further engagement and approvals. Questions also raised the scope of any DWER assessment, legal spending, buffer zones and alternatives.
Residents concerned about waste planning, incineration, approvals and governance in Neerabup will see that these issues remain active and contested.
Waste Infrastructure Plan 2025-2045
Administration prepared a community-facing document summarising the Talis report. It will be updated to reflect Council’s recent resolution on the Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct, then presented to Council for adoption. The recommendation will include starting site selection for a northern community recycling centre.
This may shape future recycling and waste facilities, including planning for a northern community recycling centre.
Waste and Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct
Multiple motions focused on the Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct, including opposition to waste-to-energy, calls for an independent investigation, requests for governance and financial documentation, and scrutiny of the project’s compliance and planning basis.
The precinct is a major local issue with potential impacts on waste services, planning, environment and trust in decision-making.
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