Garbage rates may rise for oval works

Council's garbage rate may have to increase by $2.20 to maintain sports grounds which were previously rubbish tips.

In a report to the council, officers have stated that former waste sites such as James Browne Oval and Rogers Park were poorly compacted and decomposed at differing rates.

This caused ripples in the playing surface, poor drainage and significant risk to ground users, according to the report.

The Domestic Waste Management Charge has funded the scheme at $200,000 per year since 2004.

The report estimated that an additional $200,000 per year would be needed for the continuation of the Landfill Rehabilitation Scheme for the next 10 years.

The Landfill Rehabilitation Scheme (LRS) was implemented to provide funding for the rehabilitation of sports grounds which were former landfill sites.

Council officers said the grounds continued to require remediation or full rehabilitation works to ensure their suitability for use.

The allocation of the additional $200,000 per annum to the LRS would increase the annual Domestic Waste Management Charge by approximately $2.20.

The February report indicated that there was an urgent need for rehabilitation of Adcock Park with many other grounds also with a substantial to moderate need for rehabilitation in the short term.

At the top of the priority list was most of Adcock Park followed by James Browne, Frost Reserve, Rogers Park, Austin Butler then Hylton Moore.

Council agenda CIT.16, 24 Jun 2008