Protest hits waste incinerator

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Protest hits waste incinerator

By Bill Mason

BRISBANE — With placards declaring "School kids demand clean air", some 40 protesters met outside state parliament on November 16 to oppose the continued use of Ace Waste incinerators at Willawong.

The group have rejected a 10-point management plan proposed by the Environment and Heritage Department and demanded the permanent closure of the two oldest incinerators on the site.

The residents' group is planning an ongoing program of "direct action" to achieve its demands.

Pallara State School parents and citizens' representative Leigh Harris said the school had been writing letters of concern about the incinerators for years. Some parents had noticed their children's asthma had worsened when there were smells coming from the area.

Labor MLA Len Ardill called for alternative sites and disposal methods to be explored.

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