HOW WE REDUCED EMISSION IMPACTS
‘Our prime concern is to ensure the safety of residents and the environment.’

Cranbourne landfill

Summary
We responded to a difficult situation affecting a residential development in Cranbourne in Melbourne’s east when methane gas escaped from the Stevensons Road landfill.

What we did
Our prime concern is to ensure the safety of residents and the environment. Our aim is to ensure the former Stevensons Road landfill complies with the Environment Protection Act 1970.
We worked closely with many agencies, including the City of Casey and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) to ensure the safety of residents.

The EPA, CFA and the City of Casey engaged with the community by door-knocking homes, providing residents with information packs, and holding community and street corner meetings and community open days. This enabled us to inform large groups of people of the potential risks and how residents could protect themselves and their families. The long-term plan for this site includes an upgrade of the gas extraction system and the construction of an $11 million deep trench wall.

To provide certainty to Victorians following the Cranbourne incident, we assessed landfill gas movement from 260 closed and operating landfills across the state. The assessment found no other sites impacting homes in the same way as Stevensons Road.