Hallam Road Landfill restorative project

The Supreme Court orders Veolia Recycling & Recovery Pty Ltd to pay $1 million into our restorative justice project account. This money must fund one or more projects that benefit the environment and local community.

$1 million is transferred into our restorative justice project account.

This is the first stage of community consultation on what the funds will be used for.

At this in-person session we:

• hear from community
• share the criteria for project submissions
• present examples of successful projects.

Registration for the conference will open soon.

The session is run by an independent facilitator. They provide a report to us with recommendations and outcomes from the session.

We take these recommendations into account when making decisions about project selection.

Submissions open for expressions of interest that:

• address the project eligibility criteria in the restorative project orders guideline
• align with recommendations from the community conference
• can be delivered with the available funding
• benefits the community in the vicinity of the Hallam Road Landfill.

We will make an expression of interest form available after the community conference. This can be supported with additional information and materials.

A selection panel of EPA staff recommends projects to our CEO for funding. The CEO makes the final decision on which project(s) are funded.

Funding, monitoring and reporting requirements are agreed between the project leads and EPA. We also ensure there is an audit trail so that all involved are accountable.

Once the agreed requirements of the project(s) are met, we audit the project to confirm delivery and expenditure.

We publish a report of our findings to ensure transparency.