By Jena Carr
Torquay may soon have a waste transfer station after the Surf Coast Shire Council agreed to deliver funds for strategic waste projects.
Council approved the transfer of $190,000 from the Waste Reserve to increase the Anglesea Landfill Transition Plan budget and establish a Torquay Transfer Station Plan during its October 24 meeting.
Councillor Rose Hodge said the decision to transfer funds to the reserve was part of council’s core services in “rates, roads and rubbish”.
“We’ve really got to work on what we are going to do in the future and this money will help decide that,” she said.
“We need to make sure we put money into planning where we know our best outputs of the project will help inform where waste management costs are and will influence where we have our charges.”
The budget for the Anglesea Landfill Transition Plan project will be increased by $70,000 to a total of $120,000, and the Torquay Transfer Station Plan project will also feature a budget of $120,000.
Cr Hodge said the plan for a future transfer station in Torquay was “a really important project” as it was expected that the Anglesea Landfill could reach capacity in 2027.
“We need to make sure we are very responsible in this area of waste management,” she said.
“If we can get it done, and then plan and budget for it in the future, it will be much easier for our residents knowing what we are doing with it.”
Shire officers will now begin planning for the closure of the Anglesea Landfill and future Torquay Transfer Station following the approved transfer of funds by Council.
