The Westsider article February 2025
Inner Westies may have won the first battle against plans to expand a steel cement facility but the war is not over against that and other proposals in the pipeline.
In December Maribyrnong City Council unanimously rejected its executive’s recommendation to grant a permit for the expansion of Steel Cement in Yarraville. The decision came on the back of significant community concerns addressed by members of the Maribyrnong Truck Action Group …
Opposition to the Steel Cement expansion is part of a range of community concerns regarding proposals likely to amplify existing pollution and health issues in the inner west …
The bigger picture is critically important in assessing planning applications such as that of Steel Cement, which may still be contested in VCAT.
Currently the EPA is considering a new licence application for the storage of dangerous goods in Coode Island. The proposed facility would store approximately 230 tanks containing foodstuffs, combustible liquids and dangerous goods, 1.2km from the Yarraville Village. The EPA will be making a decision on this licence application this year. This sort of application is of great concern as there has been no transparency about the application and what the potential hazards might be.