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Huntington’s fundraiser a win-win Ron, pictured with a prize bear, came up trumps during an auction at Selandra Rise Retirement Village’s annual fundraiser for Huntington’s Victoria on 27 May. The event was conducted by Selandra Rise resident Maurice Browne who has lost his wife and son to Huntington’s disease. An amazing $3000 was raised. For more on the story, go to page 11
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Incinerator doubt By Ethan Benedicto With World Environment Day roughly a week away, discourse with southeastern councils’ decision to opt for waste-to-energy incinerators is rife, as experts call for more clarity and engagement. The most recent update for an alternative to the rapidly-growing landfills saw the Greater Dandenong Council pledge $50,000 to being titled as a ‘Class A’ participant in the South
East Metropolitan Advanced Waste Processing (SEMAWP) project, just two months prior. Formed in 2021, SEMAWP is a consortium of southeast councils and includes Casey, Cardinia, Knox and Bayside City to name a few. Federation University engineering lecturer Dr Harpreet Singh Kandra said that more clarity was needed, and that “let’s not say that waste to energy is the only solution”. “For every problem, you have to take a
multi-pronged approach, all of which is driven by data. “We really need implementation of an integrated and sustainable waste management system, we may not be able to get rid of landfill sites altogether but if we have to go on the path of waste-to-energy, we need to take small steps – calculated and informed steps,” he said. Fellow Federation University engineering associate professor, Ayon Chakraborty, said
that while he is “totally for it”, he can “understand the apprehensions related to the gasses that’s coming out”. “I feel like we need to have proper protective gears around it [and] I think we also need to speak with the community, get the community into confidence before jumping into it – that discussion needs to happen before taking a unilateral decision,” he said. Continued page 11
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