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Fun for the family Local police are putting away their weapons and putting on their smiles for the Watergardens Community Fun Day. Watergardens Shopping Centre will play host to a day endorsed by Victoria Police and Brimbank council on Saturday, October 19. At the event, children can meet police officers and other emergency service representatives, with a range of activities and entertainment for the whole family. Police motorbikes will be available for kids to jump on, famous cartoon characters will be roaming the crowd and a sausage sizzle will be cooked up for all to enjoy. The event will take place in the car park area in front of the Sydenham Library, from 10am to 3pm. Watergardens Shopping Centre is currently under extra police supervision as part of Operation Cavalcade, and will remain that way until October 12. Other popular centres such as Woodgrove Shopping Centre and Sunshine, St Albans, and Melton stations are also under higher levels of supervision, in attempts to reduce and catch violence and other crimes. Brimbank Police senior constable Amanda Hall, leading senior constable Matt Mudie, leading senior sergeant John Harris, and Watergardens staff Minnie Phinkosol, Julie Watson and Muhammad Ali. (Damjan Janevski) 432469_01
Fire caused no harm: EPA By Gerald Lynch The factory fire in Derrimut has been confirmed to have caused little or no harm to nearby residents, according to a report from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). On July 10, a large fire broke out at a chemical factory at 118 Swann Drive. The fire burned for approximately six hours before being brought under control. An EPA spokesperson said air quality was not an issue during or after the fire. “The report shows that while solvents stored
in the factory produced potentially harmful emissions during the fire and contaminated firewater that flowed into local waterways, particularly Laverton Creek, the temperature of the fire pushed the smoke plume to a high altitude,” the spokesperson said. “As a result, air quality was a low risk to human health to nearby residents. “Chemicals in all local waterways were below levels that could pose a risk to human health but chemical levels in Kayes Drain and Laverton Creek could have been harmful to fish. “This was resolved quickly and there was no
evidence of harm to wildlife. “There was no evidence of harm in Cherry Creek or Cherry Lake and we did not find any persistent chemicals – like heavy metals or Perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).” The report provided an overview of the air and water quality monitoring during and after the fire. It assessed any human health risks associated with air and water quality, as well as risks to the aquatic environment. Both air and water quality testing results found little or no risk of harm to nearby residents. Any localised impacts to waterways
were short lived. Air quality during the fire posed a low risk to human health due to the high temperature of the fire pushing the smoke plume to a high altitude, and wind conditions dispersing and diluting the smoke. Water quality testing showed there was a low risk to human health through accidental ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. The EPA will hold a community information session to discuss the report and answer community questions, on Monday, October 14, from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Sasella Park Hall in Deer Park.
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