In 2014–15 we helped a number of rural and regional local governments The total funding available for this program over the four years to meet the new requirements for landfill liners outlined in Victoria’s of implementation is $3.95 million. Best Practice Environmental Management regulatory tool. Landfill liners are a great practical solution but they require significant capital Further progress is also being made through allocation of investment. Our $3.5 million Transition Support Fund provides financial $9.75 million by the Victorian government between 2014–17 for support for installation of liners over the four years of the program. This improving resource recovery centres/transfer stations and year we funded completed landfill liner installations rural landfill infrastructure across Victoria (Figure 5). As 15 landfills in Cobram, Bairnsdale and Castlemaine. By the end of 2015–16 we’ll are to be closed across the life of the program, eight more need have supported the installation of liners in 14 new landfill cells. The to be closed by the end of 2016–17. project is being delivered in partnership with 33 local governments and seven new waste and resource recovery groups. Victoria’s FIGURE 5: NEW AND PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRES/TRANSFER STATIONS AND RURAL LANDFILL INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS VICTORIA. Rural and Regional Landfill Support program (new resource recovery centres/transfer stations) Rural and regional resource recovery centre/transfer station upgrades (Rural and Regional Transfer Station Upgrade Fund)
The total funding available for this program over the four years of implementation is $3.95 million. Further progress is also being made through allocation of $9.75 million by the Victorian government between 2014–17 for improving resource recovery centres/transfer stations and rural landfill infrastructure across Victoria (Figure 5). As 15 landfills are to be closed across the life of the program, eight more need to be closed by the end of 2016–17. In 2014–15 we helped a number of rural and regional local governments to meet the new requirements for landfill liners outlined in Victoria’s Best Practice Environmental Management regulatory tool. Landfill liners are a great practical solution but they require significant capital investment. Our $3.5 million Transition Support Fund provides financial support for installation of liners over the four years of the program. This year we funded completed landfill liner installations in Cobram, Bairnsdale and Castlemaine. By the end of 2015–16 we’ll have supported the installation of liners in 14 new landfill cells. The project is being delivered in partnership with 33 local governments and Victoria’s seven new waste and resource recovery groups. FIGURE 5: NEW AND PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRES/TRANSFER STATIONS AND RURAL LANDFILL INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS VICTORIA. Rural and Regional Landfill Support program (new resource recovery centres/transfer stations) Rural and regional resource recovery centre/transfer station upgrades (Rural and Regional Transfer Station Upgrade Fund)
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