WEBVTT - 'Over it' - Illegal dumping plagues Henry Lawson Drive, residents fed up

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<v Speaker 1>Do you drive along Henry Lawson Drive at Padstow Heights

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<v Speaker 1>or specifically Alford's Point Road, River Road, Resby because I

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<v Speaker 1>received this message from James. James says I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>bring up an issue regarding Henry Lawson Drive Padstow Heights.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a number of large heavy vehicles trucks parked

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<v Speaker 1>alongside the road where they're serviced and they're washed, looks

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<v Speaker 1>like they've been abandoned. On top of that, people seem

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<v Speaker 1>to be dumping rubbish there. There are currently about four

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<v Speaker 1>piles in that section. I've co tacked the local council.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing's being done well. I've been sent some of the

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<v Speaker 1>photos and we're not talking bags of rubbish being dumped.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking at the photos, lots of tires, old tires. There

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<v Speaker 1>is a piano or maybe it's an organ that's been

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<v Speaker 1>dumped and a lot of other rubbish one three one

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<v Speaker 1>eight seven three. If if you're from that area, have

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<v Speaker 1>you seen the rubbish that's dumped along Henry Lawson Drive.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we contacted the Canterbury Banks Down Council about this.

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<v Speaker 1>They say Henry Lawson Drive is a state owned road

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<v Speaker 1>and the respect coonstibility falls on the RMS, having said

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<v Speaker 1>that if counselor is made aware of dump rubbish, steps

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<v Speaker 1>are taken to ensure it's removed. Recently a councilor report

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<v Speaker 1>outline some of the measures being undertaken to prevent illegal dumping.

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<v Speaker 1>Transport for New South Wales. Who's sort of response from them?

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<v Speaker 1>They say dumping is a serious offense. Transport for New

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<v Speaker 1>South Wales has identify where this is locating. We're working

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<v Speaker 1>with the appropriate contractor to remove the offending material. If

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<v Speaker 1>people witness I legal dumping, you can make a report. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk to James. James, tell me what happened? What

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<v Speaker 1>did you see?

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<v Speaker 2>Hi Clinton, thanks for having me on look. I contacted

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<v Speaker 2>to raise you about this ongoing issue at Henry Lawson

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<v Speaker 2>Drive at Padstow Heights, especially between that section of though

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<v Speaker 2>that you're talking about. What started to be one or

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<v Speaker 2>two trucks about four years ago has now become a

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<v Speaker 2>makeshift truck devot with about thirty heavy vehicles and trailers

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<v Speaker 2>regularly parked there, and I noticed them being washed and

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<v Speaker 2>serviced on the road side, which is causing what I

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<v Speaker 2>think would be possible serious environmental concerns. It's also a

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<v Speaker 2>safety issue. It's on a blind corner, so when the

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<v Speaker 2>trucks are pulling out of there, there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of misses that I've witnessed, and I'm sure other people

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<v Speaker 2>have witnessed as well. This spot is on the Georgia's

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<v Speaker 2>River catchment. It's right alongside Little Salt Pen Creek and

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<v Speaker 2>the Georgias River National Park, and it supports a vital

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<v Speaker 2>aquatic mangrove ecosystem, and they run off from these oils

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<v Speaker 2>and detergents and waste. You know, it threatens these areas

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<v Speaker 2>which are critical for the quality of the water in

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<v Speaker 2>our local wildlife. And to make it worse, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>been used as a dumping ground. This has been happening

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<v Speaker 2>for years. The locals are fully aware of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess you had two issues, he James. You

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<v Speaker 1>have the fact that the trucks are parked there so

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<v Speaker 1>using as you point out, as a depot. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>the rubbish that's been left behind, which I'm assuming some

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<v Speaker 1>of it's coming from these trucks.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not blaming these truck drivers. They've got to park

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<v Speaker 2>their trucks somewhere, but I believe it's not the appropriate

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<v Speaker 2>location to park them. But there's trades people and that

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<v Speaker 2>are just been reverting their dump trucks. They're their little

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<v Speaker 2>tippers and their trailers and then just chucking the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>out and doing the runner.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder whether maybe it's and we're just speculating here,

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<v Speaker 1>whether some people are dumping all this garbage. And as

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned that, we're not talking just bags of rubbish.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a piano and one of the photos have

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<v Speaker 1>been sent because those trucks are parked there. Whether they

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<v Speaker 1>think they can hide the rubbish effectively behind those trucks.

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent. Yes, it seems to be more behind

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<v Speaker 2>the trucks than than out in the open. But there's

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<v Speaker 2>a little park that no one uses unfortunately. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful little spot where the ROMs does truck inspections and

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<v Speaker 2>that's a regular dumping spot too.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, thanks letting us know about that. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>put you in the running for our Word on the Street.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to actually get this rectified, obviously by the

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<v Speaker 1>local Council of Transport for New South Wales. Good on you, James.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, if you see something around Sydney that we should

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<v Speaker 1>know about, that's what word on the street is all

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<v Speaker 1>about word on the street for temper, a great night's sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>night after night. The difference is temper and James is

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<v Speaker 1>going on the running to win our temper cooling pillows tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you see something like this, let us know,

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<v Speaker 1>but been trigued to know whether you've actually passed this

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<v Speaker 1>spot Henry Lawson Drive. Look, it's such a busy part

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<v Speaker 1>of Sydney and Padstow where there's just this piano. Actually

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<v Speaker 1>looks like it's been sitting there by the side of

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<v Speaker 1>the road for about a year. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>long it's been there for. So Transport in New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales that they say we take this issue seriously dumping.

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<v Speaker 1>If you witness a legal dumping, you can make a

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<v Speaker 1>report through rid rid online, which is rid online, dot EPA,

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<v Speaker 1>dot NSW, dot gov, dot AU. And the council is saying, look,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a state owned road, so effectively it's the responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>of Transport for New South Wales. But if you see

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<v Speaker 1>similar things around Sydney, let me know about it. One three,

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<v Speaker 1>one eight seven three is our number. If it's happening

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<v Speaker 1>in Sydney, you'll hear it on Sydney Now with Clinton

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<v Speaker 1>on to gb Tarngad Zoo is running a special fundraising

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<v Speaker 1>campaign today. It's called Taronga Giving Day. They are rising

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<v Speaker 1>funds raising funds for the Wildlife Hospital at the zoo.

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<v Speaker 1>They care for hundreds of injured and norphand animals every month.

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<v Speaker 1>Often if you see a I know whis has this relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>If they see an injured animal by the side of

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<v Speaker 1>the road, they take them to wronger for help. But

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<v Speaker 1>the zoo is trying to raise some money to the

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<v Speaker 1>hospital hasn't had any renovations in decades, so they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>Zoo's very kind partners. So it will help raise money

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<v Speaker 1>to keep this hospital in operation and to upgrade the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>But in recognition of the fundraising campaign today, I've got

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not gonna make it easy. You've got to

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<v Speaker 1>guess what this particular animal is okay? One three, one

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<v Speaker 2>Huh huh huh.

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<v Speaker 1>the heart. Okay, what's that sound? One three one eight

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<v Speaker 1>together to Rhnggazoo.