Council is inviting community feedback on proposed upgrades at Woy Woy Waste Management Facility, designed to improve long-term waste storage capacity and deliver more than $5 million in future annual cost savings.

The planned works involve creating a flat earthen platform near the facility’s entrance. This area – known as the Eastern Storage Platform – will be used to store extra excavated natural materials from the upgrade project and the soon-to-be-constructed south cell.

The proposed upgrade works will support essential waste management, recycling programs and optimise the facility.

The Woy Woy Waste Management Facility uses around 30,000 cubic metres of natural materials like rock, sandstone and clay each year. By excavating and storing these materials on-site, we can reduce transport costs, limit truck movements, cover waste material and build temporary roads to transport waste around the site – which will all deliver long-term savings to the community.

The proposed works include:
•    Site establishment and vegetation clearance.
•    Development of supporting infrastructure, including access roads and surface water management systems.
•    Progressive earthworks and excavations to generate cover material for ongoing landfill operations and to establish a stockpile and storage pad.
•    Ongoing use of the area as a stockpile and storage site.

The community is invited to view details of the proposed upgrades on yourvoiceourcoast.com/ESP and submit feedback between 20 May and 25 June.

Information sessions will also be held at the Peninsula Community Centre on Wednesday 4 June from 1.30-3pm and 3.45-5.15pm, offering residents the chance to learn more and ask questions in person.  

All feedback will help shape the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) required for Council’s development application to the NSW Planning Authority, which will also be publicly exhibited.

For more information on the proposed upgrades and the information sessions, go to yourvoiceourcoast.com/ESP