CLARINDA residents can breathe easy after the Alex Fraser Group withdrew its application to extend the operation of its concrete crushing operations at Kingston Rd.
The withdrawal comes after Planning Minister Richard Wynne announced Green Wedge land north of Kingston and Heatherton Rds will be rezoned from Special Use, allowing waste businesses, to a Green Wedge A Zone (‘Time to take out the trash in Green Wedge’, The News 21/10/15).
The Alex Fraser Group had been due to appeal a council decision rejecting an extension of their existing licence to operate in Clarinda at VCAT.
Kingston mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill welcomed the decision.
“Council will continue to work proactively with Alex Fraser on transition plans during the remaining eight years of its existing permit, which expires in 2023, as we are very mindful of the importance of sustainable resource recovery.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 11 November 2015