Released on 19 May 2008.
A program aimed at reducing green waste dumped at Goulburn Waste Depot and helping local farmers is gaining momentum – and Goulburn Mulwaree Council is leading the way.
Groundswell – City to Soil is a program that will allow Goulburn Mulwaree residents to put food scraps in a handy container which is kept in their kitchen. The container, which is lined with a special Biobag, can be emptied into the green waste bin. It is then collected, processed and made into compost, which is distributed to local farmers.
Council will lead the Groundswell project, with Palerang, Queanbeyan and Lachlan councils to take part. The project has received $1.86 million over three years from the NSW Environment Trust.
Groundswell’s Project Manager, Simone Dilkara, along with Goulburn Mulwaree Council staff and Gerry Gillespie from the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, have been trialling various methods to find the best composting process for the combined food and garden waste. They have also been testing the Biobags to ensure they can handle the most noxious odours.
"We have been trialling the Biobags with all the most awful things you can imagine, meat and fish bones, and they are working very well. We think that residents will be really happy with the Biobags and Maxair baskets," she said.
Ms Dilkara has a close connection with Goulburn. Born in the city, her family lived here in the 1960s and 70s, with her parents Bob and Beverley Woodman working in the area. She attended West Goulburn Primary, and was one of the first students at Wollondilly Public when it first opened.
Her family later moved to a small farm near Geary’s Gap and she has continued to work in and around Goulburn for the past 10 years, initially in the area health service as the Youth Program Coordinator and then for the NSW Premier’s Department as the project manager for the Regional Coordination Program.
"The Groundswell project combines my keen interest in sustainable agriculture, regional development and project management. It is a pleasure to be working for Goulburn Mulwaree Council on such an important project with so much potential," she said.
MEDIA INTERVIEWS: Please contact Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s Manager of Facilities David Rayner on 4823 4402 or Groundswell Project Manager Simone Dilkara on 0447 273 099.
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Please contact Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s Communications Unit on 4823 4412 or 4823 4548.
Follow this link to see the original media release on Groundswell - City to Soil on the Goulburn Mulwaree Council website.
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