Wednesday 6 July 2022 04:36 AM Horrible odour is leaving Melbourne residents feeling nauseous and sick trends now
Residents in two areas of Melbourne are having to put up with a foul odour that's causing them to feel physically ill.
Thousands of residents in Brookland Greens and Botanic Ridge estates in Cranbourne, in the city's south-east, are being forced to live each day unable to go outside their homes without feeling sick.
However, Victoria's Environment Protection Authority is encouraging these people to go and see their GP if they have concerns about their health.
Thousands of residents in Brookland Greens and Botanic Ridge estates in Cranbourne are being forced to live each day unable to go outside their homes without feeling sick
This 'disgusting' smell, spreading from SBI Group's Cranbourne landfill on Ballarto Road (picture), has been plaguing the Botanic Ridge and Brookland Greens areas for years, but it's got significantly worse over the past few months
This 'disgusting' smell, spreading from SBI Group's Cranbourne landfill on Ballarto Road, has been plaguing the area for years, but it's got significantly worse over the past few months.
The EPA's acting regional manager for the Southern Metro area, Steve Lansdell told Melbourne's Radio 3AW, 'we are doing absolutely everything we can to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.'
'It can cause some short-term impacts but we do know as soon as that dissipates it can really help people get on with their lives,' Mr Lansdell stated.
Victoria's Environment Protection Authority is encouraging these people to go and see their GP if they have concerns about their health
A mother with a five-week-old daughter, said this constant smell keeps her 'up all night, feeling nauseous, with headaches and feeling unwell' (pictured, Brookland
