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Scotts ordered to pay for petrol spill


A transport company was late last week ordered to pay $80,000 towards two community projects, following a 7,200 litre spill of unleaded petrol at a Wantirna petrol station in May 2008.
 
Scott’s Transport Industries Pty Ltd pleaded guilty in the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court to one charge of pollution of waters, making the water harmful to wildlife.
 
The Court heard the spill occurred when a petrol tanker was turning over a raised area of the service station driveway. The tail of the prime mover’s left chassis rail ruptured the delivery pipe underneath the front of the tanker.
 
EPA Victoria’s chief executive officer John Merritt said the entire contents of one of the tanker’s compartments spilled as a result of the incident. The petrol entered stormwater drains on site, making its way into nearby Dandenong Creek beside the J.W. Manson Reserve.
 
“The spill caused a significant environmental impact to the area, killing nine ducks and several fish.
 
“Two police officers stationed at the creek to prevent public access to the bike track also required treatment from ambulance officers after being affected by the fumes,” he said.
 
The court heard that EPA’s investigation determined that the incident would not have occurred if vehicle had complied with the minimum clearance specifications of the Australian Standards.
 
The $80,000 penalty, imposed under the alternative sentencing section of the Environment Protection Act 1970, will fund two Victorian community environmental projects:
  • Australian Platypus Conservancy Inc – Yarra Platypus Count ($55,000): This project aims to increase the level of platypus research and develop long-term environmental action to protect existing platypus populations and revitalise freshwater habitats, encouraging platypuses to re-establish in waterways where they have declined or disappeared.
  • Darebin Creek Management Committee Inc ($25,000): Coordinates environmental restoration and education activities across the councils of Banyule, Whittlesea, Darebin and City of Yarra. The money will be used to purchase a portable classroom and assist schools to design and create habitat gardens.
No conviction was recorded and the company was ordered to pay EPA’s costs of $50,000.

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