Yesterday afternoon (Monday, 26 January) nearly 3,000 litres of diesel was accidently discharged onto Mornington Road from the site of a business operating in the area.

At this time it was believed that the spill was caused by a mechanical problem with a pump.

The business operator contacted the Environmental Protection Agency which requested Council’s assistance.

Council has been managing the clean-up of the spilt diesel to ensure that environmental harm and infrastructure damage is kept to a minimum.

It is expected that the remediation works should be completed by tomorrow (Wednesday, 28 January).
Jacquie Ray, Font PR