Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Archive - Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Albion Environmental Issues
... ...Toora Court...Albans Nos 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57 (House Demolished), 59, 61, 63 (House Demolished), 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 1/105, 2/105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121A, 121B, 121, 123A, 123B, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 137A, 139, 141 and 14
Toora Court St. Albans Nos 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Other land effected includes;
Karen Place St. ...
The history of this land dates back many decades, when at first in the late 19th century, the site started as a quarry, and this continued until the late 1960's. During this time large quantities of bluestone was extracted from the site,
The site was then purchased by the City of Sunshine which subsequently turned it into a tip.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s, this disused quarry then became one of the main waste disposal sites for metropolitan Melbourne.
The site now has long and documented history of toxic gas leakage and contaminated soil risks, especially where residential and community buildings were later constructed on or near uncompacted waste. The most authoritative, recent public reporting confirms long‑term methane and other landfill gas concerns, plus legacy contamination risks that were not consistently disclosed to buyers.The City of Brimbank is now responsible for managing the legacy impacts of the closed Sunshine Tip, even though Brimbank did not operate the tip, but as it was operated by the former City of Sunshine, Brimbank inherited the consequences due to the council amalgamations in 1994.
This site demonstrates how legacy contamination can create long‑term constraints and risks for later development, long after the original waste‑disposal activities have ended.
Land effected by the environmental issues include but not limited to;
Ballarat Road Albion Nos 570, 570A, 576, 562-568, 556-560, 528A and 528B
Carrington Drive Albion Nos 19, 20 and 27
Denton Avenue St. Albans Nos 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57 (House Demolished), 59, 61, 63 (House Demolished), 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 1/105, 2/105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121A, 121B, 121, 123A, 123B, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 137A, 139, 141 and 14
Toora Court St. Albans Nos 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Other land effected includes;
Karen Place St. Albans
City of Brimbank owned land (21.8 hectares)
Hulett Street Albion (0.54 hectares)
M80 Western Ring Road (7.74 hectares)Planning and Environment Act 1987
Panel Report
Brimbank Planning Scheme Amendment C212brim
Former Sunshine Landfills Environmental Audit Overlaysunshine tip, hulett street, albion, sunshine landfill, ballarat road, carrington drive, denton avenue, toora court, m80 western ring road, st. albans, karen place