Kealba ( ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Kealba recorded a population of 3,226 the 2021 census.
EPA charged Barro Group and its three directors with several breaches of their general environmental duty which implies the need for polluters to take reasonable steps to minimise the risks to human health and the environment from their pollution.
Both EPA Victoria and Barro Group monitored the air quality and concluded that the long-term risk to health from the smell was low.
Early 2023, the licence to operate the landfill, which was suspended in 2021 got cancelled by EPA and the remaining fire kept burning.
Transport
Bus route 421 passes through the area. This route travels via Driscolls Road and Stenson Road every 40 minutes. It departs from the terminus at the St Albans railway station and runs via Alfrieda Street, Biggs Street, Stenson Road and Driscolls Road, before continuing on towards Watergardens railway station.
See also
- City of Keilor – Kealba was previously within this former local government area.