Kangaroo Ground Landfill Rehabilitation

  • Project value$16.8M (Construction Value)
  • Project scheduleWorks are now complete
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The project involved recapping the closed landfill at the end of Graham Road, Kangaroo Ground to comply with the latest EPA regulations for closed landfills.

This required the cap to be impermeable and eliminate the ingress of any surface water into the capped landfill waste below.

  • Reshaping of the existing cap
  • Redistribution of any exposed waste
  • Stockpiling of site won soils to be used as cover soils
  • Importing of additional cover soils
  • Importation and laying of impermeable liners
  • Testing and compliance of all materials, including soils
  • Installation of sub-surface drainage and gas collection pipes/system
  • Installation of new monitoring bores
  • Surface drains, including swales, bunds and outfall structures
  • Final application of cover soils and seeding
  • Clean-up of the site and surrounds

Funding details

The works were fully funded through the Waste Management Charge, issued and collected through the rates process.

Project updates

  • This project was completed in July 2026.

Location

105 Graham Road, Kangaroo Ground   View map

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Contact details

Project Manager - Steve Blight
9433 3111
nillumbik@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
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