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Wagga Wagga Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Facility

Wagga Wagga City

Current Status: Response to Submissions

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  1. SEARs
  2. Prepare EIS
  3. Exhibition
  4. Collate Submissions
  5. Response to Submissions
  6. Assessment
  7. Recommendation
  8. Determination
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– Installation of an enclosed battery recycling machine within the industrial building.
– Installation of a LPG tank.
– Installation of an evaporative water-cooling tower and 3 exhaust chimneys
– Fit out of existing office complex

Attachments & Resources

Notice of Exhibition (1)

Request for SEARs (1)

SEARs (1)

EIS (14)

Response to Submissions (2)

Agency Advice (16)

Submissions

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Showing 41 - 60 of 71 submissions
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swan Hill , Victoria
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Lithium-ion Battery materials are mined unethically and dumped dangerously — and now Wagga is unjustly being expected to clean up this toxic mess for reckless ‘renewables’ that we all hate!
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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Public services are unprepared for such a dangerous Public Health & Safety Disaster — NO fire station, hospital, or emergency service in Wagga can deal with a lithium catastrophe.
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Gannawarra , Victoria
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This application should be illegal as there is no medical plan for mass toxic exposure if the facility leaks or explodes - which is basically inevitable.
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Barham , New South Wales
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The Applicant has failed to be transparent & properly consult with the Wagga community —this is unacceptable as even the Ratepayers Association didn’t know about this toxic, deadly plan until it was on Exhibition.
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Romsey , Victoria
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The site lacks containment for worst-case scenarios — a fire, flood, or chemical spill would overwhelm the area instantly.
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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The local water table is at risk — lithium, heavy metals, and cooling tower runoff can easily seep into groundwater & the Murrumbidgee River - Wagga’s water supply - is in the near vicinity.
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COOLAMON , New South Wales
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Local Councils are foolishly being conned into accepting industrial poison plants under the banner of ‘renewable’ infrastructure.
The seriously detrimental impacts would be a disaster for the local community & Ratepayers.
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Romsay , Victoria
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This should never be approved, as there would be no going back — Wagga would be locked into being a toxic waste hub for years, if not decades.
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Moulamein , New South Wales
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The installation of explosive LPG tanks with no clear evacuation protocols is reckless endangerment of life.
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BARHAM , New South Wales
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The solar/wind/battery sector is riddled with disingenuous environmental vandalism - with this plant representing yet another subsidy sucking scam dressed up as sustainability.
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Torque , Victoria
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This is a terrible plan as a battery fire could blanket East Wagga in toxic smoke — especially deadly to children, the elderly, and those with asthma or heart disease.
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Horsham , Victoria
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I object to this dangerous plan as video evidence of recycling facilities exploding proves this is not hypothetical. It’s inevitable.
Save Our Surroundings Redbank Plains
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Redbank Plains , Queensland
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There’s no transparency about what will be emitted from those three chimneys — nor any long-term health studies.
Save Our Surroundings Swan Hill
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Swan Hill , New South Wales
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This facility will lower property values, drive away businesses, and stigmatise Wagga as a chemical dumping ground.
Save Our Surroundings Lancefield
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Lancefield , Victoria
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Recycled doesn’t mean safe — the recycling process itself generates toxic pollution, dangerous chemical runoff, and life-threatening fire hazards.
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Lancefield , Victoria
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Lithium Battery Recycling plants have a track record of incidents globally — why gamble Wagga’s health on a facility known for catching fire?
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Hay , New South Wales
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The site lacks emergency buffer zones for explosions or chemical releases.
Human safety has clearly taken a backseat to profit.
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Redbank Plains , Queensland
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This isn’t “green” — it’s greenwashing: the industry pretends to recycle to distract from its ruinous environmental destruction and predatory profit motives.
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Springfield , Queensland
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‘Net Zero’ has become a corporate racket — this toxic plant is part of a fake eco-economy that trades carbon credits instead of protecting the planet.
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GRIFFITH , New South Wales
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The SARET research warning should be a red flag: if fire services admit they’re unprepared, approving this toxic, FIRE HAZARD would likely be deemed culpable as this facility is guaranteed to need them.

Project Details

Application Number
SSD-67983064
Assessment Type
State Significant Development
Development Type
Waste collection, treatment and disposal
Local Government Areas
Wagga Wagga City

Contact Planner
Name
Ellen Luu
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