Ipswich residents desperate to know health impacts of 'rotten egg' gas from waste industry

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Tracey just wants to have a family barbecue. But most days the air outside would make you gag, she says.

Before Tracey Butler's daughter comes around with the grandkids, she calls and asks: "What's the smell like today?"

with the latest and largest fine handed to Cleanaway, which operates a landfill at New Chum, last month.Residents say the odours are having an ongoing impact on their health, and they want more done to investigate those concerns. In the lead-up to the state election, the LNP promised it would hold an inquiry if it won government.

But Ms Harding said that's still short of its CEO's bonus, which that year reportedly totalled nearly $1 million. "Since 2022, most odour reports now come from the Redbank Plains, Ripley and South Ripley areas and are predominantly linked to composting facilities in Swanbank.Across Queensland, there have been 3321 odour reporters statewide so far this year. This is down from 8,515 in 2023.

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