MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has issued more than $35,000 worth of fines in the past month as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal waste dumping. The penalties follow investigations by shire officers into several incidents involving the disposal of waste on roadsides, reserves, and foreshore areas. Among the offences was a Clyde North-based company that was fined $6105 after waste generated from its fishing charter operation was dumped on a road reserve. A fine of $2035 was issued to the driver of a company vehicle who was seen urinating into a bottle before disposing of it roadside. An excavation company…
Thursday, June 18
