Controversial dairy dumped
CHINESE dairy company YoYou did not take its Kernot dairy proposal to the Victorian Administrative Civil Tribunal (VCAT) before the 60 day deadline to do so lapsed.
YoYou was given the chance to have Bass Coast Shire Council’s decision to reject the proposal revoked by VCAT, but the company let the opportunity pass.
Kernot residents breathed a sigh of relief last Wednesday (October 21) as the deadline came and went with no sign of further action.
“We are overjoyed. Council gave them 60 days to take us to VCAT and we are pretty rapt it hasn’t led to anything. It’s all over,” Kernot resident Lisa MacPherson said.
“We are very happy and we believe this is the right outcome.”
The dairy factory proposal – which was to be situated at 1010 Loch-Kernot Road – sparked heavy debate between residents, council and YoYou about potential issues including noise, smell, environmental impacts, animal rights and land value.
Ultimately, concerns about the location caused council to reject the proposal, giving the company 60 days to appeal at VCAT.
Council’s general manager of sustainable development Alison Jones said council had not heard from the company and no changes would be made to the property in Kernot.
Ms Jones said this was the end of the chapter for Kernot and the process had run its course.
Jon McNaught, a consultant overseeing the project for YoYou, did not have further information.
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