Cranbourne

Residents of the Brookland Greens housing estate in Cranbourne say offers to buy their homes have been arriving almost daily since the leaking methane from a nearby landfill reached high levels. read more

Real estate sharks are already circling Brookland Greens in the hope of picking up a bargain in the wake of the methane gas fiasco. read more Vultures hovering at Brookland Greens

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Victoria’s environment watchdog reportedly launched a probe into a suburban council’s failure to stop dangerous gases leaking from its Cranbourne landfill well before local residents were forced to evacuate their homes earlier this month. full story

ALL closed landfill sites across Victoria will be investigated by the state’s environmental monitor as a result of the potentially explosive gas leak at a Cranbourne housing estate. more

DAREBIN Council has ruled out the prospect of a local repeat of the methane gas leaks that led to the threat of explosion in Cranbourne homes last week.

All Nations Park on Separation St was formerly a rubbish dump site but was filled in 10 years ago to create a sprawling community space.
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Residents of a Victorian housing estate where methane gas is leaking can now add plummeting property values to their woes, the state’s real estate institute says.About 200 houses built close to a landfill site in the outer-eastern suburb of Cranbourne were last week advised a sealed tip next to the estate is leaching methane gas at levels high enough to cause explosions.

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) chief executive Enzo Raimondo said the problem would have an immediate impact on the Brookland Greens estate’s property prices read more

Ratepayers could face a bill worth tens of millions of dollars if Cranbourne’s methane crisis ends up in the courts.

The exodus from the Brookland Greens Estate began this week as environmental experts warned the potentially explosive landfill leak could take 12 months to repair. read more

Perth-based property developer Peet said it was “deeply concerned” about the leaking of methane gas from a closed landfill into houses at its adjacent Brookland Greens housing estate in the Melbourne more

Residents of an outer Melbourne housing estate want to know who is to blame for the dangerously high levels of flammable methane gas seeping from a disused tip and threatening their homes. The Victorian Government, EPA, the local council are refusing to address the issue of culpability, saying they’re focused on helping residents, some of whom are leaving their homes indefinitely. more