"I learn with dismay that the proposal for a Big Incinerator in Lara is still live. The proposal lacks a plausible explanation as to where the 400,000 tonnes a year of red top bin waste is going to come from, given that the western half of Victoria generates fewer than 110,000 tonnes. It also lacks a business case, and is bereft of social licence. All residents in the City of Greater Geelong should be concerned."

"Who remembers their backyard incinerator? The putrid smoke stung our eyes and filled the neighbourhood. Given their detrimental impact on human health, public safety and the environment, it was with good reason they were banned in the 1980s. Today we're better informed and many of us try to follow the waste avoidance hierarchy: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle, Recover then Dispose. Which is why as a community, we must oppose the massive incinerator proposed for Lara which would burn 400,000 tonnes of waste each year..."

"I am amazed at the number of people I meet who don't know about the incinerator coming to McManus Rd, Lara. In my opinion, this incinerator has been green-washed to sound like a god send. It will produce some electricity and jobs, but at what cost - not only for to this generation but for those to come, who will have to live with the possible fallout from toxic waste emissions and the damage to our air, water, soil and land, let alone our health..."