Second access road planned for Summerhill tip could lead to big waste management savings

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April 16 2021 - 5:30am
LOCATION: A council image showing a one-kilometre buffer zone around the Summerhill landfill site, the planned road to link to Newcastle Link Road (white line), and Winten Property Group's land (highlighted blue). Picture: Supplied
LOCATION: A council image showing a one-kilometre buffer zone around the Summerhill landfill site, the planned road to link to Newcastle Link Road (white line), and Winten Property Group's land (highlighted blue). Picture: Supplied

Newcastle council wants to build a second access road into the Summerhill Waste Management Centre which it says could save it and other Lower Hunter councils hundreds of millions of dollars over coming decades.

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Max McKinney

Journalist at Newcastle Herald

Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, covering mainly local government and transport. Max mostly reports on the Newcastle Knights, but also covers a mix of local sport.

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