ASK began working with Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited (NCL) in 2018. The series of projects began with an onsite visit to the facility and town of Nhulunbuy in Northern Territory’s Northeast Arnhem Land (Gove Peninsular). ASK met with the various stakeholders and toured the Gove Peninsular Waste Facility to gain an understanding of the area’s unique environmental, socio-political, economic and cultural context.

NCL initially engaged ASK to review their existing contracts for waste collection and operation of the landfill to identify areas where improvements could be made to operational efficiency, service delivery, and environmental performance.

Based on the findings, ASK produced an Operational Improvement Plan that identified areas in need of improvement in order to ensure compliance with the EPL and NT EPA Guidelines. The report discussed facility planning, waste acceptance, waste handling, cell management, plant maintenance, environmental management, staff training, data collection and facility oversight. It also included a risk assessment.

On the back of ASK’s recommendations, ASK has since been engaged to develop a Master Plan, Landfill Closure and Post Closure Plan (LCPCP) and Landfill Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) for the Gove Peninsular Waste Facility. Upcoming projects also include facilitating staff training onsite, developing resource recovery options and improving data collection and analysis.

This project is on-going. For more information, please contact ASK.