Organics Processing Facility (FOGO)

  • Project typeInfrastructure construction
  • Project value$946,924 - Grant from the NSW Environmental Trust
20240410 - FOGO Dam and GPT construction

About the project 

The project includes the construction of a Modular Aerated Floor (MAF) Composting system, a storage shed and associated road works and fencing. To follow along with this project click here.

Funding

The NSW Environmental Trust, in partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority, awarded council a grant of $946,924 to support the construction of an organics processing facility to support the FOGO kerbside collection service.

Project Update - April 2024

Construction is gaining momentum, works completed to date include:

  • Finished the culvert and creek crossing
  • Site excavation, including stripping and compacting
  • Constructed and lined the compost run-off dam
  • Installed the power supply transformer
  • Poured the slab for our storage shed and Gross Pollution Trap (GPT)

Next up we’ll be building the storage shed, installing the required weather station, and assembling the Modular Aerated Floor (MAF) Composting system.

Location

Snowy Mountains Highway, Tumut 2720  View Map

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