$300,000 to rehabilitate Guyra Landfill

26th Aug 2025

The former Guyra landfill will undergo a major rehabilitation thanks to a $300,000 investment from the NSW Government, aimed at reducing environmental risks and modernising waste infrastructure in regional New South Wales.
The funding is part of the $5.9 million Landfill Consolidation and Environmental Improvement Program, which will support 35 waste infrastructure projects across the state. The Guyra project, managed by Armidale Regional Council, is one of several regional sites selected for closure, rehabilitation, or upgrades to reduce pollution and improve long-term sustainability.
Located near Urandangie Creek, which flows into Malpas Dam - a major water source for the region - the Guyra landfill operated from the 1960s to the early 1990s without a liner or modern containment systems. Although it has since been converted into a transfer station, legacy issues such as leachate, erosion, and exposed waste continue to pose environmental risks.
This new funding will allow the council to cap the old landfill, addressing infiltration and reducing leachate generation, odours, and greenhouse gas emissions. The upgrade will also stabilise eroded areas and reduce the risk of stormwater runoff contaminating nearby water sources.
Alexandra Geddes, Executive Director of Programs & Innovation at the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), said the program targets long-standing issues at aging landfill sites.
In addition to closing high-risk landfill sites, the program is supporting the construction and upgrade of 13 transfer stations, expanding local recycling capabilities and improving waste handling in rural and regional communities.
Uralla Shire Council has also received funding under the program. It will receive $195,785 for transfer station and landfill upgrades at Uralla, Bundarra, and Kingstown. As part of the upgrade, the Bundarra site will stop operating as a landfill and be converted to a waste transfer station.

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