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'Can't have a fruit tree': housing plan for 'deeply polluted' land rejected

Bendigo council blocked an 18-lot housing plan on land with 12 mine shafts and high arsenic. One councillor called it a "deeply polluted site".

Bendigo council blocked an 18-lot housing plan on land with 12 mine shafts and high arsenic. One councillor called it a "deeply polluted site".

5 days ago

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The Bendigo Advertiser broke the news 5 days ago on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

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