Georges River Network Odour Reduction Program

Making surrounding areas more pleasant

The Georges River Network Odour Reduction Program aims to reduce unpleasant smells and boost efficiency of the wastewater system around Fairfield, Liverpool and Glenfield.


About this project

While unpleasant odours are a normal part of handling wastewater, we understand they can sometimes affect our neighbours. This program is designed to address and minimise those impacts.

The Georges River Network Odour Reduction Program aims to reduce these impacts by upgrading and improving the local wastewater network. Over the next 2 years, we are:

  • upgrading and installing new assets such as ventilation shafts, odour control units and wastewater pumping stations
  • improving treatment processes at 3 water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), in Fairfield, Liverpool and Glenfield
  • monitoring wastewater odours using sensors and community feedback.

Benefits

By addressing the sources of unpleasant smells and reducing odours, the program will make the surrounding areas more pleasant for residents and businesses.

How to report odours

Can you smell wastewater odours around Fairfield, Glenfield or Liverpool? Complete a short survey to tell us what you can smell. Please select the survey relevant to where you're noticing the odour:

The information you provide will help us identify where odours may be coming from and how our operations may be influencing odours in real time. You can fill in the surveys multiple times, and they'll remain open while we work to reduce odours from the Georges River wastewater network.

To make a complaint about odour, please call 13 20 90.



Project updates

01 June 2025
Odour Reports – May 2025

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

In May 2025, we received 16 new odour reports from neighbours in the Georges River wastewater network.

If you have noticed wastewater odours in your area and would like to report them to us, please complete an odour report. Links to the reporting tool can be found at the top of this page.

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01 May 2025
Odour Reports – April 2025

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

In April 2025, we received 9 new odour reports from neighbours in the Georges River wastewater network.

If you have noticed wastewater odours in your area and would like to report them to us, please complete an odour report. Links to the reporting tool can be found at the top of this page.

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01 April 2025
Odour Reports – March 2025

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

In March 2025, we received 5 new odour reports from neighbours in the Georges River wastewater network.

If you have noticed wastewater odours in your area and would like to report them to us, please complete an odour report. Links to the reporting tool can be found at the top of this page.

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01 March 2025
Odour reports – February 2025

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

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01 February 2025
Odour reports – January 2025

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

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01 January 2025
Odour reports – December 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact to our customers and neighbours.

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01 December 2024
Odour reports – November 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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01 November 2024
Odour reports – October 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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01 October 2024
Odour reports – September 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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05 September 2024
Odour reports – August 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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28 August 2024
Liverpool WRRF community update

We have recently been made aware of increased levels of odours in areas around the Liverpool WRRF. Thank you to our neighbours and customers who reported this to our team.

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01 August 2024
Odour reports – July 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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01 July 2024
Odour reports – June 2024

We regularly monitor the performance of the Georges River wastewater network to make sure our operations are having minimal impact on our customers and neighbours.

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