Fires broke out in a Melbourne landfill site four years ago. Residents are still waiting for them to end

The fact that we're still having to attend meetings - four years down the track - is just a disgrace. It is so depressing,' says one local

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At times, the stench has roused Nicole Power from her sleep. The St Albans resident likens it to the smell of burning chemicals.

It get rights down in my throat," she said.

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