00:00The country town has a nickname that makes most locals wince.
00:07You don't want your town referred to as Pongford.
00:09Oh, Longford, oh, you know, it's Pongford.
00:12But for years, Longford's residents have been forced indoors
00:16and even put off their food by a stomach-turning odour.
00:20It sort of smells like poo. It's just so sickening.
00:24When it was really bad, you could sort of taste it.
00:27I know that sounds horrible.
00:29It tends to hit when the weather's really warm,
00:33and I suppose the different prevailing winds determine
00:38who smells it at what time of the day.
00:40Yet the culprit remains a mystery.
00:43There's been no specific evidence to determine
00:49where the smell is actually coming from.
00:51Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority says
00:54$38 million has been spent over the past few years
00:58trying to address Longford's odour issues.
01:01That included working with a local abattoir to upgrade biofilters,
01:05while Taswater has improved its sewage treatment plant.
01:09The sewage treatment plant upgrade three years ago included features to capture and treat odours.
01:16Despite this, complaints about odour have continued, with three complaints from the community this year.
01:23But Taswater said it investigated and is confident any reported odour issues are not its fault.
01:29The abattoir's owner, JBS, did not respond to multiple messages from the ABC.
01:36Last month, the Northern Midlands Council resolved to again raise the odour problem with the EPA.
01:42They certainly want things sorted out when they were supposed to have clean air, fresh air.
01:47I'd like them to determine firstly where the smell's coming from
01:52and then let's put a plan in place then to rectify the issue.
01:56Miss Jago would also welcome her home not being referred to as Pongford.
02:01Hopefully we can get rid of that little name one day.
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