HAD ENOUGH: Alida and Robert Ford have been left with no relief in sight over a pungent smell they can’t tolerate living with. PHOTO: Cheryl Browne

Vile airborne odor enough to make them move

Written by STEVE KELLY.

A LOCAL family at their wits end battling a vile smell on a weekly basis have had enough.

Robert and Alida Ford have been Wangaratta residents close to half a century, but are fed up and have placed their home for sale.

The couple say they have been left with no comfort after countless calls to EPA Victoria over the airborne odor.

Mr Ford said the stench turns them off their dinner, and by the time they realise it’s upon them, it’s too late to turn off the air conditioner or close the windows.

"It is making our quality of life unbearable, hence why we’ve attempted to sell our house," he said.

"With today’s technology, you shouldn’t have to put up with that stench - it’s bull dust."

There have been several occasions over summer when an odor has swept across a large portion of Wangaratta.

The Wangaratta Chronicle contacted the EPA and was told residents were encouraged to call in as soon as they smell an odor.

"I’ve called the EPA, I have them on speed dial, but the odor is always after hours so they can’t pinpoint the source," he said.

"They say if people don’t call then the case goes down the priority list.