Campbelltown Council scraps plan for caravan waste dump in Athelstone Athelstone residents, including Donna Grant and her son Hamish (front), who opposed plans for a caravan waste dump near Foxfield Oval. A PLAN to allow caravan owners to dump effluent and waste water in Athelstone has been scrapped by Campbelltown Council. The council last night back flipped on a January 22 decision to install a waste disposal point near Foxfield Oval on Maryvale Rd, after nearby residents objected to the plan. More than 50 residents packed the public gallery to listen to the 90-minute debate on the proposal. Cr Marie Logan, who backed the original motion to build the dump in a bid to attract more tourists to the area, was moved to tears as she explained the plan. "Athelstone is the place that I care the most about," Cr Logan told the meeting. I was thinking about the economic benefits to Campbelltown on the whole when I made my decision, but now I see I made a mistake. Cr Marijka Ryan agreed. "We were wrong, we made a mistake (and) we apologise as a council," Cr Ryan told the meeting. But you can have complete confidence in us to listen to residents. We pride ourselves on our openness and accountability. As previously reported, nearby residents - who were not consulted on the plan by the council - raised concerns about increased noise and traffic, as well as the environmental impact of the dump. During public question time at the meeting, one resident said the location was not suitable for a dump. "Athelstone is a beautiful place, not somewhere to discard waste," the man said. Would you like living across the road from this? This is not the place for it. Elected members voted unanimously to scrap the plan. Mayor Simon Brewer told the meeting councillors acted on the advice of council staff in backing the proposal last month. "We were told this would be a decision of low impact," Mr Brewer said. But you have made that clear that is not the case. An investigation into allowing overnight parking of caravans at the site was also scrapped.