(a) a resident of Minchinbury smelt the odour regularly at and in her home from 31 March until 22 May 2021. She described the odour as "foul, putrid rotten eggs", "rotten egg gas", "abhorrent rotten egg/sulfur odours" and "obnoxious rotten egg odour". She noted that on one occasion she was "forced to remain indoors" due to the smell and had to close her windows and doors to minimise the odour entering her home; she was unable to hang out her washing to dry; on occasion, she felt sick, extremely uncomfortable and anxious; she experienced eye and throat irritation, difficulties breathing, coughing, nausea, a gag reaction, a headache and a "stuffy nose and head". She was not able to have family and friends visit, describing the odour as "an annoyance and an embarrassment". This included her grandson, who has asthma, due to a concern that it may trigger his condition. The smell was most apparent when it was cooler with a southerly wind;
(b) a resident who lives with her family in Minchinbury smelt the odour from the commencement of the charge period until the flares were installed at the landfill in June 2021. The odour was particularly noticeable to her in April and May 2021. During this period there were times when she felt sick, stressed and unable to sleep due to the odour. She also experienced nausea, vomiting, headaches and eye irritation. Due to the odour, she took a day off work in April following a sleepless night, used towels under doors to prevent odour entering the house and stated that she considered selling her house;
(c) a resident who lives in Minchinbury less than 2 km from the landfill smelt the odour from the commencement of the charge period until 6 June 2021. It was detected consistently at night and sometimes during the day. She described the odour as a "rotten egg odour", an "egg fart", and on one occasion, as a "foul overpowering stench". She experienced nausea, respiratory symptoms, coughing, breathing difficulties, headaches, dizziness, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, eye and throat irritation, anxiety and panic. The odour often infiltrated her house causing her to feel unable to relax in her home. She felt "gross" even when the odour was weaker. She did not notice the odour after 6 June 2021;
(d) an owner, operator and resident of a motel in Minchinbury smelt the odour from the commencement of the charge period and said that it got worse until late May or June 2021, when he said it became unbearable. The odour was bad in the afternoon, very bad in the evening and worse with little or no wind and after rain. The odour entered his motel, affected his breathing, and caused throat and eye irritation and a dry, persistent cough;
(e) a Minchinbury resident smelt the odour from the commencement of the charge period until May 2021. He described the odour as "rotten egg gas/acrid sulfur" and on one occasion "faecal". He suffered a "niggly tickly, horrible cough", throat irritation and difficulty breathing and sleeping due to the odour. He reported the odour to the EPA on 18 April 2021, when it became so bad that he could not sleep. He noticed an improvement in the odour from May 2021 onwards;
(f) a resident of Minchinbury experienced the odour during the charge period and found that it was worse when there was no or little breeze coming from the south-west_._ She described the odour during the charge period as "rotten egg gas and sulfur odour". She suffered throat irritation, a persistent cough and itchy and dry eyes. She also experienced stress and disturbed sleep. Between March and April 2021, she kept all the doors and windows locked and constantly ran the air conditioner to ventilate the odour, which had penetrated the house. Following the charge period she remained anxious that the odour would return and was worried about the impacts that long term exposure to H2S gas could have on her family;
(g) a Minchinbury resident to the north of the landfill experienced the odour during the period from March to June 2021. She could detect the odour with or without wind. Her life became "heavily impacted by the smell" insofar as:
(i) the odour caused her to use her home in a different manner. She was unable to have guests over due to the smell, unable to use the barbeque, or hang washing outside, kept the windows and doors closed, used towels to block air gaps in the doors (but the smell sometimes still entered), and was unable to use the downstairs toilet because the odour entered through the toilet vent; and
(ii) one night the odour caused her to wake from sleep, her eyes to sting and her throat to feel sore;
(h) a resident of Minchinbury experienced the odour most nights and sometimes during the day from mid April until 31 May 2021. The odour penetrated her home, interfered with her sleep and the sleep of her children and seeped into her clothes. She described the odour as a mixture of "gas, rotten eggs and sewage". She suffered headaches, itchy eyes, nausea, loss of appetite, stress, and was anxious because her "kids were constantly complaining about the smell and there didn't seem to be anything [she] could do about it". She reported that the smell also affected her children's appetites, and her son sometimes experienced headaches and itchy eyes. She and her son would take Panadol and Nurofen for the headaches. She also incurred costs in efforts to deal with the odour, spending $580 on air purifiers and door and window sealers;
(i) a resident of Minchinbury noticed the odour around and within her home from 23 March to 2 June 2021. She described the odour as a "mix between a sewer and a rubbish tip", "a toilet", a "rotting garbage" and "strong rotten eggs"; that was on occasion "absolutely vile" to the point that her "nostrils shrivelled". The odour caused her to have sleepless nights, to delay outdoor activities such as gardening and exercise; and to feel stressed and anxious. On 11 May 2021 she felt "like throwing up/vomiting" as a result of the odour;
(j) the acting Principal at Minchinbury Public School noticed the odour permeating the school from 19 April to 25 June 2021. The odour was consistent, but its intensity varied over time. She described the smell as "a chemical smell, similar to rotting garbage and egg gas". The odour was bad enough to make her feel repulsed and uncomfortable, and that she did not want to stay outdoors. On a couple of occasions she noticed some of the staff members and students coughing. On two mornings she instructed staff and students to move indoors before class commenced and to close the windows because the odour was so strong; and
(k) a Minchinbury resident noticed the odour in the area around his home three or four times a week for extended periods of the day from the commencement of the charge period. He described the smell as a "strong rotten egg" odour. He had to keep the doors and windows closed when it was present. If the windows were left open, the odour entered the house and lingered. He reported that the odour gave him headaches and sometimes made him feel like vomiting. He and his wife could not mow the lawn, garden, sit, or work outside for extended periods when the odour was present. His daughter and grandchildren lived next door. When the odour was present, he and his grandchildren avoided playing outside, which was an activity he enjoyed.