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Despite this, Kimba mayor Dean Johnson said the council had received legal advice that the ballot process could now resume.

“There’s no legal impediment to us proceeding with the ballot,” he said.

Mr Johnson said the council had received a “strong judgement” in the federal court, and he encouraged the community to read it themselves.

He said the Resources Minister had requested the council proceed with the ballot, and it was important to give the Kimba community their vote on whether the waste management facility should go ahead in the district

“Our community have been in a holding pattern for a very long time… our main objective is to give our community an opportunity to have their say.”