The council had already warned residents that strong odours could result from boring works at the former Stevensons Road landfill as waste was exposed to the atmosphere.

Casey's engineering and environment manager David Richardson confirmed last week a fragrance would be released to help minimise the odour when trenching works begin along the boundary.

"As part of the trenching works, an eight-foot-high chain mesh fence with shade cloth will be erected as a visual barrier to the construction works to improve the outlook in the residential area," Mr Richardson said.

Cr Kevin Bradford said the scent would emanate from a tube with perforated holes running across the top of the fence.

"We've been told it will smell similar to talcum powder," he Bradford said.

"The masking agent will be used to cover up the smell just like the council [has] been masking [its] responsibility for the landfill site."

Brookland Greens resident Louise Webb says a worker on the estate abruptly told her to move off when she was on a public road. "I was just walking the dog around the estate and was carrying my phone, which is not a camera phone," Ms Webb said.

"He got off a grader and told me 'you can't take pictures here, miss. Move on'."

Ms Webb, who had no intention of taking photographs, said she was on public land near the wire boundary fence of the former tip.

A council spokeswoman said Casey had not banned people from taking photographs of the site from the street. "However, individual contract staff may not wish to be photographed and we ask that people are mindful of the privacy of others."