Irate residents of ritzy Brisbane suburb Newstead demand a solution to horrendous stench likened to ‘decaying bodies’ that has plagued the postcode for six years

Residents and businesses in an upscale suburb say a smell comparable to “decomposing bodies” that has been around for nearly six years is affecting their lives and putting off customers.

The picturesque riverside suburb of Newstead, four kilometers north of Brisbane’s CBD, is plagued by a sewage smell that residents and business owners constantly complain about.

But despite the sometimes overwhelming smell coming from a manhole, residents say nothing has been done to remedy it.

Jeff Crawford, general manager of Booroodabin Community and Recreation Club, known as Boo, said the smell was “horrendous”.

“The problem with this smell has been going on for years, we think at least five or six years it’s been coming and going,” Mr Crawford told the Mail-Mail.

He said it was probably due to the sewage below and that some days there was no smell, but other days it was horrible.

Mr Crawford and the club, which welcomes more than 26,000 social bowlers a year, want to know why there is such a delay in carrying out the work.

He said it was affecting their trade, with the smell causing people to spend less time at the club or not return for a repeat visit.

Michelle Cull from water company Urban Utilities said investigations were continuing into the cause of the bad smell.

“We are sorry to hear that some residents and businesses near Edmondstone Road and Breakfast Creek Road are experiencing a change in odor in their properties and we are investigating,” she said.

“As part of our intervention, we are monitoring odors in the area, carried out checks on the sewerage network and plugged two nearby maintenance holes.”

Urban Utilities wrote in January to Berlin Motor Group owner Jayden Dietz, who complained about the odor last November.

“Urban Utilities has conducted a thorough investigation and has discovered a number of issues that are contributing to the odor you are experiencing,” the email to Mr. Dietz read.

The company said it had identified the work to be carried out and it should be completed within a few weeks.

But the smell is still there, infuriating residents.

One, Dylan Riley-Burns, said on social media that he “lived on Austin St, my god it stank to high heaven in the summer.” Like decomposing bodies.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Urban Utilities for further comment.