Tag: williamtown contamination
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REVISED GUIDELINES FOR RESIDENTS IN “RED ZONE”
There’s been a mixed reaction to tough new government regulations, regarding consumption of water in Williamtown’s red zone. While residents suspected the previous guidelines were too lenient – there are concerns these new ones raise questions about their health.
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RED ZONE RESIDENTS TO BE CONNECTED TO WATER SUPPLY
Work to connect red zone residents to the region’s water supply is on track to be completed by June. Hunter Water has begun construction on stage three which will affect a large number of properties in Salt Ash. All up, Hunter Water is working to connect 165 homes within the Williamtown contamination zone at a…
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SWANSON STEPS UP CALLS FOR ACTION ON WILLIAMTOWN CONTAMINATION
Federal Member for Paterson, Meryl Swanson, has called on the Turnbull Government to do more to address the Williamtown contamination scandal. Ms Swanson has submitted a notice of motion in parliament, and hopes it will be debated before the end of the year. It comes after residents launched a class action against the Defence Department…
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BLOOD TESTING FOR RED ZONE RESIDENTS LIKELY TO START NEXT MONTH
Blood testing for residents affected by the Williamtown RAAF contamination is likely to start in November. The news came at a community information session, organised by the federal health department. Around 70 people turned up, to ask questions and receive advice, on how PFAs chemicals may be impacting their health. “Because uncertainty creates anxiety and…
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FOAM FEARS FOR RED ZONE RESIDENTS
Residents living in Williamtown’s contamination zone say they’re being kept in the dark about possibly toxic runoff building up near their homes. It’s prompted them to fund independent testing.
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RED ZONE RESIDENTS IN POLITICAL HOTSEAT AS PARTIES PLEDGE CONTAMINATION MANAGEMENT
Labor accused the Coalition of dragging its feet, after it announced a $55-million package to manage defence base contamination. But like the ALP’s policy, it’s not clear how much of the money will go to Port Stephens.
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BALDWIN CALLS FOR MORE SOLUTIONS TO WILLIAMTOWN CONTAMINATION
Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin, says inquiries into a chemical spill from the Williamtown RAAF Base are becoming too bureaucratic. It comes as an interim report into the EPA’s handling of the matter is handed down, recommending administrative changes.
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SECOND INQUIRY INTO WILLIAMTOWN CONTAMINATION UNDERWAY
A senate inquiry in Newcastle has heard Hunter Water knew about the ground water supply being contaminated by firefighting chemicals from the Williamtown RAAF base in 2013, but didn’t inform residents because there was no known risk. Chief Operating Officer, Dan Cleary, fronted the inquiry this morning and was questioned about the contamination of the…
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PORT STEPHENS RESIDENTS NOT COPING WITH RAAF CONTAMINATION FALLOUT
Port Stephens residents say they’re not coping with the impacts of a chemical spill from the Williamtown RAAF Base. Tonight, in the second part of a special report, we look at how families are dealing with the issue, in the lead-up to Christmas. WATCH PART 1 HERE
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NBN DELVES DEEPER INTO CONTAMINATION SCANDAL AHEAD OF NEWCASTLE INQUIRY MEET
It’s the agency tasked to protect the people, now the Department of Defence is under investigation for how it handled a chemical spill that’s turned a small community north of Newcastle on its head. Defence officials will be grilled this week, when a senate inquiry travels to Newcastle to investigate a toxic leak from…