Tag: williamtown contamination
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MEDIA BRIEFED ON WILLIAMTOWN RAAF CONTAMINATION
Defence officials say they’re effectively working blindfolded to determine the extent of the Williamtown RAAF contamination, and how best to remediate it, due to a lack of information. The admission came during a media briefing, which also addressed mitigation measures being undertaken on the base.
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INQUIRY INTO TOXIC FIRE FIGHTING CHEMICALS TO BEGIN IN DAYS
PHOTO: The Williamtown airfields where toxic PFOS and PFOA were used. The Senate inquiry into the Williamtown RAAF base contamination will begin this week. The first hearing will take place in Canberra on Thursday, with a second date set down for December 22 at Williamtown. Meanwhile, the Federal Member for Paterson raised the issue in parliament…
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HUNTER RIVER PRAWNERS BAN FISHING INDEFINITELY
Hunter prawners have made the agonising decision to ban fishing indefinitely along the entire Hunter River. It comes after the release of preliminary test results showing an elevated level of a toxic chemical compound, in the wake of the Williamtown RAAF contamination.
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HUNTER WATER COUNTS LOSS IN WAKE OF CHEMICAL SPILL
The effects of the Williamtown chemical spill are being felt at Hunter Water, with the corporation estimating it’s lost access to 1.5-billion litres of water since news of the contamination broke in September. It has three pump stations inside the EPA’s red zone, and has had to stop using them indefinitely, while investigations continue into the…
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DEFENCE FORCE VOWS CHANGE AFTER COMMUNITY’S PILGRIMAGE TO CANBERRA
PHOTO: Members of a Port Stephens’ community group, about to board a bus to Canberra. Port Stephens residents have travelled to Canberra, looking for more light to be shed on the Williamtown RAAF Base contamination. And the Defence Department seems to have come to the table, vowing to review its engagement strategy.