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Residents can apply for PFAS soil testing after Defence Department acknowledges spread

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 26, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Richmond Residents can apply for soil testing for PFAS Contamination following Defence Department acknowledgment of spread Richmond residents will be able to apply to have their soil tested for poisonous PFAS chemicals after the Defence Department finally admitted...

Locals short-changed in government PFAS settlement ahead of government briefing August 22

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 22, 2023 | News, Priority

Michael Sainsbury Residents in Richmond and others near the Air Force base have been disappointed by their $8 million share of a $137.4 million class action settlement with the Department of Defence over poisonous PFAS chemicals where lawyers and litigation funders...

Public briefing on poisonous PFAS chemicals spread from RAAF base

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 17, 2023 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury residents will be able to attend a long-awaited briefing next week about – dangerous PFAS chemicals that have spread from the Richmond RAAF based and have been linked to water and soil contamination, as well as a group of cancers and other human...