PFAS - Hawkesbury Post

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...

Hawkesbury remain in the dark over the spread of toxic PFAS chemicals

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 10, 2023 | News, Priority

Michael Sainsbury Despite the ongoing spread of toxic PFAS chemicals across Richmond and Windsor, including elevated levels found on the riverbank at the Cornwallis Road and at Western Sydney University, the Hawkesbury City Council will not continue any testing. This...

Toxic PFAS chemicals spread in Richmond to riverside soil and recycled water

by Sam Magnusson | Jun 16, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Michael Sainsbury. The spread of highly toxic PFAS chemicals from the Richmond RAAF base has grown with testing by Hawkesbury City Council and the Western Sydney University finding elevated levels in soil around the collapsed Cornwallis Road site and in recycled...