The NSW Government is in the final stages of resolving a contaminated land issue that has plagued a waterfront site in Hunters Hill for more than 100 years.
Property and Development NSW’s (PDNSW) Environmental Management Group has remediated three vacant lots at Nelson Parade, with the final shipments of radiological and chemical waste removed from the site.
More than 3,000 cubic metres of contaminated waste – the equivalent of an Olympic swimming pool – has been transported off site in over 300 shipping containers over the last two years.
The contamination was caused by historic industrial activity when the site operated as a carbolic acid plant between about 1897 and 1909, and then used by the Radium Hill Refinery between 1911 and 1915.
The sites are currently undergoing final validation by an independent contractor and a NSW EPA-accredited auditor.
For more information, visit https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-property/our-business/environmental-service-group/hunters-hill-site-remediation.
Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said:
“This is a great outcome for the people of Nelson Parade and the local environment. Property and Development NSW and the Waste Asset Management Corporation has worked for many years to find the best solution to clean up the land and safely remove the contaminated waste.
“We will now begin work to make the land available to families to call Hunters Hill home.”
Property and Development NSW Executive Director, Environmental Management Group Peter Graham said:
“This is an important moment for the local residents and a proud moment for the team at Property and Development NSW.
“We’ve undertaken an enormous task to address the longstanding contamination buried on the site. I thank our Project Directors Scott Burrows and William Tai who worked tirelessly to help achieve this outcome for the local community and environment.”
Nelson Parade Action Group President Philippa Clark said:
“The people of Nelson Parade have been looking forward to this moment for many years, and finally, it has arrived.
“We thank the Government and the team at Property and Development NSW for their professionalism and dedication to achieving this outcome.”