Clean up Happening Now!

See what happens when people start speaking out.  This area was just forgotten about and not until you jump up and down and start reading the facts to people in black and white simple language like you are living next to death are you aware of this ????

No they didn't know.  We as parents didn't know.  I would not have let my kids play soccer on those soccer fields at Urunga If I had known the facts.  I would have no let anyones kids play on those fields at Urunga if I had known the facts.

From the Courier Sun Bellingen

Antimony clean-up underway 

Nov. 19, 2012, 1:25 p.m.

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  GHD investigation staff on-site in Hill Drive at Urunga.

The NSW Government is working to remediate the contaminated site at Hillside Drive in Urunga with the completion of a detailed site investigation.

The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) is project managing the site clean up on behalf of the NSW Crown Lands who own the contaminated land.

The Antimony processing activities occurred on the site in the early 1970s which sourced Stibnite ore from the Wild Cattle Creek mine in Dorrigo.
When the short term spike in Antimony metal prices fell, both the mine and the Urunga processing plant were abandoned. Since this time, the waste tailings containing antimony, arsenic, mercury, chromium, nickel, zinc, copper, lead and cyanide have spread into the adjoining SEPP14 wetland.
Project manager, Clayton Colmer is pleased that the results of recent sampling by local consultants GHD Pty Ltd have provided a clearer picture of the extent and nature of contaminated material on the site.
“Many investigations have been conducted in the past but did not give a complete picture of the contamination,” he said.
“The latest investigation used historical results but also involved an extra 300 samples. These samples included surface water, groundwater, soil, tailings and wetland sediments,” Mr Colmer said.
The recent sampling also used the latest technology X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) hand held sensor which allows a cost effective method of undertaking higher density sampling. Samples were also sent off for NATA accredited laboratory testing to confirm the concentrations of the heavy metals.

As part of the community consultation process, a public meeting will be held from 6:30pm Tuesday, November 27 at Urunga Golf Club to present the investigation findings and to discuss possible clean-up and disposal options.

“We will be considering a wide range of practical remediation measures to clean up the site and how to best use the $1 million government funding. It is hoped that on-site remediation works can begin in mid 2013,” Mr Colmer said.

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SO.........this is what I see from my perspective:

GHD are cleaning it up now but are they to be trusted HONESTLY look who their board of directors are and It appears they get all the best jobs for the boys in this game .. PLEASE READ ON

Founded in 1928, GHD has been active in the professional services business for more than 80 years. Since its inception, GHD has assisted global communities to realise their potential and create lasting value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions.

GHD is a company built on partnerships. It continues to be an enduring force to connect, collaborate and communicate with our clients to solve their challenges, to drive our success and to make the world a better place.

1928	Gordon Gutteridge founded GHD and focuses on water and sewerage.
1937	Hobart office established.
1939	Gerald Haskins & Geoffrey Davey joins the partnership.
1949	Innovative sewerage design for Cairns, the largest city in Australia at the time without sewerage.
1950s	GHD expands into transport infrastructure, manufacturing plants, building and civil works, energy, mining and dams.
1962	GHD employs 300 people.
1967	GHD opens Gold Coast office.
1970	GHD employs 500 people and provides extensive services for Hobart’s landmark Wrestpoint Casino.
1972	Townsville office opened.
1974	Formation of GHD-Parsons Brinkerhoff Pty Ltd. GHD plays a major role in the design of a new city and infrastructure for Darwin, following Cyclone Tracey.
1975	Offices opened in Albury/Wodonga and Perth.
1976	Offices opened in Adelaide, Bundaberg, Mackay and the Sunshine Coast.
1978	GHD begins international expansion and establishes a joint venture in Malaysia.
1980	GHD employs more than 700 people. Bunbury and Newcastle offices opened.
1981	Gladstone office opened. Merger with Planner West Pty Ltd. Joint venture of GHD-Black & Veatch established. GHD-Wood Geotechnical Pty Ltd established.
1983	Offices opened in Katherine, Port Hedland and Rockhampton.
1984	Offices opened in Alice Springs and Wollongong.
1985	GHD-Wright joint venture established.
1988	GHD carries out planning services for World Expo 88 in Brisbane and opens office in Coffs Harbour.
1990	International projects burgeon and offices opened in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
1993	GHD earns ISO 9001: 1987 accreditation
1995	Acquisition of Water Corporation of Western Australia's water engineering group
1997	Acquisition of WORKS Australia and LongMac Group
1999	Manukau Consultants Ltd (NZ) join GHD.
2000	Martin & Co in Gladstone join GHD.
2001	Smith and Wood Consultants, NZ join GHD. Acquisition of MME in Doha, Qatar and in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
2002	Mergers completed with Geo-Eng Group and EGIS Consulting Australia. GHD people increased to 2300.
2003	GHD celebrates its 75th year of operations.
2004	Baker Saran, NSW, joins GHD
2005	Mergers completed with AJP, Malaysia, Qest Consulting, NSW, City Design, SA, and Civil Design Services, NZ.
2006	GHD broadens its reach in Hong Kong, China and the UK, completing mergers with Rankine & Hill, a Hong Kong consulting engineering company, and Archispace, a provider of urban planning, architectural and landscape design services throughout China. Alliance formed with London-based AMCL, and offices opened in York and London.
2007	Three companies joined GHD including Leddy Sergiacomi & Associates, a Queensland engineering and environmental consultancy company, ProAnd, a New Zealand specialist meat process design engineering consultancy and PCT Engineers, a Western Australia/Queensland consultancy company providing engineering services to the oil, gas and mining sectors.
2008	GHD celebrates 80 years. Hassall & Associates, a consulting firm specialising in International Development Assistance, agriculture, natural resource and environmental issues joins GHD. Offices opened in Ireland and Canada.
2009	GHD now employs 6000 people. Four strategic mergers completed in the USA that build on our core water and wastewater services, including RoseWater Engineering, the Arizona Engineering Company, CSA Engineering and Stearns & Wheler.
2010	Continuous strong performance of our operations including strategic mergers with SMGC in the mining sector in Australia and China Water International Engineering Consulting Company (CWIECC) in China. Health and safety of our workforce was recognised with the 2010 Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System Award. Community engagement was strengthened with ‘GHD in the Community’ contributing to the MSABI project in Tanzania, supporting vital charities and making contributions to natural disasters around the world.
2011	Mergers completed with MGF Consultants in North Queensland, Australia, CollinsonDutton Ltd (CDL) in the UK as well as Winzler & Kelly, Commonwealth Engineering & Technology, Inc (CET) and RobsonWoese in the USA. We also expanded our capabilities in the energy and resources sector and registered significant wins in transportation. We achieved a period of 3.4 million hours free Lost Time Injury and continued to engage in a range of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives including community contributions in New Zealand following the earthquake in Christchurch.
2012	We continued our expansion in the Americas with the acquisition of the Sernas Group in Canada's Greater Toronto Region in Whitby, Mississauga and Kitchener and in the USA, in Madison, Wisconsin. We also broadened our water services with the acquisition of the Water Sciences Group of Australian Laboratory Services. We have been named the fourth most attractive company to work for in Australia by recruitment firm Randstad and recognised as the best waste consultant in Australia according to a survey completed by Inside Waste Magazine.

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