PFAS-contaminated properties can t be rented, can t be sold, leaving owners in limbo
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FebFebruary 2021 at 9:45pm
Bundaberg woman Anita Penny is stuck paying a mortgage on a house that is depreciating in value.
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Three Queensland property owners have been left feeling devastated and in limbo after traces of fuel and PFAS contaminants were found on their properties.
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The contamination dates back to the 1990s
Ampol says there is no risk to health but researchers say long-term exposure may be dangerous
The five blocks belonging to the three owners border an Ampol-owned Caltex fuel depot in Bundaberg.
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Pensioner faces $665 fine after being accused of taking crystal from Queensland national park
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FebFebruary 2021 at 3:08am
Harry Ward says a pair of rangers turned up at his door and told him he was under investigation after he posted about finding a crystal.
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A pensioner who is being treated for cancer is facing a $665 fine from Queensland Parks and Wildlife after being accused of taking a crystal from a national park in Far North Queensland.
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Harry Ward, 66, says he found the quartz near a bridge, by a roadway
He is being investigated by Queensland Parks and Wildlife and faces a $665 fine after he posted about his find on social media
Queensland woman sustains chest injuries in kangaroo incident
A Queensland woman has sustained chest injuries after becoming involved in an altercation with a kangaroo.
Queensland Ambulance were called to Teemburra Dam, approximately 50km west of Mackay, after 7pm yesterday following reports of a kangaroo attack.
Paramedics treated a woman in her 30s for a chest injury and lacerations to her limbs.
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She was taken to Mackay Hospital in a stable condition.
According to Queensland s Department of Environment and Science, dangerous kangaroo interactions with humans are rare. If you are approached by an aggressive kangaroo or wallaby you should keep it at a safe distance so that it can t kick or scratch, the Department recommends.
Bravus Mining has responded to a conservation group’s claim that construction sites on the Carmichael mine rail corridor has resulted in “serious pollution and environmental damage”.
Mackay Conservation Group alleges conditions the Queensland Coordinator General imposed on Adani’s North Galilee Basin Rail Project to protect nearby waterways from contamination may have been breached.
The group said this was because Bravus had failed to properly prepare construction sites on the rail corridor for the wet season.
The conditions require the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control measures.
The group has provided photos – taken about two weeks after heavy rainfall in December – of what it claims are the alleged breaches.