MEMBER for Paterson Meryl Swanson renewed her invitation for the Prime Minister to come to Williamtown after meeting with his taskforce on PFAS contamination today. And she renewed her call for urgent action for the community that had “been through…
THE Community Wellbeing Program, an initiative set up to help members deal with the stress of the Williamtown contamination are holding a paddle boarding family beach day. Held this coming Sunday, 9 October the event is free and open to…
GREENS NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon has commented on Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne’s announcement of a further $300 million of extended defence contracts at Williamtown RAAF base. Minister Pyne failed to provide any detail when he states that the Coalition…
FEDERAL Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson has called for urgent blood tests for residents affected by PFAS contamination at Williamtown, after a Human Health Risk Assessment failed to provide any reassurances. “The fact that the NSW EPA has…
RESIDENTS intending to join the Class Action against the Williamtown Contamination should aim to get their documents signed and sent by the end of July. Lead by Gadens Law Firm, the class action is financially backed by IMF Bentham. This…
While many airports and firefighting facilities have transitioned to firefighting foams that don’t contain perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), sources tell us that there are still some industries that use them. Firefighting foams containing PFOS and PFOA were…
HUNDREDS of visual protest signs have recently emerged around Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove. This area is also known as ‘The Red Zone’. There are many varying messages and images such as skull and cross bones, warnings of contamination…
WHEN residents of the Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove areas were told abruptly to stop drinking bore water and eating locally produced food in September 2015, little did they know just what kind of experience they were in for.…
SALT Ash Community First, Williamtown and Surrounds Action Group and Fullerton Cove Action Group held a Paterson candidates forum earlier this week. The event was on Tuesday at 6.30pm at Hexham Bowling Club. Each candidate was given 10 minutes each…
AT a meeting with Williamtown residents last week, Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon and Greens Paterson candidate John Brown called for the Red Zone to be redrawn in light of new international contamination standards and for the NSW Environment Protection…