Toxic sludge from the construction of Sydney’s Northern Beaches link will NOT be dumped in Newcastle, following a sustained campaign from our local state MP’s and the Newcastle community.
In November 2021 it was revealed the NSW Government had tried to bypass community consultation to dump 12,000 cubic metres of refuse containing lead, mercury, silver, zinc, poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dioxins in the city, which will be dug up during construction of the North Sydney infrastructure project.
Tim Crankanthorp says the local backlash was swift and severe, with 15,000 people signing a petition against the move – people power has worked following a Budget Estimates hearing yesterday. The first time we have had confirmation of the reversal.
