East Narangba Community Action Group

GPO Box 89
Kallangur 4503
Ph. 3888 5287 Fax 3888 8218

Promoting a Better Environment for Our Families
and Future Generations

1999
August 25
Fire in mill mentioned
Orko fertilizer factory odours
CSR ammonia odours
Ridley installed new ozone plant
Nationwide oil – tank being welded – lid exploded off
Drums dumped between A&C and the mill containing liquid – but failed to test substance in order to track down source
A rep resigned over Steritech

November 14
Registered nurse Adam Scott presented a list of 16 chemicals that required surveillance
Jan raised concerns over Steritech

2000
February 23
Grubb seeks to discontinue NIERG Meetings as attendance had decreased significantly as a result of Estate being well-managed due to licencing
DCP gazetted on 17/12/99
Advertisements re new business not appearing in local newspapers but rather in those on Sunshine Coast
No warning about NOH for residents in Mango Hill/North Lakes – residents should check with PRSC
Issues raised about Nationwide’s holes containing toxic liquid
Complaint re Robertson Transport – repair work on chlorine tankers
Buffer between North Lakes & NIE raised
Maunsell conveyor – air quality, dust
No mention in Minutes that Rep raised issue of air quality monitoring in EIS

June 28
Business Reps – Warren Jeffrey, Permalog – Kelvin Keegan, Nationwide – James Sunnamon, Binary Chemicals
Warren Jeffrey had been unaware that NIERG still met – had received no advice until Di Jeffs rang about the fact that NIERG was finishing
3 written complaints about Road Services Group – noise, out of hours operation
Information to be shared must be brought first to meeting for approval before distribution
Sunstate Coating – Di received anonymous letter about dieback of trees, white powder
Care fire bombed outside Binary 24-25 June
Ridley odours

September 23
Road Services group ceasing night work 28/8
Nationwide blamed for noises/smells that are not emanating from their business
Sunstate Coatings – to replace old filters within 12 weeks – claim emission is zinc dust but reports that it is cadmium to rep
PR Biosolids fire 20/8/2000
Problems raised – Ridleys, chemical and sawmills

November 29
Effect of Vegetation Management Act
Fish Oil Spill – Ridleys – leak occurred under the Bund
Biosolids odour complaints
Complaints about Road Services Group

2001
March 28
Oil spill – Neon Street into Saltwater Creek – approx 1000+ litres – Nationwide
Road Services Group – testing claimed to be within EPA Guidelines
Ridley Odours
Biosolids odour

June 20
Vegetation Management Act 1999 does not apply to NIE but Land Act will apply to NIE as it is deemed leasehold
Steritech issues
Ridleys odours
Biosolids odours – nutrients, nitrogen & phosphorous
Dust problems from bikes

September 19
Hardrock Haulage
Leak from BCD – fault on valve in de-ionizing equipment – found by residents on walk thru estate
Sediment trap – should be cleaned out when 10% full & maintained
Buffer zone between NIE & Northlakes discussed

December 13
Brief from Air Quality & Risk Hazard Assessment
Uma Rajappa Qld Health on Steritech
PRSC Strategic Plan – buffer zone North Lakes
Hardrock Haulage
PRSC Biosolids – deceased odour

2002
March 4
Hardrock Haulage
Sanitised minutes complaints
Cleaning of silt trap
White liquid discharging from Oil technology into stormwater
Fire at Road Surfaces Group – kerosene vapours in bitumen mix flashed resulting in fire in bitumen spray truck

June 12
Hardrock Haulage
Cleaning of silt traps
Ridleys Odour noted at Deception Bay Shopping Centre

September 18 (minutes misplaced)
Biosolids
Stayrite Engineering – sediment barrier’

December 11
Ridleys odours
Biosolids odour
Qld Herbarium flora study
Vegetation clearance
Binary extending
Di concerned about land clearing – increasing odour probs on west of NIE

2003
March 19
AusAid PCB’s
Sediment control
Steritech protesters
Biosolids odours
Testing of soil & groundwater recommended by Qld Herbarium
Proactive Catchment Management Inspection Program

June 18
Biosolids odour
Groundwater testing behind Biosolids said to be okay
No soil testing
Ridley’s odours
Non-placarding of businesses in NIE

September 17
Release of contaminants into creek and odour reported 3 times per year
6/8 drums of diesel motor oil on footpath in Potassium St reported by Di
Fire & CHEM Unit response times, availability of Units, stated that estate would be adequately covered in an emergency
CHEM UNIT: Local residents would have plenty of warning & have nothing to worry about, as the team is highly qualified.
Concern over health effects from long term odour problems raised
Odour assessment being conducted at relevant sites
Need for central call number
Di raised issue of signage – residents have a right to know that it is NOH – this is not indicated by signs stating that it is general industry

December (lost minutes)
This was the meeting that Di & Frank were handed minutes of council meeting which indicated that they were sacked but only as they left the meeting! Minutes of Council meeting of 2 December 2003

2004
March 10
Request for air quality monitoring station
fly problems
EMP Tasman
Joint inspection program
Explosion at Ridleys
3rd Party monitoring at BCD
Long term health impacts from this estate raised
Buffer around estate of 1 km – verification sought by reps

June 9
Update on diesel CCA Spill
Binary Chemical Spill November 2003
Di raised issued of vegetation removal from waterways in estate – these act as filters for sediment & chemical uptake
Di reported Residents report of oil dumping in stream
EMP Tasman
Air Quality Monitoring discussed following Di’s question on ill health issues resulting from cumulative air emission issues
Complaints on oil and chemical odours
Fire at binary chemicals in newspaper but CSC unaware of fire

September 17
Binary Chemicals fire – heating baths boiled dry
Perma Log fire – gas fired heater unit caught fire – may have been electrical fault
POP from pacific islands
Odours – Ridley – further bank of ozone treatment to control odour
Odours – Tasman Tannery
Complaints of no feedback from EPA
Polystyrene boxes dumped in waterways
Council responsible for removal of vegetation
Council plans to revegetate banks – (but never done!)
No equipment/technology available to detect emissions within estate & monitoring to expensive
Issue of resident’s health problems raised by Di – told to see Dr
Report of oil dumping – no evidence found
Vegetation along north of Saltwater Creek is zoned ‘Open Space’
Tasman EMP

December 8
POPs
Concern expressed over number of chemical facilities now sited in Estate
Update on Binary Chemicals spill
Chlorine Gas incident at Nationwide Oil
Safe to drink from water tanks
Odour from nationwide noted by monitoring at night

2005
March 9
POPs
Update on Binary Spill – hearing delayed till May
Tasman’s EMP
Trees removed
Resident’s health issues raised

June 8
Binary Update
Groundwater testing at transfer station
Tasman EMP
POPS
McDonald Agencies
CTV Drain camera mapping of stormwater pipes
Boral – pollution
Odour monitoring
Minutes to go to all businesses on the Estate

September 7
Binary Fire
Time table of Events
Tasman EMP
No update on Air Quality Monitoring Station
POPS Pacific Islands
McDonald Agencies
Review of emergency response plans on estate needed

December 7
Binary mess & contamination & timetable
Binary – impact of storms, monitoring to creek
Copies of all sampling by EPA to go to Brett Madill
Cr Whiting & Flannery still talking about giving an update of permanent Air Monitoring – still nothing has happened!
Tasman – EM still doesn’t comply
A & C Chemicals – 2500m of dead trees on state land past their containment fund
Inter Agency Joint Inspection Program of Chemical Plants
Stormwater Drain mapping
Boral – contamination at creek
Ridley – odour issues
Nationwide reported oil being dumped outside the gates in drums
Lot of new business listed
Chemical plant next to Biosolids?

2006
March 8
Ridley Odour
Boral – stormwater Management Plan
Sewerage spill Warren Crescent
A & C (accensi) EPO issued
PRSC Review of Risk of Air Quality Issues
Interagency Fire Risk Minimisation
G James Spill
Binary Update
Tasman PIN issued
POPs

June – not received YET!