Remediation works on Crown land
Crown land 2031 State Strategic Plan (PDF 3,78KB) vision for NSW is that our community has high aspirations to protect environmental assets, improve and expand green space, and build resilience to climate change. To help achieve these outcomes, it is our role to ensure that environmental values on Crown land are identified, enhanced, and protected, and that activities on Crown land contribute to climate resilience.
It is our goal to remediate identified Crown land sites and to return these sites to usable community land. Contamination may threaten human health and the environment, limit land use or increase development costs and it can become more challenging to address if left unmanaged. For all these reasons, we must take steps to find out if contamination is present and identify actions to help reduce risks of harm to human health and the environment.
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
Summary
- Location: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council’s (AH&MRC’s) Registered Training Organisation, Little Bay
- Project investment: $1,365,000 (excl. GST)
- Dates: 15/02/2022 to 31/07/2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- Traffic and Pedestrian changes
- Noise levels: High (at times)
What we will be doing
From 20 February 2023, you may notice us:
- removing all cladding, battens, and insulation
- replacing removed materials with products that meet the minimum standards for combustible cladding products and comply with the National Construction Code.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- The building will still be accessible for users during construction.
- There will be changed access and emergency evacuation plans in place.
- We will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew, users, and pedestrians.
- This work may be noisy at times, and we will do everything can to minimise this.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: AH&MRC Registered Training Organisation
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Cowan Quarry Remediation
Summary
- Location: Hornsby
- Project investment: $33,745
- Dates: 1 October 2022 to 30 April 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- No traffic or pedestrian changes
- Noise levels: Low
What we will be doing
From 1 October 2022 you may notice us:
- investigate the safety of Cowan Quarry. Cowan Quarry was decommissioned and occupies materials of unknown origins including dilapidated asbestos buildings. The site is currently unoccupied vacant bushland with steep sides. There’s a fire trail that runs through a portion of the site
- we have completed a geotechnical investigation and a wider action plan has been drafted for the site. The recommendation is to address areas of potential instability. This will include the installation of groundwater monitoring wells and groundwater data loggers to assess the site for safety
- we believe the Cowan Quarry Crown land site is an underutilised and abandoned area that could be remediated and rehabilitated into a great green space for the community. The long-term goal is to improve the amenity of former industrial lands into functional green space.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- If necessary, we will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew, users and pedestrians.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Cowan Quarry Remediation
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Dural Quarry
Summary
- Location: Hornsby
- Project value: $400,000
- Dates: 9 January to 30 June 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Day work
- Low traffic changes
- Noise levels: Medium
What we will be doing
From 9 January 2023 you may notice us:
- investigating the possibility of remediating Dural Quarry at Hornsby into a public open space.
- clean up the site by removing all surface rubbish and demolishing the infrastructure and sheds. When Dural Quarry was decommissioned, it was left with various materials including dilapidated asbestos buildings, general waste, sheds and crushing infrastructure
- complete a geotechnical and detailed site investigation to identify any remediation requirements to ensure the area is safe to for community use.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- We will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew.
- Access to the area will continue to be closed to the public. Please do not enter this site.
- This work may be noisy at times, we will do everything possible to minimise this.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Dural Quarry remediation
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Karuah Oyster Shed
Summary
- Port Stephens
- Project value: $ 110,000 ex GST
- Dates: September 2022 to June 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- Road and waterway traffic changes
- Noise levels: Low to medium
What we will be doing
From September 2022, you may notice us:
- engage consultants, including ecologists to complete preliminary site investigations for the clean-up of the abandoned Karuah oyster shed
- once these investigations are complete, and the contaminants identified, we will start the partial demolition of the structures and a preliminary site clean-up. Any remediation work at the site will be managed to protect the surrounding waterways from contamination
- cleaning up this site will benefit visitors and residents to the surrounding foreshore and river by removing any potential environmental hazards
- continue to fence the site. Please do not enter the Karuah oyster shed Crown land site as the site is unsafe and poses a risk to anyone entering without approval.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- We will continue to fence off the Karuah Oyster Shed site for the safety of the community.
- During working hours, we will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew, users, and pedestrians.
- Access to the neighbouring road may be temporarily impacted between 7:00am – 6:00pm.
- This work may be noisy at times, and we will do everything can to minimise this.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email: cl.enquiri[email protected] Subject Attn: Karuah Oyster Shed, Karuah
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Fencing at Kaloogleguy Reserve
Summary
- Kaloogleguy Reserve, Cobar
- Project investment: $429,919
- Dates: March – June 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- Minimal traffic changes
- Noise levels: Low
What we will be doing
From March 2023, you may notice us working in full personal protective equipment (PPE):
- clearing vegetation along the surveyed fence line
- installing 8 kilometres of 6-strand agricultural fencing
- erecting warning signage along the fence line as required by EPA (Environmental Protection Authority)
- installing 19 gates on existing tracks for fire management on the Kaloogleguy Reserve
- monitoring air and dust around designated areas
- soil sampling where needed.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- As an immediate strategy, we are closing public access to the designated Kaloogleguy Crown land site.
- Public safety is the number one priority in managing asbestos. Please do not enter the identified area.
- The remaining 6,000 hectares of Kaloogleguy Reserve are available for walking, cycling, motorbikes, and four-wheel driving recreation use.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Related information
- Read more about the Kaloogleguy Reserve project.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Fencing at Kaloogleguy Reserve
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Kaloogleguy Reserve with one of the temporary signs warning people to keep out of the affected area.
Fingal Head riverside kiosk remediation
Summary
- Location: Fingal Head
- Project investment: $20,000
- Dates: 1 March to 5 May 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- No traffic or pedestrian changes
- Noise levels: medium
What we will be doing
From 1st March you may notice us:
- investing in the clean-up of the former riverside kiosk fronting the Tweed River at Fingal Head on the Tweed Coast
- rehabilitating the site to enable new recreational or commercial development uses and investments
- removing the dilapidated timber jetty, floating pontoon, and internal and external rubbish
- conducting an environmental assessment.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday and 1:00pm Saturdays.
What you can expect
- Until works are complete, please do not enter the site or jetty and pontoon area as could pose a threat to safety if accessed by land or water.
- We will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew, users and pedestrians.
- This work may be noisy at times, we will do everything we can to minimise this.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
Phone: 1300 886 235
Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Fingal Head riverside kiosk remediation
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Jack Evans Boat Harbour Jetty
Summary
- Location: Tweed Heads
- Project investment: $200,000
- Dates: May 2023 to June 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays and Saturdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- Traffic and pedestrian access changes
- Noise levels: high at times
What we will be doing
From mid-May 2023 you may notice us:
- remove the dilapidated concrete platform at Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads. The platform hand railings, concrete path surfaces and pylons have decayed, and engineering reports have determined the structure unsafe for people to use
- continue to fence off the public access to the structure. We ask that you do not enter this site as we complete this important work. The removal of the jetty will take approximately 1 to 2 months to complete
- complete a review of environmental factors (REF) before demolition to determine matters that may affect the environment.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday.
What you can expect
- We recognise that the structure has been popular for fishing. As current managers of the reserve and the waterway, we are responsible for keeping everyone visiting here safe from harm
- The structure removal will not impact works on the rock wall in front of the Seascape Apartments or the adjacent diving steps
- We will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew, users, and pedestrians
- Access to the adjacent carpark area may be temporarily impacted
- This work may be noisy at times, and we will do everything possible to minimise this
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
Phone: 1300 886 235
Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Jack Evans Boat Harbour Jetty
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Swansea House Demolition
Summary
- Swansea
- Project value $40,000
- Dates: 5 December 2022 to 16 December 2022
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- Minimal traffic impact
- Noise levels: Medium to High
What we will be doing
From 5 December 2022, you may notice us:
- demolish the contaminated dwelling and other deteriorating structures at 36 Rawson Street, Swansea. An assessment of the house has determined it is unsuitable for restoration. The best option is to remove the structure to free up the land, so the future use of the land can then be assessed
- safely remove the contaminated materials by fully licensed contaminant removalists
- re-establish ground cover and prepare the site for possible redevelopment. Any future development of the property will be subject to local planning controls.
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
What you can expect
- We will have temporary traffic management for the safety of our crew and pedestrians while we undertake the works.
- This work may be noisy at times, and we will do everything can to minimise this.
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work.
Related information
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
- Phone: 1300 886 235
- Email [email protected] Subject Attn: Swansea house demolition
Location image of house for demolition in Rawson Street, Swansea
Thompsons Oyster Site
Summary
- Location: Wallis Lake, Forster-Tuncurry
- Project Investment: $ 300,000
- Dates: October 2022 to June 2023
- Times of work: Weekdays 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Day work
- No traffic or pedestrian changes
- Noise levels: Low
What we will be doing
From October you may notice us:
- working with ecologists, environmental engineers, and consultants to complete preliminary site investigations for the remediation of the abandoned oyster farm, as well as reporting on the ecological considerations and management strategies to limit the impact of the works on adjacent mangroves and protect the surrounding waterways from any potential contamination
- controlling invasive weeds and demolishing and removing a dilapidated shed and jetty structure
- removing and disposing of residual and illegally dumped waste and potentially hazardous materials commonly used in the oyster industry
- investigating land allocation and future uses of the site
When we will be working
Work will take place during standard construction hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday
What you can expect
- The Wallis Lake is renowned for its calm scenic beauty that's perfect for boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing, swimming, and scenic cruises as well as oyster farming. Cleaning up this site will benefit visitors to the river, improve environmental risks, and make good/ready the site for future use, potentially by the oyster industry
- Access to the immediate waterway area may be temporarily impacted
- This work may be noisy at times, and we will do everything can to minimise this
- We thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important work
Keeping up to date with our work
We will update this page as the project progresses.
To speak to an officer:
Phone: 1300 886 235
Email: [email protected] Subject Attn: Thompsons Oyster Site
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