Browse Forums General Discussion Re: 43Oct 14, 2009 7:20 pm Ron & Bon i worked in the area for a long time, I know it better than most, I have been in the houses that surround that estate and it's not a nice place for kids to hang out in, it is a stones throw away from Tregear and Ropes Crossing is known by the locals as Tregear Heights. i would not live in that part of town if i could help it. sorry I really like ropes crossing, its a great estate and it has got everything you need built in. We almost bought there, i just loved the bushland around the place. But like ron & bob said its not good area to raise kids, yeah ropes crossing is great while you have your kids at home but when they start going exploring and start mixing with the wrong people over that main road then its bad. I can only see this as the only off putting thing about the place. apart from that its a great place to live. Re: 48Oct 24, 2013 12:02 pm da68za yvette72 the old adi site I was tring to stop that going ahead not to upset you do realize what this was used for to store bombs etc from the war they are buried under the ground there is unxplosive bombs buried I know many oldies that work on that site, there is even talk there could be atomic waste buried, I can tell you I would not buy there and many of my friends would not buy there I am sorry to upset you but feel I must tell you this, so you can make your own choice there were many action groups against it for that reason Ah good old urban myths ... 1/ the place was used as a munitions factory and storage and the only munitions that were tested were rifle and mortar . 2/ no they did not bury bombs there . 3/ and if you believe they buried nuke waste there , you really are a numb nutt. 4/ the reason for the action groups was to stop the development full stop so as to keep it as parkland and save the roos and emus . Now i used to do deliveries into there years ago and drove all around the site And yes i agree the hole place should have been made a park as its pretty special with its billabong's , bush and animals . But by the same token that was one of the reasons why we bought a block there . Ropes Crossing was previously the site of a former munitions factory owned by Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and it is well known that the site stored radioactive waste there for 25 years. In January 2005 the site was also confirmed as being contaminated with Asbestos. The Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) was notified and did call for appropriate actions to take place. Channel Nine News covered the Asbestos finding and aired its story on its 6pm Sunday News report back on 13/2/05. The State Governments commissioned Independent Audit of the Sites cleanup in 1999 was very vague in regards to the amount of asbestos actually removed from the Site in the remediation. Since it is not verified how much asbestos entered the site in its construction and how much left the site in its demolition, it must be considered that large amounts of asbestos still remain somewhere on the site to this day. Following the Channel Nine news story members of the public came forward stating they had worked on the ADI site and had, as part of their work, buried large amounts of asbestos in randomly chosen pits within bushland. The ADFA had planned to provide certification to landowners that all blocks sold are 100% asbestos free. It retreated from that position and agreed that Lend Lease only need provide copies to landowners of Site Audit Statements. These statements are issued by an Independent Auditor to verify the sites cleanup and give no guarantees that any part of the site is 100% asbestos free. Regardless, these Site Audit Statements were mandatory anyway because the site had been the subject of a remediation process under contaminated lands legislation. Weather you choose to believe the "so-called myths" there is one fact that we should all consider. The Defence Act 1903 - Section 122A granted Immunity of Australian Defence Industries Pty Ltd from certain State and Territory laws with regard to: - the use of land or premises - the environmental consequences of the use of land - dangerous goods It is therefore, highly unlikely that ADI kept records of their actions and, clearly, environmental consequences were of no concern. For the sake of residents, I hope the information is myth because we will not see the consequences of ignorance until it is too late. Re: Ropes Crossing 49Oct 24, 2013 12:07 pm Natalie PD Hello, I just thought I would enter the conversation. I am the Project Director of Ropes Crossing and I just want to clarify some of your concerns regarding Ropes Crossing. The site was used as a base for a munitions factory during the Second World War. Production of munitions ended in 1994 and a lengthy remediation process was carried out between 1993 and 1997. The site remediation was a thorough, transparent process that is on the public record. An independent audit conducted under NSW Legislation from 1996 to 1999 verified the site as clean and suitable for urban development. In response to yvette72’s concerns, we are advised that there was no radioactive waste ever generated on the site, and independently verified that there is no radioactive waste on the site. I hope this clarifies things for everyone. Please feel free to pop into our Sales and Information Centre for a coffee if you are interested in learning more about what Ropes Crossing has to offer. Thank you for your interest in Ropes Crossing! You are correct, there was no radioactive waste ever generated on the site but Ropes Crossing was previously the site of a former munitions factory owned by Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and it is well known that the site STORED radioactive waste there for 25 years. In January 2005 the site was also confirmed as being contaminated with Asbestos. The Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) was notified and did call for appropriate actions to take place. Channel Nine News covered the Asbestos finding and aired its story on its 6pm Sunday News report back on 13/2/05. The State Governments commissioned Independent Audit of the Sites cleanup in 1999 was very vague in regards to the amount of asbestos actually removed from the Site in the remediation. Since it is not verified how much asbestos entered the site in its construction and how much left the site in its demolition, it must be considered that large amounts of asbestos still remain somewhere on the site to this day. Following the Channel Nine news story members of the public came forward stating they had worked on the ADI site and had, as part of their work, buried large amounts of asbestos in randomly chosen pits within bushland. The ADFA had planned to provide certification to landowners that all blocks sold are 100% asbestos free. It retreated from that position and agreed that Lend Lease only need provide copies to landowners of Site Audit Statements. These statements are issued by an Independent Auditor to verify the sites cleanup and give no guarantees that any part of the site is 100% asbestos free. Regardless, these Site Audit Statements were mandatory anyway because the site had been the subject of a remediation process under contaminated lands legislation. Weather you choose to believe the "so-called myths" there is one fact that we should all consider. 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