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PFAS contamination class action filed by Jervis Bay community for cultural loss
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James Williams says he no longer fishes in local waterways due to PFAS contamination warnings.
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An Aboriginal community has launched a class action against the Federal Government claiming chemical contamination on their land from Department of Defence operations has destroyed their livelihoods.
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The Wreck Bay Aboriginal community and surrounding villages are claiming damages for cultural losses due to PFAS contamination
Residents have lodged a class action in the Federal Court
The chemicals are found in firefighting foams used on neighbouring Defence facilities for decades
Sydneysiders heading to Booderee National Park in Jervis Bay - famous for its white sand beaches - are being turned around and sent home.
Strict coronavirus measures mean anyone from Sydney making the three-hour drive south to the popular tourist destination must get a valid exemption.
That s because the area which only has a population of about 400 people is not actually part of New South Wales - it s a territory which is under the governance of the Commonwealth, much the same as the ACT.
Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and Wollongong have been declared Covid-hotspots by the Commonwealth meaning anyone travelling from those places needs to cancel their holiday plans.