Evidence given at the Hunters Hill radium smelter inquiry shows that Environment Minister Verity Firth misled Parliament in May when she said radiation levels in Nelson Parade homes ‘fall within ARPANSA guidelines’, Member for Castle Hill Michael Richardson said today. 

The Iemma Government must take bold action to revive the eastern quoll (Dasyurus vuverrinus) population in New South Wales, or admit failure and declare it extinct in this State, Liberal MP Michael Richardson said today. 

Figures released this week by the Federal Government show smog levels have doubled over the past year in the South-west Growth Centre, where the Iemma Government plans to locate another 100,000 homes by 2031, Liberal MP Michael Richardson revealed today. 

At least five former residents of Nelson Parade, Hunters Hill, the site of a former uranium smelter, are believed to have died of radiation related cancers, Member for Castle Hill Michael Richardson revealed today. 

The Iemma Government plans to spend just $2.1 million removing radioactive waste from Nelson Parade, Hunter’s Hill, before selling the blocks it owns for housing, Castle Hill MP Michael Richardson revealed today.