But you don't have to live here! Risk assessment and contaminated sites: a case study.

Mortlake is an inner-western suburb of Sydney, adjacent to the Parramatta River. The Mortlake Gasworks provided gas to most of Sydney for almost 100 years. After closure as a gasworks, the site remained heavily contaminated with waste typical of gasworks, such as tarry organic compounds. The cleanup of the 52-hectare site began in 1998, with the aim of selling the land for residential and commercial development. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the local council managed the statutory development approvals and remedial action plans under relevant legislation.