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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

How a $0 Maitland land acquisition will cost taxpayers $20 million

Troubled: The Truegain site - polluted and prone to flooding in heavy rain - in mid-2020. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The former director and owner of Rutherford's Truegain was not paid any money by the NSW government when it acquired the former business site for remediation after decades of pollution of the ground, air and water.

The Newcastle Herald reported last week that the government had taken ownership of the Kyle Street site and planned a two stage clean-up, involving demolition and removal of all structures before ground and water remediation begins.

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