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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matthew Kelly

House demolition underway as part of legacy pollution clean up

Seven homes built on the former Newcastle Gasworks site at Waratah are in the process of being demolished as part of a project to clean up a toxic legacy that has dogged the area for almost a century.

A further three properties on the north side of Ellis Road will be demolished in the new year. The land occupied by another two properties will be remediated, but the status of whether the homes require demolition is still being assessed.

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