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| 20th March 1997 | Letter from Kim Williams, CEO of Fox Studios Australia, to South Sydney Council regarding rates. See the letter >> |
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| 25th September 1997 | Letter to Kim Williams, from South Sydney
City Council, requesting “rates” be paid See the legal opinions about the issue >> See the corrospondence about this matter >> See the Deed of Release >> |
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1999 |
Complaints received by Fox Studios Australia during 1999. |
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| 2000 | Complaints received by Fox Studios Australia during 2000. |
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| 2001 | Complaints received by Fox Studios Australia during 2001. |
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| 11th July 2002 | Letter from Susanna Savolainen A/Manager Sydney Local Government to Robert Black of Planning NSW (DUAP)…
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31st July 2002 |
Letter from JWE to Robert Black of Planning NSW (DUAP) asking for list of chemicals so that an independent third party could undertake an Environmental Impact Study on
behalf of Community. See Letter >> |
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| 8th August 2002 | Lee Rhiannon (Greens) writes letter to Dr. Andrew Refshauge |
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| 14th August 2002 | Internal Memo from Gillian Reffell to Lesley Corkhill, Mick O’Flynn of EPA refers to Planning NSW application for a Factory known as Building 36. |
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| 15th August 2002 | JWE writes an open letter to Planning NSW – highlights the above article and asks again for
lists of
chemicals and materials. See letter>> |
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| 24th August 2002 | Robert Black, the Director of Urban Assessments, approved the demolition of Paddington Pavilion and three sheds
and erection of “new-craft shop”recommends that Minister for Planning does the same. |
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| 14th November 2002 | JWE receives letter regarding her complaint to EPA Pollution Line (ref. 57205) on 14/11/2002. Signed off by David Featherston, A/Manager Sydney Local Government, EPA. |
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| 20th November 2002 | JWE writes to Robert Black of Planning NSW regarding the absence of reply to request for information about the chemicals used on site. See the letter >> |
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| 29th November 2002 | JWE faxes letter to Sue Holliday, Director General of Planning NSW, |
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| 2nd December 2002 | Sue Holliday, Director General of Planning NSW, responds to JWE regarding her faxed letter. |
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| 16 January 2003 | Mike Sharpin, ( EPA Assistant Manager - Sydney Local Government) writes to Alix Hussey (Environment Planner - Planning NSW) regarding a“third party peer review ” of....?. See the letter >> |
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| Mid January 2003 | WorkCover Inspectors issue St. Hilliers with “improvement notices” (with fines in accordance with workcover legislation) for unsafe construction work. |
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| 20th January 2003 | Clover Moore writes to Andrew Refshauge in response to complaints from JWE. |
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| 11th February2003 | JWE contacts Ed Overg of National Occupational Health & Safety in Canberra re: concern being that Fox Studios Australia is
operating the site without an Occupational Health & Safety Officer. |
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| 6th March 2003 |
Letter from New South Wales Fire Brigades Risk Management Directorate – signed by Peter Nugent; states:
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| 17th March 2003 |
Letter from Clover Moore re Building 36 attaching correspondence from Andrew Refshauge. |
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| 2nd June 2003 | Robert Black of PNSW sends correspondence to Michael Harvey CEO of Fox Studios Australia: #From call for papers by ACE July 2003 |
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| 25th June 2003 | Internal email from Nick Agapides (NSWEPA) to Daniel Keary of PlanningNSW Note that the document referred to in Daniel Keary's reply has not been provided as part of the call for papers.#From call for papers by ACE July 2003 |
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| 3rd July 2003 | Email from the late Sharon Maher, Jason Gubbay and Josephine Wadlow-Evans to the Mayor of South
Sydney City Council, relating to toxic emissions from FSA. Mayor Pooley indicates to JWE that he will request that PNSW to keep JWE in the ‘loop’. |
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| 20th July 2003 | Letter to Robert Black PNSW refers to phone conversation held on 20th July 2003 where JMWE requests
a list of ‘chemicals/materials and their MSDS” to be forwarded to the community. Robert Black stated that our
request has to be in writing. JWE points out that this request was made in writing for the purpose of an Environmental Impact Study ( See previous Letter from 21st July 2002) |
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| 27th July 2003 | JWE emails Clover Moore regarding dust and chemicals use at FSA. |
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| 5th September 2003 | JWE emails Daniel Keary of PNSW relating to the demolition of film sets and the dusts |
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| 9th September 2003 | JWE emails Robert Black regarding the probity of allowing the company which undertook air emissions testing to conduct an 'independent' review of this testing. See the email >> |
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| 22nd September 2003 | Nick Olle forwards emails JWE regarding Robert Black of PNSW refusal to allow him access to the the second air emissions review conducted by Holmes Air Sciences citing that it is incomplete. See the emails >> |
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| 26th September 2003 | JWE receives email response from Robert Black of PNSW relating to independence of Holmes Air Sciences second air emission review. See the email >> |
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| 9th January 2004 | Giselle Howard, Manager Sydney Local Government EPA emails JWE regarding report 70267. |
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| 20th January 2004 | JWE receives email from Ministerial office of Bob Debus in relation to FSA application to EPA for a Waste Licence. |
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| 14 November 1995 | The NSW Premiers office releases a joint press release with Fox Studios outlining the background to and a "description" of an agreement between the NSW Government and Fox Studios. See the release and documentation >> |
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| 19 June 1996 | The NSW Lower House debates motion to have the Auditor-General review the the proposal to lease and develop the Sydney Showground. Read the debate in Hansard |
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| 18th November 2003 | Dr. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans makes speech about chemical use at fox studios. Treasurer Michael Egan makes statement in NSW Parliament regarding FSA and the fact that it is: |
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| 19 June 1996 | The Legislative Council requests the AuditorGeneral to review the proposal to lease and develop the Sydney Showground - Report released in December of 1997. See the full report >> |
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| 21st February 2003 |
Stormwater samples taken by Sydney City Council were conducting annual clearing of ‘storm water’ infrastructure. JWE attests that this took two full days. JWE is assisted by council workers to retrieve samples at Poate Road, adjacent to Fox
Studios Australia. |
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| 2004 | Child and Associates Review of Holmes Air Science reports to 2004 See the full report >> |
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Holmes Air Report - Building 34 (2004) - recommendation for larger than usual toxic concentration of hazardous chemicals. See the full report >> |
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Planning Documents |
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| 27 September 1996 | The RAS executes a lease (40 years with an option to renew for a further 10 years) with
Fox for 24.3 hectares of the Sydney Showground site. Simultaneously the Olympic
Co-ordination Authority and the RAS execute an agreement which sets out the
arrangements for the relocation of the RAS to Homebush Bay. |
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Newsclippings |
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| 13th December 1997 | Article in SMH by Paola Totaro – Show and Tell See proquest reproduction of this article >> |
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| 14th August 2002 | Article appears in WENTWORTH COURIER by Pam Walker – Fox lodges plans for craft shop – Michael Harvey CEO of Fox interviewed. Michael Harvey refers to the 3,500 sq metre factory as being likened to a ‘school workshop’. | |
| 5th February 2003 |
Chemical and pyrotechnic explosion at Movie World on the Gold Coast injures three. |
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| 15th February 2003 |
Sydney Morning Herald – FOX STUDIOS’ SAFETY must be improved, CORONER RULES. FSA told by
Jacqueline Milledge, at Glebe Coroner’s Court at the inquest into the death of nine year old David Selinger
to improve their public safety and appoint a “person to oversee safety issues”.
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| 7th May 2008 | Central Sydney Newspaper prints "Toxic Trouble" article by Robert Bradley Burton. See the article >> |
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