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Fire dangers at the 2009 crash-landing of a civilian plane at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre were minimised using large amounts of fire-fighting foam. Formerly-used toxic chemicals were discontinued in 2005, but several other crash-landing incidents and training exercises are thought to have contributed to the contamination of bores in Oakey. — Fire dangers at the 2009 crash-landing of a civilian plane at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre were minimised using large amounts of fire-fighting foam. Formerly-used toxic chemicals were discontinued in 2005, but several other crash-landing incidents and training exercises are thought to have contributed to the contamination of bores in Oakey. Kevin Farmer

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Defence to update Oakey on contamination investigation

25th Nov 2017 5:00 AM

THE Department of Defence will update Oakey residents and business owners next month on the ongoing groundwater contamination investigation.

Community information sessions will be held on December 6 and 7 to discuss the ongoing investigation into water supplies around the Oakey Army Aviation Centre.

The sessions will include a presentation on the findings of the 2017 Environmental Site Assessment and the Human Health Risk Assessment.

They will be followed by two community walk-in sessions.

The sessions will be held at the Oakey Cultural Centre from 5.30pm - 7pm on Wednesday, December 6, and the Oakey RSL from 9am - noon on Thursday, December 7.

A second session will also be held at the RSL from 2pm - 6pm.

RSVP to 1800136129 or email defence.oakey@aecom.com by Monday, December 4.

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