Tallowoods Crescent Asbestos/PFAs (Russell Vale) - capped or cleared?
- Tallowoods Crescent in Russell Vale is a former "Mines Rescue" station site.
- It was purchased in 2011 by 'Keerong Investments' and subdivided into 19 lots
- at the time of purchase, an environmental assessment stated that there was no asbestos on the site
- In 2014 the subdivided blocks were sold off
- Around 2015-2016, environmental tests discovered Asbestos and PFA's in the soil
- In 2019, after trying to remediate the soil, Keerong went into liquidation and all buyers were refunded their deposits. It was purchased by "Vito Pennimpede"
- 2024 the estate has been full remediated (by "Reditus Consulting") and was sold off again as "Black Diamond Estate"
- 2026 there's lots of finished houses, a few up for sale
I'm trying to investigate/understand what made Keerong go bankrupt/how did the new buyers fix the land? Was it capped (the asbestos was buried and laid over) or was it cleared (excavated/removed)
Also some of my info may be wrong. just digging around to see what i can find.
Does anyone know ?