Free PFAS blood testing for affected Hawkesbury residents

Free PFAS blood testing for affected Hawkesbury residents

Started
7 March 2019
Petition to
Susan Templeman (Federal Member for Macquarie)
Signatures: 1,165Next goal: 1,500
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Why this petition matters

Started by Kellie-Jo McLaren

Last year we read about PFAS contamination in Richmond on Facebook, completely unaware that the 200 acres we lease was affected. We had a lot of trouble getting information and we were told blood testing was costly and unnecessary.

Channel Nine ultimately paid for our testing at a cost of $660 each and we discovered that our family & our cattle had high levels of PFAS in our blood.

https://www.9news.com.au/2019/03/04/18/22/nsw-news-richmond-raaf-base-contaminated-beef-stock-toxic-foam

https://www.facebook.com/9newsSydney/videos/623273064791940/?t=50

We want people in the Hawkesbury and other affected communities to have access to free blood testing. 

Support us by signing our petition so our Federal MP, Susan Templeman, knows this community wants more done about PFAS. Susan has been fighting for a fair go for Richmond, and it will only happen if we send a clear message to Canberra that we want action now.

Read Susan Templemans speech to Parliament from Dec 2018 here

https://www.susantempleman.com.au/news/speeches/foreign-affairs-defence-and-trade-joint-committee-report/?fbclid=IwAR1kRypd4PdtTJv8Vp8Eu9pkxAOlWm9zVGypvBde22_Vxdia-9WvoFMKWwQ

 

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Signatures: 1,165Next goal: 1,500
Support now