For further information, please contact IPL’s project representative,Stacey Thompson, on (02) 9248 9800 or email sthompson@manidisroberts.com.au

Postal address: Cockle Creek Project, GPO Box 91, Sydney NSW 2001

Incitec Pivot Limited (ABN 42 004 080 264)

Further information:

C O C K L EC R E E K

Stage one of the remediation was approvedin August 2009 and involves the treatmentof groundwater in a localised area.

IFL is now preparing to undertake theremaining stage two of the remediationwork.

This final stage of work involvesdemolition of the remaining structures onthe site, construction of a containment cellfor disposal of contaminated materials andfilling and covering of the containment cell

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PLANS are under way for remediation of the former fertiliser-manufacturing siteowned by Incitec Fertilizers Limited (IFL), a wholly owned subsidiary of IncitecPivot Limited (IPL), at Cockle Creek.

Cockle Creek remediation project – stagetwo proposal now on public exhibition

once the materials and waste products havebeen deposited.

IFL has prepared an environmentalassessment for the stage two works. Theenvironmental assessment details the worksinvolved, the potential environmentalimpacts and proposed mitigation strategies.

Members of the public are invited to havetheir say on stage two of the remediationproposal, which is on exhibition forcomment until 21 December 2009.

Community newsletter November 2009

ConsultationIPL is committed to keeping the localcommunity informed about the stage twoworks and plans to remediate the site.Stakeholder education and input isconsidered critical to the success of theremediation proposed at Cockle Creek andattention will be paid to incorporating issuesraised by stakeholders into the application.

Have your sayThe stage two environmental assessmentreport will be on exhibition for commentfrom 16 November to 21 December 2009.

IFL encourages you to read theenvironmental assessment report andprovide your written submission to theNSW Department of Planning.

This submission should include:

• Your name and address.• The project application number

(08_0221).• A statement on whether you support or

object to the proposal.• The reasons why you support or object to

the proposal.

Submissions must reach the Department ofPlanning by close of business on Friday 18December 2009, by any of the followingmethods:

• Faxed to 9228 6466.• Posted to Major Development

Assessment, Department of Planning,GPO Box 39, SYDNEY NSW 2001.

• Emailed toplan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au.

The document will be displayed at LakeMacquarie City Council Customer ServiceCentre, 126-138 Main Road, Speers Point,between 9am and 5pm weekdays.

You can also see a copy of the documenton the NSW Department of Planningwebsite, www.planning.nsw.gov.au (go toDevelopment Assessments/OnExhibition/Major Projects Part 3A).

Community informationsessionA community information session will beheld on Thursday 26 November at ClubMacquarie (458 Lake Road, Argenton) from4-8pm, where you can read theenvironmental assessment as well as askquestions and provide feedback to IFLstaff.

There is no need to make an appointment,just drop in at any time during theadvertised opening hours.

What happens next? Following the 30-day exhibition period,IFL will carefully review the issues raised insubmissions and liaise with the NSWDepartment of Planning to determine howwe should respond to and address thosesubmissions in our final report.

IFL will then submit its final report to theDepartment to enable the Minister forPlanning to make a decision on the project.

IPL is committed to the remediation of thesite to provide a safe environment forresidents in the area and to enable moreappropriate use of the land by thecommunity.

The objectives of the stage two remediationprocess include:

• To ensure that the site is remediated to astandard suitable for a range of land useoptions, including residential andsupporting commercial uses.

• To improve the water quality of CockleCreek through the removal ofcontaminants from the site.

• To demolish all existing structures on the

site and dispose of building materialswithin the containment cell.

• To ensure all asbestos on the site is safelydisposed of offsite or within thecontainment cell.

• To control all contaminated soil and fillwithin an onsite containment cell.

• To minimise any impact of contaminatedsoil.

• To reduce the concentration ofcontaminants in treated groundwater tomeet the appropriate criteria determinedthrough ecological risk assessment inconjunction with the NSW Department ofEnvironment, Climate Change and Water.

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Objectives of the remediation process

A milestone in the evolution of the CockleCreek heavy industrial precinct was reachedin January this year when IFL’s fertilisermanufacturing plant was shut downpermanently.

The manufacturing plant produced singlesuperphosphate for New South Walesfarmers and was a key contributor to thelocal economy for 95 years.

While fertiliser manufacturing has stopped,the Cockle Creek site will still be used forfertiliser distribution until early 2010.Distribution will then be managed from

End of an era at Cockle Creek

the company's other sites at KooragangIsland and Port Kembla.

Closure of the plant will enable the site tobe remediated and subsequently sold fornon-industrial uses. IFL thanks the localcommunity for its support over the past 95years.

"When distribution ends, we will be able todemolish the buildings and proceed withthe soil and groundwater rehabilitationprogram required by the Department ofEnvironment, Climate Change and Water,"said Damian Ziebarth, IPL's AustralianOperations Manager.