Lonsdale and Hallett Cove

Consultation has concluded

Lonsdale and Hallett Cove Aerial

On 7 December 2018, the EPA wrote to residents in portions of Hallett Cove and the Lonsdale industrial precinct to advise that it was commencing a dust study in the area. We invited residents to contact us and to be involved in a collaborative study to determine the location of dust monitors to be placed in the community. From July 2019 to September 2020 the EPA streamed live air quality data from the dust monitoring network, and developed the 'MAKE AN ONLINE DUST REPORT' below for residents to make a live dust incident report on our interactive community map.

On 7 December 2018, the EPA wrote to residents in portions of Hallett Cove and the Lonsdale industrial precinct to advise that it was commencing a dust study in the area. We invited residents to contact us and to be involved in a collaborative study to determine the location of dust monitors to be placed in the community. From July 2019 to September 2020 the EPA streamed live air quality data from the dust monitoring network, and developed the 'MAKE AN ONLINE DUST REPORT' below for residents to make a live dust incident report on our interactive community map.

Consultation has concluded

  • We need your help!

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    The EPA is seeking volunteers willing to host a dust monitor at their home.

    The monitor needs access to a power supply (EPA to reimburse costs), and may be in place for up to 12 months. We will work with you to minimise any impacts, only requiring access to the monitor at a small number of mutually convenient times.

    At our first community workshop, participants suggested locations based on their lived experience. The EPA then investigated the suitability of locations based on their topography and proximity to the Lonsdale industrial precinct.

    As a result, we have identified three main focus areas in the proximity of:

    1. Freebairn Drive
    2. River Parade and Osprey Court
    3. Elizabeth Crescent
    4. A control location in the Lonsdale industrial precinct.

    If you are in locations 2 and 3 and you have a spot in your yard that is away from pets and small children, and you are willing to host a dust monitor, we would be very grateful if you could contact us at your earliest convenience.

  • Background

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    The aim of the dust study is to analyse the size of the particles and meteorological conditions to identify potential sources of dust being experienced by the community. On 19 June 2019 the EPA held its first community workshop to seek community input into the placement and hosting of 4 dust monitors, and sought volunteers willing to host a monitor at their home.

    On 15 August 2019, the EPA installed 3 community based dust monitors and anemometers (which monitor the wind speed and direction) in volunteers’ backyards. The sites were chosen after the EPA identified potential locations based on their topography and proximity to the Lonsdale industrial precinct.

    The final locations are:

    1. Elizabeth Crescent

    2. Cormorant Drive

    3. Freebairn Drive.

    A 4th monitor was installed on 23 September 2019 in the industrial area, as a control location.