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1996
under construction
1997
under construction
1998
under construction
1999
under construction

Note: Coode Island fires and accidents
are listed seperately on the Coode page


Melbourne's western region has large concentrations of industry that cause a huge amount of environmental concern for residents and groups such as HAZMAG. There are major problems in the area caused by toxic waste and air emissions.

Melbourne's Western suburbs are home to around 60% of Australia's chemical industry. The industry's chemicals are imported and stored at the infamous Coode Island facility in Footscray and at Point Gellibrand Pier in Williamstown. These chemicals are then transported to various facilities in the region for production into adhesives, plastics, petrochemicals and other such products.

Many of the industries in Melbourne's West use aging technology and have facilities which are certainly not 'World's Best Practice', a term the industry loves to use to describe any planned expansions.

Numerous accidents involving spills, air emissions, fires and workers have taken place over the years as highlighted in the chemical incidents list.







HazMAG: Grasslands 205 Nicholson St Footscray
POST: PO Box 27 Yarraville Victoria Australia 3013
TEL:0417 579258 EMAIL:hazmag@start.com.au