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Aerial photo of Port Hinchinbrook

The breach in the bund wall as it appears in the dry season.

"It's a big hole and when there's a wet season any liquid material behind that bund wall can escape,"
Mr Mewing said.

an aerial photo of a hole cutting through a spoil pond

"Was it intentionally dug? On whose authority was it dug?"
he said.
a man standing among fiddle leaf fig trees

an aerial photo of the spoil pond

a man sitting in an office

"It could be a real problem to find a buyer that would pay sufficient funds for it,"
he said.

two men staning together by the water

"Trace metals or heavy metals commonly co-occur in these soils."

a woman smiling in a professional portrait

The breach in the bund wall as it appears in the dry season.

A composite image showing boats sitting on mud.

a woman in a hat and high vis vest

a dreding boat docked at a jetty

a man in a cap and black polo t-shirt

a man in a hat standing in front of a fabric sign

"It [Lot 170] has turned out into one big acid factory … every time it rains after a period of dry, this area will be flooded with acid water."

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