CleanUp Conference

Hosted by CRC CARE, Global CARE and the University of Newcastle, the CleanUp Conference has its origins in Adelaide, with the first one being held here in 1994.

This year’s theme was Remediating the Planet, with a focus on PFAS as an emerging contaminant, and about 700 delegates attended from 27 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Nigeria, India, and Thailand.

EPA staff were involved in organising the conference, including chairing sessions and organising the technical tours. Chief Executive Tony Circelli presented the opening plenary on South Australia’s approach to managing legacy site contamination, which providing us with the opportunity to showcase SA’s leadership in the site contamination sector, including orphan site management and the great importance of providing good quality, timely information to affected communities.

ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas program will broadcast a panel discussion recorded at the conference and featuring Danielle Torresan from the EPA Site Contamination Branch. You can download the podcast from the Big Ideas webpage.

Photo courtesy ASB Creative.