Antinuclear

JULIE Fairweather simply wants an apology.

After the Chinchilla- based landowner discovered QGC workers were exposed to radiation while drilling on her property, she was horrified the company had not informed her.

Mrs Fairweather told Chinchilla News a neighbour had called to tell her about the incident the day after it had happened. “There was no phone call, no knock on the door, no email from QGC. I had to hear it through the grapevine,” she said. “It’s just dreadful, to have this happen on our property, no more than 700m from our home, and not even be told.”

QGC released an official statement last week confirming four workers were exposed to “low level radioactivity” while on the Montrose Rd property on February 28 this year.

“It would have been no problem if they had of just told me what had happened instead of trying to hide it,” Mrs Fairweather said.

“There was no regard for us or our health and safety whatsoever.”

Western Downs based anti-mining activist Graeme Henderson is speaking out on behalf of the family in an effort to find a positive solution……Mr Henderson said his biggest concern was the lack of communication between the coal seam gas company and the Fairweathers.

“Even if it is a low level of radiation, which they’ve provided no evidence of, then why hide it?” he said.“If it’s such a small risk then why go to so much effort to keep it from the land owner, that’s my question.”…..http://coalseamgasnews.org/qld/csg-company-fails-to-tell-landowner-of-radiation/