‘Absolutely horrified’: Community left in the dark about PFAS contamination

By Fleur Connick | ABC News | February 9, 2026

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"Among the remnants of an ancient rainforest, sits a small wetland rippling with insect life — drawing birds and other animals for food and water.

About 250 metres away is the Ourimbah rest area, a car park off the M1 Motorway on the New South Wales Central Coast.

If you listen closely, beyond the calls of whipbirds and Eastern Yellow Robins, you can hear the rumble of trucks passing."