Thomas Dixon Project

Thomas Dixon Centre Redevelopment

Queensland Ballet

Address: Thomas Dixon Centre, Montague Road, West End
Job Type: Contaminated Land

Sector: Private

Completion date: March 2018

Demonstrating that no Notifiable Activities have historically been undertaken at the site or are currently being undertaken at the site.
Undertaking a sampling and analysis program at the site that targeted AEC identified through the detailed site history and land use analysis.
Developing a remediation and validation program that could be incorporated into the redevelopment works.

Environmental Protection Act 1994.
Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009.
Queensland Auditor Handbook for Contaminated Land - Module 5: Contaminated Land Investigation Documents, Auditor Certification and Compliance Assessment 2015 (now superseded).
National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (Amendment No, 1 2013) 1999
AS 4482.1-2005: Guide to Sampling and Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Soil (Part 1: Non-volatile and Semi-volatile Compounds)
AS 4482.2-1999: Guide to Sampling and Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Soil (Part 2: Volatile Compounds)

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Range Environmental provided contaminated land services for the redevelopment at the Thomas Dixon Centre on Montague Road, West End. The site was historically used for shoe and boot manufacturing and was subsequently included on the DES’ EMR for the Notifiable Activity of tannery, fellmongery or hide curing. A key achievement from the initial investigation by Range Environmental was demonstrating that the tannery operations were undertaken at a secondary offsite location and that no Notifiable Activities had historically been undertaken at the site.

The factory was refurbished in 1991 and repurposed as a centre for dance and arts for Queensland Ballet and the Queensland Dance School of Excellence. Redevelopment at the site by Queensland Ballet will continue this land use but also included a sensitive land use (i.e. basement carpark).

Range Environmental worked closely with the appointed Contaminated Land Auditor (CLA) to investigate five Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC) identified at the site as part of the detailed site history and land use analysis. The findings determined that the condition of the site was not consistent with the policy criteria for removal from the EMR. However, Range Environmental was able to develop a remediation and validation program that could be incorporated into the redevelopment works for the site. The objective of the remediation and validation program was to make the site suitable for removal from the EMR.