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Due to the former industrial use as an explosives factory, the land was highly contaminated. Much of the area was remediated for office and then residential development although many toxic chemicals remain in the area.
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is located on the southern border of the suburb and Jones Creek on the
Northern Border. The creeks have been home to healthy populations of native reptiles for thousands of years, including
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By 2011 Cairnlea is projected to have 3,000 residential blocks and to have a population of more than 10,000. It covers 460 hectares (4.6 km) bounded by
Station Road, the
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600:"Cairnlea Site Remediation – Frequently Asked Questions"
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have been seen and heard in the new wetlands and in
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628:"Cairnlea toxic shock: Kept in dark over risk"
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432:and even the now endangered
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204:Federal division(s)
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488:Cairnlea FC
411:Tiger snake
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349:2021 census
159:Postcode(s)
150:Established
143:2021 census
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113:144°47′02″E
100:Coordinates
880:Categories
815:Kings Park
530:References
460:Localities
373:explosives
370:government
138:Population
110:37°45′25″S
820:St Albans
751:Deer Park
718:Albanvale
506:Education
470:Landmarks
402:Geography
334:Australia
326:Melbourne
295:St Albans
287:Deer Park
278:St Albans
246:539.9 mm
173:Melbourne
41:Melbourne
840:Sydenham
825:Sunshine
766:Hillside
761:Derrimut
741:Cairnlea
733:Brooklyn
663:25 March
638:25 March
612:25 March
394:and the
330:Victoria
322:Cairnlea
291:Cairnlea
236:19.6 °C
197:Kororoit
168:Location
83:Cairnlea
45:Victoria
36:Cairnlea
18:Cairnlea
756:Delahey
560:19 July
494:Economy
355:History
267:Suburbs
248:21.3 in
241:9.2 °C
43:,
779:Keilor
774:Kealba
728:Ardeer
723:Albion
465:Iramoo
385:estate
366:Albion
306:Ardeer
209:Fraser
180:LGA(s)
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