Kanagulk

Kanagulk

Kanagulk

Town in Victoria, Australia

Kanagulk is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Horsham local government area, 384 kilometres (239 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

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At the 2016 census, Kanagulk had a population of 18.[1]

Lake Kanagulk is a designated wildlife reserve under the management of Parks Victoria.[2]

A Bureau of Meteorology weather station has been placed in Kanagulk.[3]

There have been concerns about contamination from mining refuse dumping at Kanagulk. Iluka Resources used Kanagulk to store by-products from its Hamilton processing plant. There has been opposition from local community groups over fears of radon gas levels and water contamination.[4] The application to continue dumping at Kanagulk was rejected by Horsham Council in 2016 after Kanagulk Lancare Group found concerning levels of radon gas at the site.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kanagulk". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Parks Victoria Lake Kanagulk Wildlife Reserve
  3. [3]
    Bureau of Meteorology Kanagulk
  4. [4]
    The Age: Horsham Council debates Iluka Resources mining dump site at Kanagulk
  5. [5]
    ABC: Horsham Council rejects plan for radioactive dump site

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