Residents lose faith as expert health panel present the findings of a study of scientific evidence on PFAS

Simon McCarthy
December 5 2018 - 7:00am
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy discussed the findings of an expert health panel with Williamtown residents Monday. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy discussed the findings of an expert health panel with Williamtown residents Monday. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

There is a sense of exhaustion; of residents who feel they have heard it all before and that the answers do not satisfy.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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