Wentworth Park, Tasmania
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Wentworth Park is the home ground of Clarence United
, but is used by other teams in other sports such as hockey, rugby, touch football, and Ultimate Frisbee tournaments. In the summer it is used as a cricket ground. It is a picturesque facility located adjacent to Howrah Beach and has stunning views across the Derwent River
.
The facility is served by three main pitches, as well as a rugby ground and a hockey pitch. In the early 1990s Clarence United
(then called Phoenix) upgraded the clubrooms, bar, and changing room facilities.
The Headquarters for Tasmanian Touch Association and the offices and grounds of Southern Touch, where they hold summer and winter rosters on up to 10 Touch Fields. The complex is a major venue for Eastern Region Junior Soccer Association underage matches.
The ground is not owned by the Clarence United, but is a Clarence City Council facility who lease the ground to the club on a long-term basis on the proviso that other sports be permitted to share the facilities with Clarence United. The site was originally coastal lagoons, and the city council had historically used the site as landfill
rubbish tip. In 2003, the ground was featured in the media on ABC Stateline, when local residents suggested that DDT
s, and other Organochloride
s had been used to control vermin and mosquitoes when the site was a rubbish dump, and that these chemicals were responsible for higher than usual rates of diseases such as cancer
in the area.An investigation was carried out, collecting soil, groundwater and soil gas data. An environmental assessment report was published in response, suggesting that the human health risk posed by latent chemicals was negligible.
Clarence United
Clarence United Football Club is a football club based in the City of Clarence, Tasmania. The club currently participates in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League, at present, the highest level of football in Southern Tasmania. The club also has women's teams and teams in all junior divisions...
, but is used by other teams in other sports such as hockey, rugby, touch football, and Ultimate Frisbee tournaments. In the summer it is used as a cricket ground. It is a picturesque facility located adjacent to Howrah Beach and has stunning views across the Derwent River
Derwent River (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
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The facility is served by three main pitches, as well as a rugby ground and a hockey pitch. In the early 1990s Clarence United
Clarence United
Clarence United Football Club is a football club based in the City of Clarence, Tasmania. The club currently participates in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League, at present, the highest level of football in Southern Tasmania. The club also has women's teams and teams in all junior divisions...
(then called Phoenix) upgraded the clubrooms, bar, and changing room facilities.
The Headquarters for Tasmanian Touch Association and the offices and grounds of Southern Touch, where they hold summer and winter rosters on up to 10 Touch Fields. The complex is a major venue for Eastern Region Junior Soccer Association underage matches.
The ground is not owned by the Clarence United, but is a Clarence City Council facility who lease the ground to the club on a long-term basis on the proviso that other sports be permitted to share the facilities with Clarence United. The site was originally coastal lagoons, and the city council had historically used the site as landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
rubbish tip. In 2003, the ground was featured in the media on ABC Stateline, when local residents suggested that DDT
DDT
DDT is one of the most well-known synthetic insecticides. It is a chemical with a long, unique, and controversial history....
s, and other Organochloride
Organochloride
An organochloride, organochlorine, chlorocarbon, chlorinated hydrocarbon, or chlorinated solvent is an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom. Their wide structural variety and divergent chemical properties lead to a broad range of applications...
s had been used to control vermin and mosquitoes when the site was a rubbish dump, and that these chemicals were responsible for higher than usual rates of diseases such as cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in the area.An investigation was carried out, collecting soil, groundwater and soil gas data. An environmental assessment report was published in response, suggesting that the human health risk posed by latent chemicals was negligible.