What lurks beneath? Victoria's toxic challenge

By Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders
Updated July 24 2016 - 2:13am, first published 1:38am
Andrew and Marina built their first home on the  Brooklands estate in Cranbourne shortly before it was recommended that  residents evacuate the area due to high levels of methane gas.   Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones
Andrew and Marina built their first home on the Brooklands estate in Cranbourne shortly before it was recommended that residents evacuate the area due to high levels of methane gas. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones
Law firm Slater & Gordon fought a class action against the City of Casey on behalf of hundreds of Brookland Greens property owners whose properties were affected by the methane gas leak. Photo: Paul Rovere
Law firm Slater & Gordon fought a class action against the City of Casey on behalf of hundreds of Brookland Greens property owners whose properties were affected by the methane gas leak. Photo: Paul Rovere

When an excavator struck something hard in the soil at a Richmond building site in the mid 2000s, workers thought they'd hit a layer of basalt.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Warrnambool news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.