Norfolk Island PFAS Monitoring 2025 Results Released
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts released results from the fourth round of annual PFAS monitoring on Norfolk Island conducted by environmental consultants Senversa in November 2025. Monitoring covered 54 sources including water, soil, sediment, and biota samples. Results indicate PFAS concentrations were generally within the historical range, consistent with previous monitoring. The department remains committed to working with Norfolk Island Regional Council on PFAS risk management, including removal of legacy firefighting foam from the island.
“Overall, the 2025 monitoring showed that PFAS concentrations were generally within the historical range.”
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The Department released 2025 PFAS monitoring results for Norfolk Island, representing the fourth annual monitoring round conducted by environmental consultants Senversa. The monitoring covered 54 sample sources across water, soil, sediment, and biota. Results show PFAS concentrations generally remained within historical range. The historical context traces to elevated PFAS levels detected in December 2019 in Mission Creek catchment below the aviation fire services training drill ground adjacent to Norfolk Island International Airport.
Affected stakeholders including Norfolk Island Regional Council and the local community may continue to monitor departmental response actions. All monitoring reports remain publicly available on the department's website. Entities with environmental compliance interests in PFAS-affected areas should note the ongoing monitoring program and available documentation for reference.
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23 April 2026
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts continues to monitor and manage per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on Norfolk Island related to the historical use of firefighting foam at the airport.
Media Release—Norfolk Island PFAS monitoring and management—23 April 2026—PDF (178.58 KB) Environmental consultants Senversa returned to island in November 2025 for the fourth round of annual monitoring, collecting samples from 54 sources, including water, soil, sediment and biota.
Overall, the 2025 monitoring showed that PFAS concentrations were generally within the historical range.
The monitoring report is now publicly available on the department's website.
Senversa was first commissioned by the Australian Government to complete a comprehensive PFAS environmental investigation after elevated levels of PFAS were detected within the Mission Creek catchment directly below the aviation fire services training drill ground, adjacent to Norfolk Island International Airport in December 2019. All reports are publicly available on the departmental website.
The department is committed to continuing to work closely with Norfolk Island Regional Council and the community on response actions to manage PFAS risk, which includes the removal of legacy firefighting foam from on island.
If you have questions or would like further information, we encourage you contact the department on 23315 or email nibiosecurity@infrastructure.gov.au. For further information on PFAS, please go to www.pfas.gov.au.
Media contact media@infrastructure.gov.au | 02 6136 8112
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