East Perth Gas Works

[1] It could initially supply 28,000 cubic metres (1,000,000 cu ft) of gas per day.

[3] The works was situated on the north bank of Claise Brook and operated until its decommissioning in 1971.

[4] As a result of the processes in its operation, land surrounding the works was badly contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

From the mid-1980s, a major environmental remediation project on behalf of the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, which owned the land, was undertaken to remove the contaminated soils created by the works.

[5] Remediation included dredging of 6 hectares (15 acres) of adjacent riverbeds and removal and treatment of 10,000 cubic metres (350,000 cu ft) of soil.