Qld: Developer, ABC end dispute over HQ site

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2008
Qld: Developer, ABC end dispute over HQ site

The ABC and developer Watpac have resolved a dispute over a parcel of land earmarked
for a new headquarters for the public broadcaster in Brisbane.

Court action was under way after the ABC sought to recover a deposit paid on the Newstead
site .. which it claims is contaminated.

The ABC has been seeking a site to replace its former Toowong studios .. abandoned
after 16 women who worked there were diagnosed with cancer.

Watpac says it's decided not to engage in litigation with the ABC .. saying it recognises
the broadcaster's sensitivity to any possible contamination of land.

The fate of the one and a half million dollar deposit isn't immediately clear.

AAP RTV stg/pjo/af/ibw

KEYWORD: ABC (BRISBANE)

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