Policy changes over contaminated soil a double edged sword for Lake Macquarie

Nick Bielby
Updated April 2 2018 - 5:12pm, first published 11:30am
Legacy: The Pasminco smelter, which closed in 2003, pictured here in 1991. Lake Macquarie City Council has made a submission in response to proposed changes to state remediation policy.
Legacy: The Pasminco smelter, which closed in 2003, pictured here in 1991. Lake Macquarie City Council has made a submission in response to proposed changes to state remediation policy.

Changes to state government policy for dealing with contaminated land could be a double-edged sword for Lake Macquarie City Council.

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Nick Bielby

Nick Bielby

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Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has been with the Newcastle Herald since 2017.

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