Lake Macquarie City Council votes to hold off on actioning controversial lead pollution clean-up policy

Donna Page
Updated July 23 2019 - 10:06pm, first published 6:30pm
NOT HAPPY: Dennis Hatzidimitriou, who owns a property at Argenton, said residents shouldn't have to spend "one cent" on cleaning up the former Pasminco smelter's lead pollution. Picture: Marina Neil
NOT HAPPY: Dennis Hatzidimitriou, who owns a property at Argenton, said residents shouldn't have to spend "one cent" on cleaning up the former Pasminco smelter's lead pollution. Picture: Marina Neil

North Lake Macquarie residents claimed a "victory for democracy" after Lake Macquarie City Council passed a motion to hold off on its controversial lead contamination clean-up policy.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

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