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New report, same findings

Parks around Broken Hill encourage children to wash their hands to avoid ingesting lead contaminated dust, such as the signage at AJ Keast Park. Picture: Em Jensen
Em Jensen

IN January, the New South Wales State Government’s chief scientist and engineer released a report called Reducing the health and environmental impacts of lead contamination in Broken Hill. Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, the chief scientist and engineer, wrote that improvements in reducing lead levels and community exposure had slowed in recent years. He also noted that […]

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