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Over 40 Housing Trust properties in Port Pirie, all of which are currently occupied by families with children aged under five, will be upgraded due to concerns about potential lead pollution.
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The state government is giving $7m towards a $23m facility at Nyrstar’s Port Pirie smelter aimed at cutting lead pollution amid ongoing concerns about worryingly high blood lead levels among children.
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EXCLUSIVE | One of the Marshall Government’s most senior ministers could face off against veteran independent Geoff Brock at the next state election, under a proposal to merge two regional seats being strongly considered by the state’s boundaries commission.
Nyrstar has shut down its Port Pirie smelter again, just days after restarting operations following a two-month unplanned shutdown earlier this year.
Nyrstar’s Port Pirie smelter has resumed full production for the first time since an unplanned outage shut it down two months ago, as the State Government approved the plant’s new ownership after demanding compulsory repayments of a $291 million taxpayer-funded loan by 2022.
Port Pirie’s Nystar smelter has shut down after an unexpected outage at its blast furnace, sending world lead prices to a monthly high.
Nyrstar will make its first principal repayment on taxpayers’ $291 million loan for the Port Pirie smelter, with Treasurer Rob Lucas using his power to approve or veto a takeover of the company as leverage in negotiations over the outstanding debt.
