The Council LEAD Project has been funded by the NSW Environmental Trust to assist Local Government Councils in NSW protect their communities from lead and related hazards.
The Project offers education and support to Local Government in NSW so that Councils can easily take steps in accordance with their capacities and their community’s lead risk profile.
The Project continues the Local Government lead education program of the former NSW Lead Reference Centre (LRC). The LRC held a series of regional workshops for Councils on lead and published Management of Lead Contamination [DRAFT] for Local Government in late 1999.
A Steering Committee oversees the Project, with representatives from the Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA), the Total Environment Centre (TEC), the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP), WorkCover NSW, Lake Macquarie Council, CTI Consultants Pty Ltd (Lead Assessors) and The LEAD Group. The LEAD Group, which is carrying out the Project, also operates the Lead Advisory Service which forms part of the support services offered to all NSW Local Government Councils.