Deadline: 10 March 2025
The Lead Mitigation Grant Program provides funding to eligible households that have been impacted by lead contamination from the former Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter.
It aims to provide assistance for landowners or tenants of residential properties in the Lead Abatement Strategy (LAS) area who have been adversely impacted by lead contamination from the former Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter by:
- Supporting the community to identify and understand their contaminated risk
- Supporting the community to appropriately remediate contaminated land
Funding Information
- Formal reporting by a suitably qualified (contaminated land) consultant: Up to the total value of $7,500
- Remediation activities: Up to the total value of $10,000
- Maintenance: Up to $1,000 (annually)
- Garden beds: Up to $1,000 (annually)
- XRF testing: Once per residence
Eligibility Criteria
- The Lead Mitigation Grants are only available to land owners or tenants of residential properties within the Lead Abatement Strategy (LAS) area. This includes suburbs of Boolaroo, Argenton and parts of Speers Point, Macquarie Hills and Edgeworth. Tenants must have written approval from landowners to conduct works associated with these grants.
- Depending on the contamination status of your property, you may be eligible for financial assistance through this dedicated Lead Mitigation grant program.
- There are provisions for any application where an acute health risk is identified to assist with the cost of temporary housing and remediation of land.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Under this grant program funding will not be provided for:
- Projects that include modifications to land where written approval from the property owner and relevant development approvals have not been provided;
- Businesses, schools and government departments.
For more information, visit Lake Macquarie City Council.
