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The Pasminco lead smelter closed down in 2003. But it left behind a toxic legacy that devastated the environment and the lives of residents living in the surrounding community.

The whole story: Pasmincos toxic legacy

Donna Page

SIZE MATTERS: IKEA, the Swedish retail juggernaut, is believed to be eyeing land for a new store at the former Pasminco lead and zinc smelter site at Boolaroo, along with American bulk sale retailer Costco.  

The retail giants are circling land at Boolaroo.

IKEA and Costco have hinted Newcastle stores might not be far away

Court: The Boolaroo Pasminco site which is subject to long-running development legal action.

Three appeal court judges have put a stopper on the Boolaroo 'pipe to nowhere' case.

‘Pipe to nowhere’ decision overturned

POLL: A STATE-sanctioned clean-up of toxic land in north Lake Macquarie has failed, with new tests revealing alarming levels of lead, arsenic and other poisons in homes, playgrounds and parks.

Sad legacy of pollution

Toxic Truth

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