‘We are horrified’: proposed lead mine in wine region has community living in fear for children’s health

<p>After revelations the environment watchdog buried a report on lead mining, parents wonder if they can ‘trust that our children’s safety is coming first’ over mining interests</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/21/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-donald-trump-new-york-sunday-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Lisa Price’s daughters chortle as they play in the empty cattle trough, before chasing each other across the paddocks that disappear into a cornflower blue horizon amid the rolling hills of central west New South Wales.</p><p>It’s exactly the kind of wholesome childhood scene that made Price decide to bring up her children on the farm that had been in her husband’s family for generations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/21/we-are-horrified-proposed-lead-mine-in-nsw-wine-region-has-community-living-in-fear-for-childrens-health">Continue reading...</a>