Nyrstar Port Pirie otherwise known as the “Smelters” is
the major player in the region and has become very involved in the
local community. They donated the large iron objects to the local
council as an attraction to the rest stop and information bay that
you will see at GZ.
Visitors can celebrate Port Pirie’s industrial success
with a tour of the world’s largest lead smelter – an
expansive facility that continues to dominate the city skyline.
Tours run on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and bookings can be made
at the Port Pirie Tourism and Arts Centre, 3 Mary Elie St. Port
Pirie or phone 08 8633 8700.
The Annual Smelter's Picnic started over 100 years ago in 1903
when a group of employees from Port Pirie's lead smelter decided
they needed a get together.
Since then the smelter, which is the town's largest employer,
and local businesses have been having a public holiday for their
town, once a year, to say thank you to all the people who have
supported the smelter.
The highest community priority of Nyrstar Port Pirie is to
reduce the levels of lead present in blood, with a focus on
children between 0-4 years. The Smelter's goal is to work to
achieve at least 95% of children in this age group to have a blood
level below 10µg/dL by the end of 2010 - or the ten by 10
project as it has become known. While this project was initially an
initiative of the Smelter, the lead in blood issue is an all of
community issue, and as such, other key stakeholders have joined
together to jointly own the project. These stakeholders are the
Environmental Health Service, the Environmental Protection
Authority, the Port Pirie Regional Council and the SA Department of
Health.
To find out more about Nyrstar Port Pirie visit the link
below:
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