The Goulburn Post will be ringside for a public meeting addressing lead contamination at the Tarago Rail Loop Extension site.
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Transport for NSW will be present to answer questions at Tarago Hall from 6.30pm.
The meeting was called after an infant was tested for lead poisoning when their Tarago home was found to be 10 to 15 times above safe exposure limits.
The "significant lead contamination" public health issue was brought to Goulburn Mulwaree Council's attention on Thursday, February 27.
General manager Warwick Bennett said Transport for NSW had known about the contamination since July 2019, saying the state agency had "a lot of questions to answer on their actions to date".
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