The CANdo group was formed in 2006 and is made up of 12-15 community representatives who actively look at ways to identify and implement different projects in the community to reduce blood lead levels and improve the reputation of Port Pirie outside of the community. Group members include; young mothers and fathers, retirees, teachers, child nurses, representatives from the indigenous community and other interested members of the community. The CANdo group meet on a monthly basis.
Among its roles are to:
- Assist in the education of the community
- To design and implement community projects to support the ‘tenby10’ project and
- To design and implement community projects to support improvements to the local environment
All are aimed at achieving the reduction of the blood lead levels in at least 95% of children 0 – 4 years of age to below 10 mg/dL by the end of 2010. This age group is the most vulnerable in our community and research has indicated, ingestion of lead occurs most regularly through ‘hand to mouth’ activity.
Above: April 2008 CANdo meeting. BACK, L-R: Trevor Werfel, Mick Dillon, David Vaughan (Senior Environmental Adviser, EPA), Paul Brewer (Manager - Environment, Nyrstar Port Pirie), Mark Diamond (Manager, Country Health SA, Tenby10 Executive), Robert Hosking (Environment Team, Nyrstar Port Pirie). FRONT L-R: Mona Wilson, Anne Franks, Elin Mezzino, Melanie Prior.
CANdo Member contacts:
CHAIR - Melanie Prior - Mobile 0419 502 947
ASSISTANT CHAIR/MEDIA LIAISON - Mick Dillon - Mobile 0438 802 904
CANdo MEMBERS: Melanie Prior, Mick Dillon, Mona Wilson, Lucy Evans, Trevor Werfel, Tom Flynn, Elin Mezzino, Anne Franks, Angela Smallacombe and Paul Oborn.
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