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The Lead Alliance

Locality: Mount Isa, Queensland

Phone: +61 1800 457 547

Address: Isa Street 4825 Mount Isa, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.leadalliance.com.au

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25.01.2022 Sunset State School wrapped up their last school assembly for the term with a special LEADSmart Presentation. Chair of the Lead Alliance Robbie Katter attended along with Mayor Danielle Slade who both spoke with the students about how we can live safely with lead in Mount Isa and the importance of healthy eating, hand washing and keeping play areas clean. Congratulations to the wonderful teachers and students of Sunset State School and Happy Holidays! ... Robbie Katter MP Mount Isa City Council

24.01.2022 The Lead Alliance in Mount Isa have developed a LEADSmart App to support Mount Isa families to monitor blood lead levels. The tool enables families to monitor and manage their exposure to lead by providing fingertip access to useful information and offering families an opportunity to record and monitor their blood lead levels. The app is suitable for both IOS and Android phones and can be downloaded via the App Store or Google Play at no cost.

24.01.2022 Check out the backyard transformation from our winning family for the Backyard Improvement Program 2020! Congratulations again to all of our winning families! The Lead Alliance would like to thank the following sponsors for making this program a possibility: Adels Grove Mount Isa Home and Garden Centre Bunnings Warehouse Australia North West Hospital and Health Service Mount Isa City Council and Glencore Queensland Metals

19.01.2022 We are pleased to announce the top 4 families, in no particular order as decided by our judges for the Backyard Improvement Program 2020. - Kasey Ketchup & Family - Kirsty Nolan & Family - Emma Knight & Family... - Lucy Barry & Family Stay tuned for the winners and some impressive garden transformations! A big thank you to our program sponsors for making this a possibility Mount Isa Home and Garden Centre Adels Grove Bunnings Mount Isa Mount Isa City Council Glencore Queensland Metals 100.9 MOB FM North West Hospital and Health Service

16.01.2022 Young Parker attended Child Health recently for a Point of Care blood lead test with his Mum, Codie. Thanks to the LEADSmart Literacy Program he left with a brand new storybook to enjoy when he got home. Thank you to our sponsors Glencore Queensland Metals and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation for making this program a possibility

16.01.2022 As part of NAIDOC Week, the Lead Alliance hosted an activity at Mount Isa Recovery Services' Family Fun Day. Community members had the opportunity to select their own seedling, which they could plant and take home. Over 50 seedlings were individually planted over the course of the afternoon! ... Thank you to our friends at Mount Isa Recovery Service for an enjoyable afternoon and to Leichhardt River Nursery for your assistance with gardening supplies!

15.01.2022 Your child could receive a FREE storybook as part of the LEADSmart Literacy Program by attending either Child Health or Gidgee Healing in Mount Isa for a Point of Care (Fingerprick) lead test. Give Child Health 4764 0850 or Gidgee Healing 1800 443 433 a call today to make an appointment! Thank you to our program sponsors Glencore Queensland Metals and the Indigenous Literacy Program for making this initiative a possibility! ... Mount Isa City Council North West Hospital and Health Service Gidgee Healing

14.01.2022 MOUNT ISA RECOVERY SERVICE FAMILY NAIDOC DAY. Come on down to Mount Isa Recovery Service from 2pm today. Plenty of activities and entertainment for the family! We will see you there

13.01.2022 COMPETITION WINNER Thank you to everyone who entered the Lead Alliance Christmas Competition. Congratulations to Karen Louise Gibson! You are the winner of a new KARCHER WD4 Premium Vacuum Cleaner. ... Merry Christmas from everyone at the Lead Alliance.

12.01.2022 "Always Was, Always Will Be" #NAIDOCWEEK2020

12.01.2022 Captain LEADSmart made a surprise visit to our friends at St Pauls Lutheran Church Child Care Centre last Friday. Together we presented St Pauls with their brand new LEADSmart Sign to display at the front of their facility and participated in some LEADSmart activities together. The Kids at St Pauls enjoyed sharing their favourite healthy breakfast ideas with us and showed off their outstanding handwashing skills! ... Thank you for having us, we are already excited to come back! St Paul's Lutheran Church Child Care Centre

12.01.2022 Happy Valley State School is officially a LEADSmart School! This morning we attended Happy Valley State Schools Friday morning assembly where we had the opportunity to present Happy Valley School with their LEADSmart sign and congratulate them on their efforts in becoming a LEADSmart School. Chair of the Lead Alliance, Robbie Katter attended and spoke with the Happy Valley State School students on the importance of being LEADSmart along with eating good food and washing han...ds. Congratulations! Happy Valley State School Robbie Katter MP

10.01.2022 The Lead Alliance is excited to announce we will be launching the LEADSmart Literacy Program to the Mount Isa Community from 10.00am-12.00pm(noon) at the Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centre on Wednesday January, 20, 2021. The launch will consist of three interactive storytelling sessions showcasing the Very Hungry Caterpillar storybook and each session will run for approximately 25 minutes. Session times are: 10.00am, 10.45am and 11.30am. ... Sessions are limited to 25 children due to social distancing restrictions, parents/caregivers are allowed to attend however, please advise the Lead Alliance staff, to account for numbers. To register, please contact the Lead Alliance at 1800 457 547 or send us a message on Facebook!

09.01.2022 COMMUNITY NOTICE - Christmas Holiday Closure Dear Mount Isa Community, we wish to advise that The Lead Alliance will be closed for business from Thursday 24th of December, 2020 and will reopen from 8am Tuesday 5th of January 2021. On behalf of the Board and Staff of The Lead Alliance we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Safe, New Year

07.01.2022 What a great way to start the week! This morning we had the pleasure of celebrating with Townview State School on officially becoming a LEADSmart School. Mayor Danielle Slade and Project Officer Dani presented the brand new LEADSmart Sign at their weekly school assembly this morning. ... The two prep classes were treated with a special visit by Uncle Louis from ReLoveolution who re-enforced the messages on health, hygiene and healthy eating. Congratulations to Townview State School. Mount Isa City Council Townview State School

07.01.2022 This afternoon we set up an interactive stall with our friends at YPA to celebrate the end of Lead Awareness Week! Thank you to everyone for getting involved

06.01.2022 What a success! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Storytelling sessions are completely booked. We look forward to seeing the registered families next Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Neighbourhood Centre. ... A special thank you to Glencore Queensland Metals and The Indigenous Literacy Foundation for your contribution and support of the LEADSmart Literacy Program. Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we will provide more information on how you can be involved with the LEADSmart Literacy Program. North West Hospital and Health Service Mount Isa City Council

06.01.2022 UPDATE: Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytelling sessions. In ensuring the health and safety of those attending the upcoming Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytelling sessions next Wednesday 20 January, 2021. Individuals who have been in the Greater Brisbane area since January 2 will be requested to wear a face masks during the interactive storytelling sessions. ... The Lead Alliance staff will be conducting screening prior to the commencement of each session and will be providing disposable face masks to those who may require them. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation

04.01.2022 A gentle reminder to those families who entered the Backyard Improvement Program for 2020 that after photographs are due by close of business Friday 2nd of October 2020. Images can be sent via Facebook or to [email protected]

04.01.2022 Exciting News! Last night the Lead Alliance launched our new program logo and mascot at the Red Earth with local dignitaries and special guests. Introducing Captain LEADSmart our new program mascot! Captain LEADSmart is a superhero aimed at encouraging Mount Isa residents to become health heroes by eating healthy food, washing hands and obtaining regular blood lead tests. ... Our new logo drew from the colour palette of the North West region and the symbolism of hands represented many factors associated with lead including: community, individuality, diversity, handwashing and lead testing. It is our hope that this product refresh shines a spotlight on the Lead Alliance goals and ambitions for our wonderful community and we look forward to sharing more developments and projects with you all in the coming months. Stay tuned! Mount Isa City Council North West Hospital and Health Service Robbie Katter MP Glencore Queensland Metals ABC North West Queensland The North West Star

02.01.2022 Today is Remembrance Day. The Lead Alliance recognises today as a day of special significance to all Australians, commemorating the loss of Australian lives in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;... Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. See more

02.01.2022 Captain LEADSmart decided to made a surprise visit to his LEADSmart friends at Mount Isa Special School today. As part of our visit, each classroom were treated to a special puppetry engagement from Captain LEADSmart and some of his friends. Last week, each class were provided with some Captain LEADSmart colouring in sheets and the students artwork were judged independently by some of our friends at the Lead Alliance. ... All of our winners were presented with a free ticket to Mount Isa cinema. Congratulations to: Tamara, Lionel, Mayera, Sabit and Shardenia! Mount Isa Special School continue to be LEADSmart and were issued a brand new sign to display at the front of their school. Thank you for a morning full of laughter and fun - we had a BLAST

02.01.2022 This morning we had the pleasure of returning to visit our LEADSmart Kindy friends at Eileen Fisher Kindergarten As part of our visit the kids were treated with a special visit from our new mascot Captain LEADSmart and were presented with their new LEADSmart Sign to display out the front of their building. The Kindy Kids were eager to show off their handwashing skills and test out the light box to see how good their skills were! ... Thanks so much for having us this morning, we cant wait to come back! Eileen Fisher Memorial Kindergarten

01.01.2022 Backyard Improvement Program Announcement! This afternoon our top four families for 2020, braved the scorching heat to attend the Backyard Improvement Program award ceremony at the Mount Isa Home and Garden Centre. This year we received our highest number of program entries to date with 76 Mount Isa families participating in the program!... It is our pleasure to announce the winning families for the Backyard Improvement Program 2020 and CONGRATULATIONS to; 1st Place - Emma Schneider & Family 2nd Place - Lucy Barry & Family 3rd Place - Kirsty Nolan & Family Highly Commenced - Kasey Ketchup & Family The Lead Alliance would like to thank the following sponsors for making this program a possibility: Adels Grove, Mount Isa Home and Garden Centre, Bunnings Mount Isa North West Hospital and Health Service Mount Isa City Councill and Glencore Queensland Metals. Without your ongoing support, the program would not be as successful as it is today and we value your commitment and support of the program. A special thank you to Bee Creations Innovative Event Styling for sponsoring our ceremony! Stay tuned for an even bigger program coming your way in 2021!