Park Overhaul Call After Asbestos Found Near NSW Playground

Park Overhaul Call After Asbestos Found Near NSW Playground
Signs and barricades are placed around Rozelle Parklands for it’s clossure after asbestos was found, in Sydney, Jan. 10, 2024. A newly opened parkland in Sydney near a controversial motorway project has been closed after the discovery of asbestos in mulch surrounding a playground. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
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The discovery of further asbestos near a children’s playground has prompted the urgent removal of garden mulch at the new inner Sydney park.

Seven pieces of the potentially hazardous material have been found across the Rozelle Parklands since a child brought home asbestos earlier this week, prompting their carer to alert authorities.