Playgrounds Searched for Asbestos After Mulch Discovery

‘I am just furious that people would be so careless about children’s safety and someone needs to be held accountable.’

Raw asbestos on display in Caligny, France, on June 21, 2012. Saskatchewan has made reporting of asbestos in public buildings mandatory. Charly Triballeau/AFP/GettyImages

Playgrounds across Melbourne’s west will be inspected for asbestos after harmful fibres were found in mulch by a concerned resident.

Jason Murphy reported the items found at Donald McLean Reserve in Spotswood, west of the CBD, with two fragments confirmed to be asbestos on Wednesday.