The deadly material has now been discovered in at least 11 parks across Melbourne and more are being tested as 100 EPA officers track the source of contamination.
A team of 100 people is working seven days a week to track the source of asbestos contamination in Melbourne parks after two more were confirmed to have the cancer-causing material.
Asbestos pieces were found in mulch at the Laverton Creek reserve and in soil at the Altona reserve, according to the EPA, which set up an agency command team to respond to what it called “significant incidents”. “The Agency Command Team established to respond to potential asbestos contamination in parks and reserves comprises environment protection officers, environmental public health scientists and specialist investigators,” the EPA said in a statement.
Eight parks in Hobsons Bay had mulch contaminated with asbestos, with six more awaiting test results for suspicious material: Buffer Mound in Altona, Federation Trail in Brooklyn, Grieve Parade in Altona, Kororoit Creek Reserve in Altona North, Newport Lakes Reserve in Newport and Truganina Park in Altona Meadows.On Monday, Casey Council, in Melbourne’s south-east, reported it had found asbestos in Minihans Reserve in Cranbourne.
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