Public record · March 2024 to March 2025
Was there asbestos near you?
In early 2024, recycled mulch contaminated with asbestos turned up in parks, schools and hospitals across NSW, then Victoria and Queensland. This is the record of every site that was investigated, and how each one ended.
- Sites investigated
- 237
- Asbestos confirmed, all remediated
- 98
- No asbestos detected
- 139
Every site, mapped
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237 sites
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Dates are when this tracker recorded each change, so they can trail official announcements by a day or two.
Where it turned up
How the 237 sites split by state and by type of place.
By state
- Asbestos confirmed, remediated
- No asbestos detected
By type of place
How it unfolded
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Asbestos is confirmed in mulch at Rozelle Parklands in Sydney.
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The investigation spreads to parks, schools, hospitals and transport projects. This site launches on 3 March, first as a joke, then as a tracker.
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Sites in Victoria and Queensland join the list.
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Investigation and remediation finish in all three states. The tracker becomes an archive.