More asbestos found in Sydney’s Rozelle parklands garden mulch as investigation into source continues

Three additional mulch samples from park above Rozelle interchange tested positive for bonded asbestos, NSW government says

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Asbestos has been found in additional samples of garden mulch taken from the Rozelle parklands in Sydney's inner west, with the state government still unable to say where else in the city the contaminated material may have been used.

The New South Wales transport department confirmed on Thursday that three of 34 samples taken from across the expansive park above Rozelle's multibillion-dollar spaghetti interchange had returned positive results for traces of bonded asbestos.

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