Asbestos in mulch investigation
Our asbestos in mulch investigation into the supply chain is now complete and the EPA has commenced prosecutions of three companies and one individual in the Land and Environment Court.
The EPA launched the investigation in January 2024 in response to the discovery of asbestos in mulch in Rozelle Parklands. During the investigation over 300 sites were inspected, with 79 sites identified as having used contaminated mulch.
The NSW Government established an Asbestos Taskforce to co-ordinate government agencies to assist in prioritising sites considered of highest risk to the public.
The Taskforce supported the EPA’s investigations on the ground with crews from Fire and Rescue NSW, SafeWork, Public Works and the Natural Resources Access Regulator.
The EPA can confirm that Rozelle Parklands, all schools, hospitals and healthcare facilities which were found to have asbestos in mulch have been cleaned up and re-opened.
For information on how asbestos waste is managed in NSW visit Asbestos waste.
For information on how to manage household asbestos waste visit Asbestos in NSW.
Sites
Schools
Hospitals and medical facilities
Schools, hospitals and medical facilities
Positive detection of asbestos in mulch – sites
The following sites that returned a positive detect for asbestos have now been cleaned up:
- Aldi Supermarket, Cobbitty
- Belmore Park, Haymarket
- Bicentennial Park 1, Glebe
- Bicentennial Park 2, Glebe
- Blackwattle Bay Park, Glebe
- Carlingford to Parramatta Shared Path, Telopea
- Construction site, Town Tce, Glenmore Park
- Cook and Phillip Park, Sydney CBD
- Doohan Reserve, Oran Park
- Fire and Rescue NSW, Southwell Rd, Oran Park
- Garden bed, between Callan St and Springside St, Rozelle
- Giba Park, Pyrmont
- Harmony Park, Surry Hills
- Harold Park, Forest Lodge
- Industrial area, Annangrove Rd, Rouse Hill
- Industrie Warehouse, Milperra Rd, Bankstown
- Jubilee Park, Glebe
- Landcom development site, Buchan Ave, Edmondson Park
- Mary Mackillop Catholic Parish, Oran Park
- Minogue Reserve, Glebe
- Mont Saint Quentin Oval, Bardia
- Munn Park, Millers Point
- New South Erskine Park Zone Substation, Kemps Creek
- Northern Beaches Business Park, South Creek Rd, Cromer
- North Rosebery Park, Rosebery
- Observatory Hill Park, Millers Point, Sydney
- Pirrama Park, Pyrmont
- PCYC Indoor Stadium, Stewart St, South Windsor
- Private aged care facility, St Ives
- Private aged care facility, Tahmoor
- Regatta Park, River Rd, Emu Plains
- Riverstone Sports Centre, Hamilton St, Riverstone
- Robyn Kemmis Reserve, Glebe
- Transport for NSW sites, including Rozelle Parklands, Nowra Bridge Upgrade and Parramatta Light Rail
- Two new residential estates under construction in Sydney's south-west
- Stewart Street Reserve, Glebe
- St James Park, Glebe
- Sydney Dragway, Ferrers Rd, Eastern Creek
- Sydney Trains Hub, Manchester Rd, Auburn
- Victoria Park, Camperdown
- Wentworth Park, Glebe
- Wiley Park, cnr Canterbury Rd and King Georges Rd, Wiley Park
- Wood Street Lands, Forest Lodge
- Woolworths, Kellyville Grove Shopping Centre.
- Transport for NSW sites at Prospect Highway Interchange
- Sydney Metro Sydenham to Bankstown Railway Corridor sites at Dulwich Hill Traction substation, Canterbury Traction substation, Campsie Traction substation, Marrickville Metro Services, Marrickville Station, Hurlstone Park Metro Services and Punchbowl Station
- Transurban site, Campbell Rd, Kenthurst.
Schools
Tested positive for asbestos and remediation complete
- Allambie Heights Public School, Allambie Heights (remediation completed, school open)
- Cranebrook High School, Cranebrook (remediation completed, school open)
- Domremy College, Five Dock (remediation completed, school open)
- Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool (remediation completed, school open)
- Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills (remediation completed, school open)
- St Luke’s Catholic College, Marsden Park (remediation completed, school open)
- St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral (remediation completed, school open)
Hospitals and medical facilities
Tested positive for asbestos and remediation complete
- Bega Safe Haven site (closed for renovations, remediated)
- Campbelltown Hospital (remediated)
- Children’s Hospital at Westmead – (non-accessible construction site, remediated)
- St John of God Richmond Hospital (remediated)
Schools, hospitals and medical facilities
Tested and returned negative results for asbestos
- Ajuga School, Glenfield
- Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park
- International Grammar School, Ultimo
- Mount Annan Christian College, Currans Hill
- North Sydney Public School, Waverton
- Ropes Crossing School, Ropes Crossing
- St Benedict's Catholic College, Oran Park
- St Justin's Catholic Parish Primary School, Oran Park
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville
- Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek
- Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead
- Children's Hospital at Westmead – remaining hospital campus
- Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
- Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice
- Macquarie Hospital
- Nepean Hospital
- Sutherland Hospital
- Tresillian (Wollstonecraft)
- Tumut Hospital
- Two ambulance stations, in Tumut and Woy Woy.