Recent reports suggest asbestos is continuing to enter our community despite Australia having banned asbestos importation in 2004. The Australian newspaper reports that the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) […]
Recent reports suggest asbestos is continuing to enter our community despite Australia having banned asbestos importation in 2004. The Australian newspaper reports that the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) […]
This article “Asbestos dumpings happening more often, council officer says” published in the Byron Shire News is a timely reminder of the importance of correct asbestos identification, removal and disposal. […]
The Hancock family’s mining empire did not originate with Lang Hancock’s fabled discovery of iron-red cliffs in the Pilbara in 1952 – it started with asbestos, writes Jonathan Barrett. Viewers […]
Local residents will come together tomorrow at the Inaugural Asbestos Memorial Service to pay tribute to the many men and women who have died as a result of asbestos exposure. […]
The danger of asbestos is an issue that is confronting many communities both here and abroad. The ABC recently screened an episode of the popular Inspector George Gently series that […]
Initial onsite activity has begun at the five pilot demolition properties, with the fences now in place in Wanniassa (two properties), Evatt, Melba and Farrer. Fencing, including fence wrap which […]
This year, the International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management will be held from 22 – 24 November 2015 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre – Towards an asbestos-free […]
International Ban Asbestos Secretariat: Report from the Asbestos Frontline’s latest update from Geneva. For a full report and up to date development about the meeting in Geneva to include chysotile […]
Video highlights of the 2014 Asbestos Awareness and Management conference by The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency.
In our previous story, 20 cases of mesothelioma had been found in the Gaythorne and Newstead regions, just 1.5km from former James Hardie sites. In order to investigate the possible […]