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Asbestos contamination in Hosken Reserve Coburg North.

Blame game kicks off over asbestos mulch mystery

The state opposition accused the government of dropping the ball, while a union expressed concern that workers may have been exposed to asbestos.

  • by Rachael Dexter and Ashleigh McMillan

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Asbestos material has been found in parks at Crofts Reserve, PJ Lynch Reserve playground, Altona North.

Council ordered to hand over records, test parks as more potential asbestos found

Victoria’s environmental regulator has slapped notices on a local council to hand over records and bring in experts to test more parks after asbestos was found in mulch at several sites.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Scentre Group director - customer, community and destinations, Lillian Fadel, said the majority of stores in Westfield shopping centres will be experience-based in five-to-10 years’ time.

Childcare, libraries, axe throwing: How shopping centres plan to avoid becoming ghost malls

Shopping centres seem no longer just a place for us to buy things, they’re supposedly an ‘opportunity for improvement and personal development’.

  • by Andrew Taylor

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