Sydney’s Rozelle parklands to remain shut for at least six weeks due to asbestos contamination

Exclusive: NSW EPA issues a clean-up notice to department of transport after asbestos was found in mulch near playground last week

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An asbestos-contaminated park in Sydney’s inner west will remain closed for at least six weeks while all of the recycled mulch on the site is removed and replaced following an order from the New South Wales environmental watchdog.

The Environment Protection Authority has issued a clean-up notice to the state’s department of transport, which was in charge of delivering the Rozelle parklands as part of the government’s $3.9bn Rozelle interchange project.

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