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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

Asbestos: Rozelle parklands reopening delayed, with critics arguing extension shows EPA is a ‘toothless tiger’

Rozelle parklands
Rozelle parklands was closed in early January after asbestos was found in contaminated mulch. It now won’t reopen until the end of March. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The remediation and reopening of a major Sydney park where asbestos was found in mulch by a child in early January has been pushed back a month, sparking outrage from the local mayor and a state MP as more contamination is found across the city.

Transport for New South Wales on Thursday announced it had been granted an extension for the works at the Rozelle parklands by the state’s environmental watchdog due to the extent of the remediation needed.

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