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Samantha Lock

One-week delay after alarm raised about park asbestos

The NSW government has been scrambling to devise a plan to remove the asbestos-contaminated mulch. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Authorities were alerted about asbestos-laden mulch installed at a new Sydney parkland a week before action was taken at the site.

Fourteen contaminated samples have been found across the Rozelle Parklands since January 10 after a child brought home material containing asbestos from the inner-city site, prompting their carer to sound the alarm.

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