Why the ACT has gone further than other jurisdictions in closing schools over coloured sand asbestos concerns

The ACT has closed 70 schools over the coloured sand asbestos scare. Why is it the only jurisdiction to do so?

Asbestos scare spreads as nearly 70 ACT public schools to close over contaminated sands

An asbestos scare linked to coloured sand products has prompted dozens of school closures as decontamination work continues.

Schools close amid coloured sand asbestos fears

A number of schools have been closed after traces of asbestos were found in brightly coloured sand designed for children’s ...

70 schools shut as asbestos fears grow

More than 70 schools will remain closed amid growing concerns about potentially asbestos-contaminated play sand.

More coloured sand recalls prompt ACT to close 70 schools over asbestos concerns

Kmart has recalled four coloured sand products over concerns of asbestos contamination, prompting the ACT education ...
EducationHQ

Coloured sand scare: schools abruptly shut over asbestos contamination fears

Primary schools and preschools have been abruptly shut just hours before classes were due to start over asbestos ...

‘Large’ hail forecast as rain band moves across Qld, NSW in weekend of wild weather

Following a few days of wild weather across Australia’s east coast, much of NSW is now being warned of widespread fire danger ...
Townsville Bulletin

115-year-old The Bowlo Bangalow forced to close, locals outraged

The cash-strapped North Sydney Bears, which are being resurrected as the Perth Bears in the NRL, have shut down a popular ...

What we know about the coloured sand recalled from Officeworks, Woolworths over traces of asbestos

Fifteen public schools in Canberra are closed today, and several others are partially closed, due to potential asbestos contamination in coloured sand sold at dozens of stores across Australia. Here ...