Greater Shepparton City Council has a safe way for people to dispose of recalled kinetic sand. Greater Shepparton residents have been urged not to put any kinetic sand that was subject to a recall due ...

Parents across Geelong are facing anxious wait times and huge bills to remove potentially contaminated kinetic sand products from their homes. Ocean Grove mum Jackie Landsdowne said she had no idea ...

Can this coloured sand be deadly? As schools are closed amid a nationwide recall, we explain the risks if your kids have been exposed to play sand containing asbestos. The rapid response by education ...

ME Jukes & Son Ltd owner Trevor Jukes and Cheryl Taylor (health and safety support) in the business's asbestos isolation area with kinetic sand products deposited by several schools. Schools and ...

A New South Wales after-school hours operator said an asbestos removal company wanted to charge her more than $14,000 to vacuum up a few clumps of recalled coloured sand that had spilled onto a carpet ...

Concern grows across the country about asbestos continamination in play sand, as more schools and early learning centres close for testing. Source: Supplied/NCA Newswire With hundreds of schools and ...

Some families say guidelines about how to safely clean and dispose of asbestos-contaminated sand have been "confusing". The ACCC says consumers should not dispose of the sand in household bins, but ...

A parent fielding concerns from others after testing found asbestos in a range of coloured play sand says they feel like nobody is giving them clear advice on what to do with sand in their homes.

The rapid response by education departments, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and various work safety agencies has been a whirlwind since Wednesday. Last Wednesday, the ACCC ...

Early Childhood centres are concerned about the cost to remove and dispose of potentially asbestos contaminated products after asbestos was found in a range of coloured play sand. Some schools and ...