Driven to tell doomed WA town’s stories
Posted in NewsA New Zealand debut author has written a novel about the devastating events at Wittenoom to help raise awareness about …
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Winter 2020 Newsletter
Posted in Newsletter Read moreAsbestos find
Posted in NewsGladstone Regional Council has found traces of asbestos fibres at its Derby St storage area. Based on soil and air …
Read more$56k fine for unsafe asbestos
Posted in NewsA Para Hills West skip bin and demolition company has been fined more than $56,000 for the illegal processing of …
Read moreChanel, Revlon, L’Oreal pivoting away from talc in some products
Posted in NewsChanel, Revlon and L’Oreal, three of the biggest brands in cosmetics, are quietly moving away from using talc in some …
Read moreResidents concerned about asbestos demolition job
Posted in NewsAUSTRALIA’S largest rail freight operator Aurizon has moved to allay community concerns over an asbestos demolition project underway at its …
Read moreReduction in workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica
Posted in NewsThe national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica has been halved from an eight hour time-weighted average airborne concentration …
Read moreEssendon doctor diagnosed with mesothelioma wins bid for compensation
Posted in NewsEssendon Football Club stalwart Bruce Reid will receive a $1.4 million payout after contracting an asbestos-related cancer. The details of …
Read moreJohnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder
Posted in NewsJohnson & Johnson is abandoning a product that it may be most identified with and has been selling for more …
Read moreShire of Ashburton ratepayers bear financial burden of Wittenoom asbestos compensation claims
Posted in NewsWittenoom’s asbestos mining past is continuing to haunt Shire of Ashburton ratepayers who are facing escalating legal costs from compensation …
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