The Northern Rivers Times Edition 96. Rain exposes asbestos tailings in road network. TIM HOWARD
Heavy rain and local flooding has started to expose asbestos tailing used in road base in northern part of the Clarence Valley Local Government Area.
Ewingar resident Michael Mizzi said section of the greenish mineral serpentine, which contains asbestos, had been exposed on sections of road near his home on Bulldog Rd.
“There’s asbestos laden road fill on the roads in the upper Clarence which was sealed years ago and is now starting to reappear as the asphalt is breaking up,” he said.
“The asbestos is integrated into the green material which is a mineral called Serpentine.”
Clarence Valley asbestos whistle blower Phil Clare, who took on the State Government more than a decade ago when he discovered dangerous asbestos in hospital buildings around NSW, said a family member had probably picked up an asbestos-related illness after working on the roads.
He said his uncle, Harold Richards, had been a local landowner re
