Canterbury-Bankstown Council’s plea after asbestos found at Canterbury Rd, King Georges Rd, Wiley Park

State government agencies have been called to “come clean” and provide detailed reports after asbestos was discovered at three sites in south west Sydney.

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State government agencies have been called to “come clean” and provide detailed reports after asbestos was discovered at three sites in south west Sydney.

Canterbury-Bankstown councillor Karl Saleh is bringing the issue to Tuesday night’s council meeting for Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and the NSW Environment Protection Authority to “do better” after bonded asbestos was found at Wiley Park, Bankstown and Punchbowl following mulch inspections in February.

Mr Saleh said Transport for NSW advised council that bonded asbestos was found during an inspection in Wiley Park after a TfNSW upgrade to Canterbury Rd and King Georges Rd.

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The Bankstown and Punchbowl rail corridors also uncovered further bonded asbestos.

Mr Saleh said TfNSW and the EPA “must do better” and provide the council with a detailed report on their findings, as their “way of providing information to the community is to list the site on the EPA website with no details”.

“I understand we are not even aware of whether the asbestos has been satisfactorily cleaned up. This is not good enough,” he said.

“They (the EPA) need to provide council a detailed report on this matter and they also need to inform the local community of what they found and what they did.”

A TfNSW spokeswoman said the removal of the mulch on the King Georges Rd project in Wiley Park was completed on May 24 and new mulch was expected to be placed at the site this week.

“An occupational hygienist attended the site and provided verbal clearance. Transport for NSW is currently awaiting a written certificate of clearance,” the spokeswoman said.

The spokeswoman said the affected Sydney metro sites are “fenced off and are mostly located within the rail corridor, which is not accessible to the public”.

“Sydney Metro continues to work with the EPA and our delivery partners to ensure the safety of workers and the community,” the spokeswoman said.

This discovery comes after more than 20 sites across Sydney were identified with as contaminated earlier this year, including Liverpool West Public School whose students, teachers and other staff had been relocated to the newly-opened Gulyangarri Public School.

Other sites identified with contaminated asbestos included Campbelltown hospital, Penrith Christian School, Regatta Park Emu Plains and Riverstone Sports Centre.