Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - According to a report by the Brisbane City Council, over 60 sporting and community clubs have been identified as containing asbestos.
The council said the buildings, which are also occupied by arts and school groups, pose no present danger but are deemed potential risks and will require regular monitoring. It claims all building occupants have been notified, but at least a dozen clubs have responded that they haven't been informed of the problem or were not aware it was their responsibility to deal with the substance.
The council's Community Services chairwoman, Geraldine Knapp, said every club was notified and told that state legislation requires they take care of it. She added that the council had set aside budget to for the clubs to manage the asbestos issue. However, some clubs are insisting that the council should be responsible for dealing with the asbestos problem because they weren't qualified to deal with the matter.
The Queensland Asbestos-Related Disease Support Society said the council was trying to push its responsibilities onto the clubs and that smaller clubs especially should not be obligated to take on the dangerous problem.
A Brisbane Institute of Art manager said his organization moved into their building nearly 10 years ago and were told that the building was safe. They had been told that facilities deemed as "high risk" had been dealt with but risk ratings for each building would not be disclosed.
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