Concern over Wickham fire clean-up

Helen Gregory
Updated March 21 2022 - 6:41pm, first published March 19 2022 - 5:00am
Progress: A worker vacuums the gutter of a property on Annie Street. Nearby Islington Park reopened on March 14 following clearance by independent assessors, but residents are still finding pieces of asbestos. Picture: Marina Neil
Progress: A worker vacuums the gutter of a property on Annie Street. Nearby Islington Park reopened on March 14 following clearance by independent assessors, but residents are still finding pieces of asbestos. Picture: Marina Neil

NEWCASTLE residents living near the Wickham fire site are still waiting for asbestos removalists to clean their properties, more than a fortnight after the blaze.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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