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Queanbeyan Council welcomes NSW Government Mr Fluffy scheme

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QUEANBEYAN Mayor Tim Overall has welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement of a voluntary buy back scheme for properties containing the dangerous Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos.

The NSW Government has announced a $250 million voluntary buy back scheme for NSW properties affected by Mr Fluffy insulation.

“This is a very pleasing outcome for not only Queanbeyan residents, but all of those across NSW who have been affected by the Mr Fluffy insulation,” Tim said.

“The outcome has been a long time in the making, but I am very happy that we have arrived at a very fair outcome for the property owners.

Nineteen properties in the Queanbeyan local government area, including a block of units, have been identified as having loose-fill asbestos. NSW WorkCover has extended until August 2016 a free testing service for any house that was built before 1980 that is suspected of having Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos.

The scheme will allow property owners two options:

  1. The NSW Government will purchase the house and land at market value, demolish the house and remediate the land. The original land owner can then purchase the land back at market value or the property can be sold.
  2. The NSW Government will purchase the house only at market value, demolish the house and remediate the land and the owner will be able to build on the same block.

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