Asbestos contaminated material remains stockpiled within metres of family homes in the Namoi and Gingie villages, in areas where children play and families walk every day.
Walgett Shire Council says this is an urgent and unacceptable public health risk that the NSW Government has allowed to continue for far too long.
Mayor Jasen Ramien said the situation was indefensible and would not be tolerated anywhere else in New South Wales…