Council asking for State’s help to fix Ray Walsh House asbestos problem

The future of Ray Walsh House is still undecided more than a year and a half since it was vacated due to a problem with asbestos.

Now the council is asking the state government for financial assistance as it “weighs up” its options for the building, which has served as council headquarters since it was purchased in the 1990s.

Council is remediating the site in stages.

Last year council spent about $1 million on stage one, which included removing all materials from below ceiling height so that asbestos in the ceiling cavity remained intact.

Stage two will involve removing the ceiling, stripping out of the asbestos-containing vermiculite insulation and then reinsulating the building.

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