It is the ghost town in Western Australia that was built on an asbestos mine. Now authorities are concerned that curious tourists and thrill-seekers are returning to the outback town of Wittenoom ...

Wittenoom’s reputation outlasts its name. Five years ago, the blue asbestos mining town of Wittenoom was stripped of its town status and utilities in a process called “degazetting”.

In the 1950s, Wittenoom's streets were literally paved with asbestos. Today, almost 10 years since the town was declared too dangerous to live in, three people still refuse to leave.

TOM ROBINSON: While the asbestos mines closed down in 1966, it was more than a decade later that the people of Wittenoom were officially told it was not safe for them to stay. HELEN OSBORNE: We ...

And its mine tailings were used to build Wittenoom’s carparks, playgrounds, sporting fields and roads. Workers shovel raw blue asbestos tailings into drums at an asbestos shovelling competition ...

“The mining of asbestos at Wittenoom has had such a devastating and long-term impact on the lives of so many Western Australian people and families. “With the passing of this bill, ...

The town of Wittenoom was established to support the blue asbestos mine. Photo / News.com.au. What was once a thriving mining community nestled in a small town in Western Australia now lays almost ...

WA's indigenous population has the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths in the world, with more than two-thirds of cases caused by asbestos mining in Wittenoom, researchers say.

It is the ghost town in Western Australia that was built on an asbestos mine. Now authorities are concerned that curious tourists and thrill-seekers are returning to the outback town of Wittenoom ...

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