RTRFM 92.1's Jeff Bullen asked our CEO Melita Markey if taking the family to Wittenoom would be "akin to going for a family outing to Chernobyl"... listen now to hear her response.

As many of you know, ADSA has launched a community education campaign to discourage visitors to the closed mining town of Wittenoom, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Our CEO Melita Markey spoke to RTRFM 92.1's Jeff Bullen about the importance of informing people of the risk, the history of the town and the mining of blue asbestos, the need to clean up the area to make it safer, and also about our petition for permanent memorials to those who have died as a result of asbestos exposure from the mine or from living in Wittenoom. As the time between initial asbestos exposure and the onset of symptoms is usually 20 to 50 years, we will also be allocating space on the memorials for the hundreds, even thousands, of victims that have yet to be diagnosed. Ms Markey encourages visiting other amazing locations around WA instead of Wittenoom these school holidays, and urges people to sign ASDA's petition.