Asbestos Removal Reservoir
Updated October 2026Quick. Simple. Done.Licensed asbestos removal for Reservoir's brick and weatherboard homes, with disposal and independent clearance included in every removal quote.
WorkSafe Victoria-approved removalists · Free on-site quotes · Clearance certificates arranged
Photo: Victorian Railways A2 class locomotive No. 964 Steam train in Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir - December 2018.jpg by Philip Mallis, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped, resized and converted to AVIF/WebP; image adaptations remain under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Reservoir housing and what it can mean for asbestos
Reservoir became an established suburb in the 1920s. Darebin's heritage history describes typical 1940s houses, and notes that large north-western areas stayed undeveloped into the 1960s. The housing includes standard brick and weatherboard homes. Source: Darebin Libraries: Reservoir heritage history
Because building continued across several decades, two Reservoir streets can hold houses from quite different periods. A house built or renovated before 1990 may contain asbestos materials, but only lab analysis of a sample can confirm whether a particular eave, laundry lining or garage roof is asbestos. An inspection identifies suspect material.
Darebin Council, heritage and local notes
Darebin City Council
Darebin City Council investigates asbestos as a public-health issue, and its asbestos page is a useful first stop if you are worried about material at a neighbouring property. Source: Darebin: asbestos removal
If you plan external changes, check your address in Darebin's heritage database before work starts. Source: Darebin: heritage and permits
In November 2024, the local MP raised asbestos and lead contamination at Clements Reserve in Victorian Parliament. That concerns a public reserve and the Hansard record, not any home. Source: Parliament of Victoria: Hansard
How a Reservoir removal runs
Send a photo of the suspect area
A picture of the eave, laundry wall or garage roof is enough to start. You do not need to know what the material is.
We visit and measure
A licensed removalist looks at the material on site, and may recommend a lab sample, so the quote matches the actual job.
Wrapping and transport
The removalist notifies WorkSafe Victoria, wraps the material and carries it away, so you never have to find a drop-off yourself.
Clearance and records
An independent person inspects the area before it is reoccupied where clearance is required, and the disposal is logged in Waste Tracker.
What asbestos removal costs around Reservoir
These are the jobs Reservoir householders ask about most often. Each row opens a full cost guide.
- Shed or carport rooffrom $1,200; single garage roof $2,500 to $3,500
- Eavesfrom $2,000, most $3,000 to $6,500
- Bathroom or laundry wallsfrom $1,800, most $2,000 to $4,500
- Fencefrom $1,200, roughly $90 to $160 per metre
Every figure includes GST, and each removal quote covers the removal itself, wrapping, transport, disposal and the independent clearance. Anything not listed is priced when we see it on site.
Can I take asbestos to the tip from Reservoir?
Possibly, in small household amounts, but not to an ordinary transfer station. The facility to ring is Wollert Landfill (Hanson), 45 Bridge Inn Road, Wollert, which takes household asbestos in packages one person can lift.
From 1 July 2026, household asbestos under 0.5 tonnes is $130 per load, and larger loads are $260 per tonne with a 0.5-tonne minimum. Fees include GST. Fees and rules can change. Always call the facility before you go.
Asbestos should be double-wrapped in 200-micron plastic and labelled. If you would rather not handle it at all, a licensed removalist records the disposal in EPA's Waste Tracker.
If you are weighing up a self-delivered load against a booked removal, the Victorian facilities guide sets out each tip's rules side by side. Victorian disposal facilities guide
Nearby suburbs
- Preston
- Thornbury
- Bundoora
- Kingsbury
- Coburg North
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Asbestos removal in Reservoir: questions
Common questions
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