THE future of Warwick sports grounds is up in the air as another site on Jackie Howe Dr goes into quarantine as a result of suspected asbestos contamination.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland asbestos specialists are currently testing for asbestos containing material at the Warwick Touch Football field behind the Collegians Junior Rugby League Club.

This is the third site in Warwick where suspected contamination has occurred.

Warwick Touch Football Association president Justin Nolan said the fields were dressed with soil from the same contractor that supplied the Collegians Junior Rugby League Club and Warwick Central State School around December last year.

The debacle has thrown a spanner in the works for the touch association, which will begin the season with its main field off-limits.

"The club community has been quite reasonable about this," Mr Nolan said.

"We have done everything we can possibly do in this situation and taken all the necessary precautions - it is just a matter of waiting for them to come back with a result to see what the procedure is from there."

But the news has caused concern for neighbouring clubs.

Redbacks AFC president Ben Lubben said he witnessed soil being applied to the fields in December.

"The day it was laid was a dusty day I am pretty sure I drove past it when it was happening," he said.

Mr Lubben said he was concerned asbestos fibres that became airborne could travel long distances but said the soil was irrigated as it was being applied.

"Unknowingly they probably did everything they could to mitigate the risks," he said.

Applying water to asbestos suppresses the release of fibres and helps prevent them from becoming airborne.

A risk to reputation

Mr Lubben said the sporting clubs were not to blame for the suspected contamination and should be commended for their professional response to the situation.

"I would never try and blame volunteers," he said.

"If you don't handle it carefully you could ruin sport very quickly and that is nothing that we want to see happen."

Mr Lubben sympathised with the pressure Collegians JRL and WTFA were under.

"If people started hammering small volunteer clubs like the Collegians we very quickly would not have sports in the country."

Mr Lubben said a coordinated response from Southern Downs Regional Council, WHSQ and the sporting clubs had been responsible.

"For all the people involved in the grounds they are all very level-headed and use common sense, which is good."

Calls for supplier to be outed

Clubs have refused to disclose who the soil supplier was and the Daily News is awaiting information from WHSQ.

An official investigation into the supplier commenced on Friday.

Mr Lubben said it was important for those responsible to be held accountable.

"I am intrigued to know who the supplier is... I have heard of plenty of companies around Australia that have been doing dodgy things with asbestos."