(0.08%) convulsions within 45 minutes of exposure: insensible within 2 hours 1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, tachycardia, dizziness, and nausea within 20 minutes of exposure; death in less than 2 hours of exposure 3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea within 5 to 10 minutes of exposure. Death within 30 minutes of exposure 6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in 1 to 2 minutes of exposure. Convulsions,
Figure 4.3 Predominant short and long-term effects of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM)27 Short-term effect Long-term effect PM2.5 (intensity dependent) Premature birth, low birth weight (for exposed foetuses) Respiratory symptoms New asthma Worse asthma Cardio-respiratory Lung growth retardation (for exposed foetuses) Respiratory symptoms New asthma Worse asthma Cardio-respiratory
Figure 4.4 State Environment Protection Policy (Ambient Air Quality) standard47 Environmental Indicator (Pollutant) Averaging Period Environmental Quality Objectives Maximum allowable exceedences within a period of 10 years Carbon monoxide (CO) (maximum concentration) 8 hours 9.0 ppm 1 day a year
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (maximum concentration) 1 hour 1 year 0.12 ppm 0.03 ppm 1 day a year none oxidants Ozone (O3) (maximum 1 hour 4 hours 0.10 ppm 0.08 ppm 1 day a year 1 day a year 3 days a year none
concentration) 8 hours 8 hours 0.05 ppm 0.08 ppm Sulphur dioxide (SO2) (maximum concentration) 1 hour 1 day 1 year 0.20 ppm 0.08 ppm 0.02 ppm 1 day a year 1 day a year none
YLD (female) 80.7 71.4 Emergency department presentations per 1,000 population 328.7 226.8 Mental health contacts per 1,000 population 513.4 353.1 Community health occasions of service per 1,000 population 397.4 105.1
SEIFA (IRSED) rank 6 GP’s per 1,000 population 1.3 1.5 Unemployment rate 6.5% 5.4% Percentage of individuals with income less than $400 per week 45.2% 39.9% Median household income $942 $1,216
Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, table 3 United States Environmental Protection Agency n.d., Dioxins and Furans factsheet, US EPA, Washington DC, viewed 11 July 2014 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, table 3 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, table 3 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, table 3 World Health Organisation 2013, Review of evidence of health aspects of air pollution REVIHAAP Project, WHO, Denmark, p. 173. viewed 21 July 2014, eport-fi Exhibit 48 – Expert report of Donald Campbell, para. 95
Adapted from Fly Ash Australia 2010, Where fl ash comes from, FAA, viewed 21 July 2014, http://www.fl Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 42 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 44 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 45 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 35 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 49 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 48 Exhibit 38 – Statement of Paul Torre, para. 27 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, attachment 29
Following the very poor air quality on the weekend of 15 February 2014 and 16 February 2014, a community meeting was at Kernot Hall, Morwell on 18 February 2014. At this meeting the community expressed anger and some members of the community felt that the meeting was not well managed.49 In her evidence to the Board, Ms Merita Tabain, Chair of the Emergency Management Joint Public Information Committee (EMJPIC), stated that there were not enough government representatives present who were senior enough to give a definitive answer.50 Mr Lapsley advised the Board that this meeting ‘was a turning point and highlighted to the emergency management agencies the depth of concern within the Morwell community about the mine fire and the potential effects of the smoke.’51 The Morwell Neighbourhood House also commenced community meetings to
Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, para. 30 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, para. 21 Wilson T1934:21– 28 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, paras 8 & 32 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 9; Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 3 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 8 Environment Protection Authority Victoria 2014, February 2014 News and Updates, EPA, Melbourne, viewed 21 July 2014, e/february-2014 Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 14
Exhibit 30 – Statement of Tracie Lund, para. 26 Exhibit 30 – Statement of Tracie Lund, para. 11 Lapsley T52:9-12; Exhibit 3 – Situation report for the State Control Centre for 12 February 2014, p. 3 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 82 Pole T903:25-31 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, paras 12-14 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, paras 9 & 13 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 122; Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, paras 54 & 58; Lester T1163:4-22; T1217:15 – T1218:15
Exhibit 38 – Statement of Paul Torre, para. 36; Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, paras 55 & 56 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 122 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 132 Torre T974:24 – T975:6 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 40 Torre T976:14-17 Exhibit 21 – Statement of Costa Katsikis, para. 26 Exhibit 47 – Email from Vikki Lynch dated 16 February 2014
Lester T1162:13-23; Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.001.0009) Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, paras 40.4 & 71(c) Exhibit 71 – Statement of Robert Jackman, para. 12 Exhibit 53 – Statement of Merita Tabain, para. 111 Exhibit 1 – Statement of Craig Lapsley, paras 165 & 166 Exhibit 30 – Statement of Tracie Lund, paras 15 & 19 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 51 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 87; attachment 45 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, paras 96 & 97
Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 49 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 50 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, para. 51 Exhibit 44 – Statement of Christopher Brook, paras 553 & 554 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 10.22; Exhibit 72 – Statement of Lance King, paras 50, 51, 55 & 56 Exhibit 72 – Statement of Lance King, para. 54 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 52 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 111 & 112
Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.003.0005) Exhibit 87 – Statement of Lisa Wilson, paras 17-20 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 185(a) Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 14 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 10 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.002.0029; DOH.0001.002.0011; DOH.0001.002.0021) Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 71(d) Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 80
Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, paras 22-25 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 53 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 14 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 10 Mitchell T1433:31 – T1434:21; T1434:25 – T1435:5 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 87; Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 80 & 81 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 125 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 93 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 58
Figure 4.15 EPA testing and monitoring sites, February – March 2014 24 Site name Address Type Morwell East AMS* (Air Monitoring Station) 70 Hourigan Road, Morwell Air Morwell South AMS* 52 Hazelwood Road, Morwell Air Churchill Federation University, Churchill Air Kernot Hall 80 Princes Drive, Morwell Air
Traralgon AMS* 130 Kaye Street, Traralgon Air St Luke's Uniting Church 281 Princes Drive, Morwell Air Moe 46–48 Albert Street, Moe Air Kindergarten 14 Maryvale Crescent, Morwell Air Morwell Bowling Club 52 Hazelwood Road, Morwell CO
Woolum Bellum Koorie P–12 School Cnr Hoyle Avenue and Harold Street, Morwell CO Morwell Park Primary School Cnr Vary and Bolger Streets, Morwell CO Latrobe Regional Hospital Princes Freeway, Traralgon West CO Morwell Police Station 14 Hazelwood Road, Morwell CO
Farnham Court Motel Monash Way/Princes Drive, Morwell CO Brickworks Briquette Factory, Ridge Road, Morwell CO Churchill Police Station 6 Switchback Road, Churchill CO Morwell Fire Station Cnr Spry Street and McDonald Road, Morwell CO
Club Astoria (German Club) Cnr Elgin Street and Maryvale Crescent, Morwell Soil & Ash Morwell Football Club 11 Aherin Street, Morwell Soil & Ash 34 Wallace Street 34 Wallace Street, Morwell Soil & Ash Morwell Bowling Club 52 Hazelwood Road, Morwell Soil & Ash
Hazelwood pondage (Eel Hole Creek) Princes Freeway, Traralgon Water HARA Dam Hazelwood Mine, Morwell Water Hazelwood pondage Hazelwood Mine, Morwell Water Morwell river u/s Eel Hole Creek Princes Freeway, Traralgon Water Morwell main drain u/s of wetlands Princes Freeway, Traralgon Water
Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 18 Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic), s. 5 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 18 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 21 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 21 Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic), s. 13(1)(k) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 58 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 19 Environment Protection Authority 2014, EPA Ambient Air Monitoring
Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 89 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 9 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 24 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, paras 17 & 113 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 9 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 203 Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, environmental sampling around Morwell, p. 2 Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, environmental sampling around Morwell, pp. 1-2
(February – March 2014) produced by the EPA Victorian Government Documents, 22 May 2014, Explanation of TRAVELBLANkET results of sampling 22 February 2014 (EPA.0010.004.0332) Exhibit 86 – Maps provided by John Merritt in a meeting with Latrobe City Council on 28 February 2014 Victorian Government Documents, 22 May 2014, Explanation of travel blanket results of sampling on the 22nd February (EPA.0010.004.0332) Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 4 Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 1
Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire – Air Quality Monitoring Report (draft), p. 6 Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 6 Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 6 Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 6 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 138 Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, Hazelwood coal mine fire – air quality monitoring report (draft), p. 6
Torre T967:31 – T968:2 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 174 Exhibit 41 – Joint report of Claire Richardson and Paul Torre, para. (e) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(a) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(g) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(h) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(b) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(c) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(d) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(e)
Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 154(f) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 160 Torre T1000:17-27 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 55.5 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 42 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 36; Richardson T1026:25 – T1027:6 Exhibit 40 – Supplementary expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 11 Exhibit 41 – Joint report of Claire Richardson and Paul Torre, para. (e) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 163
Adapted from Exhibit 85 – Material provided by the EPA, environmental sampling around Morwell, p. 3 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, para. 109 Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, Appendix Three, Peer Reviews (EPA.0001.007.0010) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, Appendix Three, Peer Reviews (EPA.0001.007.0014) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, Appendix Three, Peer Reviews (EPA.0001.007.0016) Exhibit 87 – Statement of Lisa Wilson, para. 30 Exhibit 40 – Supplementary expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 22
Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 30 Exhibit 29 – Second statement of Steven Harkins, para. 40 Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 12; Exhibit 29 – Second statement of Steven Harkins, para. 40; Exhibit 29 – Second statement of Steven Harkins, annexure 2 Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 30 attachment, Report of Hazelwood hand injury (FSC.0011.001.0034) Exhibit 10 – Statement of Steven Harkins, para. 51 Exhibit 28 – Written submission of the United Firefi Union, p. 65 Exhibit 28 – Written submission of the United Firefi Union, para. 3.2.8
Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 11 Lapsley T682:27 – T684:14 Exhibit 24 –Statement of Doug Steley; Written submission of the Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria Exhibit 24 – Statement of Doug Steley, attachment DS-1 Exhibit 24 –Statement of Doug Steley, para. 34 Exhibit 1 – Statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 98 attachment, Incident Action Plan (CFA.0007.001.0001); Exhibit 10 – Statement of Steven Harkins, annexure 14 Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 10 Exhibit 26 – Supplementary statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 11
Exhibit 37 – California Guide for Public Health Offi Exhibit 48 – Expert report of Donald Campbell, p. 24 Exhibit 42 – Statement of Ray Whittaker, para. 19 Written submission of Elaine Quirk Exhibit 48 – Expert report of Donald Campbell, p. 23 Lester T1139:28 – T1140:2 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 71(c) Burke T1373:2 – T1374:16 Wilson T1942:30-31 Community consultation, Kernot Hall, Morwell, 10 April 2014, 12.30 pm Campbell T1138:25 – T1139:5
Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 40 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 39 Lester T1146:9-17 Exhibit 39 – Expert report of Claire Richardson, para. 40 Campbell T1243:1-22 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 33 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 36 Brook T1109:23 – T1110:2 Exhibit 48 – Expert report of Donald Campbell, p. 24 Campbell T1232:11-31 Exhibit 38 – Statement of Paul Torre, para. 9
Figure 4.46 Key messages from community information sheets distributed by the Department of Health on 24 February 2014 Community information sheet Key messages Smoke and your health How smoke affects your health depends on your age, pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma or heart disease, and the length of time you are exposed to the smoke. Signs of smoke irritation include itchy eyes, sore throat, runny nose and coughing. Children, the elderly, pregnant women, smokers
Figure 4.48 Bushfire advisory categories based on PM10 monitoring and visibility Bushfire smoke advisory level Air Quality (AQ) Categories PM10 (24 hour) µg/m3 PM10 (1 hour) µg/m3 Visibility by observers) Not applicable Good Less than 50 Less than 80 > 20km LOW Unhealthy sensitive 51 to 65 81 to 175 < 20km & > 10km
included a paragraph titled ‘clinical advice’, which stated that ‘clinical advice or onward referral for further assessment or management should be through usual pathways’ and that toxicological advice could be obtained from the poisons information line or Austin Health.47 Despite these measures, some local general practitioners felt that they were not kept sufficiently informed during the Hazelwood mine fire, and as a result they were not able to appropriately advocate for their patients. Some general practitioners told the Board that in the absence of authoritative information, they do not become aware of trending issues until they see multiple patients presenting with similar symptoms.48 They told the Board that the Department of Health should have informed all local medical practitioners of the following,
Act’ alert was issued). The email stated that: ...the Incident Controller used a determination that is for exposures in HazMat incidents of 9 ppm however this trigger is an occupational one and is on the basis of 9 ppm over an 8 hr period… the level of 15 ppm is one that a normal person would be exposed to from heavy traffic… or indeed from cooking dinner over a gas stove.60 The Board was not advised whether this information was also provided to the Incident Controller and if so, if the information was provided before or after the ‘Watch and Act’ alert was issued. The Department of Health was not involved in the decision to issue the ‘Watch and Act’ alert.61 Dr Lester told the Board that she did not agree with the ‘Watch and Act’ alert being distributed and considered that it was unhelpful as it sent a very concerning
Figure 4.51 Health protection air levels according to AEGL-2 Health protection air level for carbon monoxide (ppm) Average period for monitoring against the health protection level for carbon monoxide AEGL–2 levels for carbon monoxide: 420 ppm 150 ppm 83 ppm 33 ppm 27 ppm Averaged over: 10 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 4 hours 8 hours The Department of Health used the levels indicated in Figure 4.51 above to develop the Carbon Monoxide
aim to produce carboxyhaemoglobin of less than two per cent, consistent with the World Health Organisation’s guidelines.86 Dr Johnston further suggested that the Carbon Monoxide Response Protocol needs to clarify the use of procedures for the direction ‘shelter in place’ and community relocation in an emergency. Dr Johnston noted that effective protection of the community assumes rapid receipt of information by the community at any given time of the day or night, and pointed out the following issues of concern in relation to this: the extent of community confusion over repeated advice to commence and terminate ‘shelter in place’ advice the age of the housing stock in the Morwell area meant that houses may not provide sufficient protection from carbon monoxide in the event that it
Days of exposure to air Action points T=24 hours T=36 hours T=48 hours Notification and updates EPA notifies DH on-call Officer if PM2.5 (24 hour rolling average value) is > 250 μg/m3 EPA updates DH (see below) EPA updates DH (see below) Monitoring and Assessment EPA provides DH with: the last 12 hrs EPA provides DH with: the last 12 hrs
Decision No activation of DH Health Risk Assessment (HRA) Team if: the 12th hour 24 rolling average value (which represents 36 hours of community No activation of DH Health Risk Assesment (HRA) Team if: the 12th hour 24 rolling average value (which represents 48 hours of community
At the State Emergency Management Team meeting on 12 February 2014, DEECD raised the issue of air quality and the potential impact on schools and children’s services close to the mine.176 Mr Pole told the Board that from an early stage, DEECD was concerned about the quality of air in the facilities.177 By 13 February 2014, Mr Pole was aware that school principals in Morwell were frustrated about the lack of clear advice on air quality issues:178 …frustration in regard to, firstly, the impact of that on the operation of the schools. So in effect, schools were keeping kids inside… rainy day arrangements, so we have kids inside in classrooms through the entire day… and in addition concern or a lack of knowledge and information about the potential health impacts of the smoke.179
for example, by governments declaring geographical areas with high levels of health disadvantage as ‘Health Improvement Zones’, ‘Health Enterprise Zones’ or ‘Health Action Zones’ (Judge & Bauld, 2006, pp. 341-344).225 The Victorian Government could consider such a designation for the Latrobe Valley utilising a new descriptor of ‘Health Conservation Zone’, which could also recognise environment dimensions. This would be a unique designation for the Latrobe Valley in a Victorian, Australian and global context. The Victorian Government could require and encourage all relevant agencies and organisations to collaborate to protect and improve the health of the people of the Latrobe Valley. It is suggested that the Regional Office of the Victorian Department of Health could lead the development of an integrated ‘Health Conservation Plan’ for the Latrobe Valley. The Victorian
Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 75 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.002.0003; DOH.00001.002.0007) Community consultation, Kernot Hall, Morwell, 10 April 2014, 12.30 pm Community consultation, Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon, 16 April 2014, 11 am Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 19 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 20 Lester T1125:9-16 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, paras 21-23
Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 10.130 Wilson T1939:28 – T194019 Exhibit 44 – Statement of Christopher Brook, paras 49-56 Exhibit 44 – Statement of Christopher Brook, para. 79(d) Campbell T1244:4-21 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.001.0011; DOH.0001.001.0009; DOH.0001.001.0007) Exhibit 44 – Statement of Christopher Brook, paras 53 & 54 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.001.0005)
Roundtable with Latrobe Valley General Practitioners, 20 Hazelwood Road, Morwell, 7 May 2014 Roundtable with Latrobe Valley General Practitioners, 20 Hazelwood Road, Morwell, 7 May 2014 Campbell T1244:22-25; T1240:31 – T1241:16 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 51 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 52 Exhibit 38 – Second statement of Paul Torre, paras 23, 26 & 30 Katsikis T539:2-22 Exhibit 21 – Statement of Costa Katsikis, paras 20 & 21 Exhibit 24 – Statement of Brooke Burke, para. 22
Exhibit 1 – Statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 162 Exhibit 1 – Statement of Craig Lapsley, para. 162 Lester T1152:4-24 Lester T1152:25-31 (Response provided 2 July 2014) Lester T1152:13-24 Lester T1154:10-13 Exhibit 18 – Statement of Simon Bloink, para.19 Exhibit 18 – Statement of Simon Bloink, para. 19; Exhibit 24 – Statement of Brooke Burke, para. 26 Exhibit 21 – Statement of Costa Katsikis, paras 25 & 26 Exhibit 21 – Statement of Costa Katsikis, para. 27
Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, appendix 3 (EPA.0001.007.0005) Exhibit 32 – Statement of John Merritt, appendix 3 (EPA.0007.007.0005) Campbell T1246:2 – T1247:11 Lester T1187:4-15 Merritt T847:26-28 Torre T990:22-24 Third written submission of the Victorian Government, 23 June 2014, para. 56 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 131 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 10.22
Adapted from Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 16, p. 10 Community consultation, Kernot Hall, Morwell, 15 April 2014, 7 pm Written submission of the Victorian Council of Social Service, p. 16 Written submission of Julia Browell Exhibit 71 – Statement of Robert Jackman, para. 22 Roundtable with Latrobe Valley General Practitioners, 20 Hazelwood Road, Morwell, 7 May 2014 Exhibit 44 – Statement of Christopher Brook, para. 84 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, attachment 18 (DOH.0001.002.0019)
Written submission of Fred Burn Community consultation, Kernot Hall, Morwell, 10 April 2014, 12.30 pm Mitchell T1428:21-30 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, paras 17 & 18 Mitchell T1429:6-11 Mitchell T1430:7-24 Mitchell T1431:10-22 Mitchell T1431:23 – T1432:4 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, paras 22-24 Mitchell T1432:28 – T1433:7 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, para. 36 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, paras 12 & 13
Pole T911:31 – T912:4 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 51 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 97 Pole T924:26 – T930:2 Exhibit 98 – Letter from VGSO dated 13 June 2014 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, attachment 46 Pole T927:28 – T928:4 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 53 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, paras 52 & 53 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 60 194. Pole T920:24 – T921:2
Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, attachment 16 Exhibit 36 – Statement of Nicholas Pole, para. 59 Exhibit 70 – Statement of Leonard Neist, attachment 2 Neist T1852:11-18 Neist T1852:24 – T1853:14 Exhibit 70 – Statement of Leonard Neist, para. 42 Wheatland T1254:17-28 Community consultation, Kernot Hall, Morwell, 10 April 2014, 12.30 pm Wheatland T1255:9-25 Mitchell T1438:21-30 Mitchell T1441:16-25 Burke T1371:11-20
Exhibit 54 – Statement of Brooke Burke, para. 14 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 92 Exhibit 46 – Statement of Rosemary Lester, para. 93 Brook T1113:6-13 Lester T1191:3-13 Exhibit 48 – Expert report of Donald Campbell, paras 104-115 Campbell T1239:22 – T1240:2 Second written submission of the Victorian Government, 18 June 2014, paras 7.4 & 7.6 Exhibit 47 – Email from Vikki Lynch dated 16 February 2014; Lester T1160:7-15; T1219:11-17 216. Lester T1187:11-15 Written submission of GDF Suez, 18 June 2014, p. 97
under the Victorian Government’s Personal Hardship Assistance Program. These differences reflect the unique nature of the Hazelwood mine fire event and ensured assistance was targeted to the ‘at risk’ groups that Dr Lester had recommended relocate.28 Mr Hall told the Board: …our instructions to staff were to take a liberal approach…to that definition and to use their judgment about the circumstances of individuals living in the proximity…of that boundary of Commercial Road and to take a generous approach, if you like, to how they assess claims for people.29 Approximately 65 per cent of all Morwell households received at least one financial assistance payment for respite or relocation purposes during the Hazelwood mine fire.30
Health Department of Health Economic DSDBI Built environment Local Government Victoria Natural and agricultural environment DEPI Community engagement DHS and Latrobe City Council Under the Hazelwood Mine Fire Recovery Plan’s regional governance structure, a Community Recovery Committee and a Morwell Business Committee have been established. Both
Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.70 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.69 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.70 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.71 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.75 Exhibit 55 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 91 Exhibit 55 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 88
Exhibit 71 – Statement of Robert Jackman, para. 26 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, para. 139 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, paras 140-144 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, para. 145 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, paras 147 & 148 Exhibit 55 – Statement of John Mitchell, annexure JM-2 Exhibit 87 – Statement of Lisa Wilson, para. 35 Exhibit 42 – Statement of Ray Whittaker, para. 24 Exhibit 57 – Statement of Karen Andrew, para. 30
Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 166-168 Exhibit 54 – Statement of Brooke Burke, paras 37 & 38 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 169 Commonwealth of Australia 2014, Disaster Assist – Victoria Bushfi (February 2014), CA, Canberra, viewed 14 July 2014, Written submission of Rita Payette Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 160-162 Written submission of GDF Suez, 18 June 2014, paras 203 & 204 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 155
Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, para. 154 Mitchell T1455:24 – T1456:22 Burke T1381:30 – T1382:8 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.113 Written submission of the Victorian Government, 22 May 2014, para. 11.114 Written submission of the Virtual Operations Support Team; see also Written submission of Heather Robertson Written submission of Victorian Council of Social Service, p. 21 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 68 & 138 Exhibit 56 – Statement of Alan Hall, paras 174, 175 & 181