From:Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry

From:Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry

To:Hazelwood Info Shared Mailbox

Subject:Morwell Mine Fire Submission

Date:Sunday, 9 August 2015 8:36:22 PM

Attachments:P_Yacono_Hazelwood_Mine_Fire.pdf

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Contentofsubmission(youcanchoosemultiple):Health,LatrobeValleyMine

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TERMSOFREFERENCE:6.WhethertheHazelwoodCoalMineFirecontributedtoanincreaseindeaths,havingregardtoanyrelevantevidencefortheperiod2009to2014;

I’ma31yearold100%independentFilmmakerfromMelbourne.

I’vemadeavideowhichcontextualisesthe46days(1000+hours)ofcoalsmokeinhalationfortheresidentsoftheLatrobeValley.

It’sashort‘teaser’video–andamongsttwootherteasersI’vemade,theywillbeapartofafeaturelength(90minute)documentarythatwillbereleasednearthesecondanniversaryoftheHazelwoodMineFire.

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I’msubmittingthisvideotogiveboardmembersatasteofhowtheminefireprogressedintheeyesofthelocalandstate‐widemedia.Thejuxtapositionalonegivesoneasenseofthechaos,dramaandseriouseffectsthatthisminefirehadonthevalley.

AsImadementionatthetop,myverysmallteamandIare100%independentandhaveproducedtheseseriesofshortteaservideos.Wehaveshotaround50hoursoffootageinthelast4monthsandarenowseekingavenuestofundour‘grassroots’,featured‐lengthdocumentaryintopost‐production.

WestronglyseethisasadocumentaryfortheLatrobevalleycommunity,andhavebeenworkingwiththem(VoicesoftheValley)inthelast5monthstospreadtheirstorytoMelbourneandthegreaterVictoria.Thisminefireshouldhaveneverhavehappenedandmorepeopleneedtoknowaboutit.

Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.PeterYacono