Tom Doig - Hazelwood

First Broadcast in 2017 “The smoke got thicker and darker and then it seemed to be coming from everywhere, swirling around until it blackened the entire town.” — The Coal Face by Tom Doig In February 2014, the open cut coal mine surrounding Hazelwood Power Station caught fire and burned for forty-five days — that’s over 1000 hours; one-and-a-half months; six weeks. The town of Morwell, home to…