Correspondence
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most recent correspondence.
This is where it starts...
Jodie Campbell MP.....
21.4.2008 - Letter
to Jodie Campbell MP Federal Member for Bass.
24.4.2008 - Reply
from Jodie Campbell MP
23.7.2009 - Letter
to Jodie Campbell MP asking what she has done for the people of Bass
6.10.2009 - Mr. Geoff Lyons from Jodie Campbell's
office says he contacted Michelle O'Byrne's office and they told him, "..they will
not have anything to do with you." "They just passed me around" he
said. He was dealing with the 21/4/08 letter as the 23.7.09 letter was not on file.
I forwarded it off for the 3rd time.
6.10.2009 - E-mail
to Geoff Lyons
6.10.2009 - Response from Geoff Lyons
On the wrong track
7.10.2009 - E-mail
to Jodie Campbell MP
David Llewellyn answers for Federal Minister Jodie Campbell - see below
Hon Peter Garrett AM MP - Federal Minister for Environment
31.7.2008 - Reply to Dave Groves from Kelly Pearce,
Environment Standards Branch
Michelle O'Byrne MP - State Minister for Environment
22.4.2008 - Jodie Campbell copy to State Environment
Minister michelle.obyrne@parliament.tas.gov.au
14.5.2008 - Letter
to Michelle O'ByrneMP State Environment Minister
27.5.2008 - Reply from Michelle O'Byrne MP
27.5.2008 - Letter to Michelle O'Byrne MP
2.6.2008 - Telephone request to Michelle
O'Byrne's office to meet with her (following my 3rd hospitalisation)
3.6.2008 - Further telephone request to
meet with the Environment Minister, Michelle O'Byrne.
I take it my request was denied by Brad Arkell her Environment adviser, as
"The Minister is very busy."
5.6.2008 - Attended Michelle O'Byrne's
electoral office.
5.6.2008 - e-mail reply from Environment adviser Brad Arkell
- Change of mind. Now "considering meeting"
5.6.2008 - Letter from Michelle O'Byrne MP
18.6.2008 - Follow up letter to Michelle O'Byrne MP re meeting
date
25.6.2008 - E-mail
from Michelle O'byrne. Refer 5th June e-mail.
27.6.2008 - E-mail
from Brad Arkell, Michelle O'Byrne's Adviser re meeting.
Meet
Mr.Brad Arkell
3.7.2008 - Letter to Michelle O'Byrne's office e-mailed
and registered post
9.7.2008 - Reply from Minister for Environment Michelle
O'Byrne's office. Refusal to meet
22.7.2008 - Letter to Michelle O'Byrne further request of 5/6/08 information.
7.8.2008 - Letter from Michelle O'Byrne
April 2009 - 5 June 2008 World Environment Day:
Watch the DVD released under FOI (3.93 Mb
Windows Media Video file).
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to utilise .wmv files. Read
and download.
19.5.2009 - Phone call to Brad Arkelle and email to Michelle O'Byrne
26.5.2009 - E-mail
from Brad Arkell. Michelle O'Byrne is unable to meet wih me.
2.6.2009 - Various emails to and from
Sharie Driessen (Premiers Dept) & to Brad Arkell.
30.6.2009 - Michelle
O'Byrne MP loses her department.
29.7.2009 - Michelle
O'Byrne picks on wood heaters, not mega tons of forestry smoke
David Llewellyn MP - Minister responsible for Forestry
4.8.2008 - E-mail from David Llewellyn MP to G. Stannus
20.8.2008 - Letter to David Llewellyn
28.10.2008 - Reply from
David Llewellen
21.10.2009 - David Llewelln
replies for Jodie Campbell?
16.12.2009 - Letter
to David Llewellyn
20.3.2010 - David Llewellyn lost his seat.
Tasmanian Fire Service (TFS)
Planned clearing does not mean planned burning.
Intention to
burn Grindelwald
Response to burn
24.12.2008 - FOI
request re planned burn
28.2.2009 - FOI release
5.3.2009 - Background Briefing Paper
Asthma Foundation of Tasmania
Refer to Asthma pages
Environmental Protection and Heritage Council
(EPHC)
23.12.2008 - E-mail
advising on Ambient Air Quality Review
Environment Protection Authority Tasmania (EPA)
7.10.2008 - Pilot
monitoring proposal be implemented next year
14.10.2008 - E-mail from
Warren Jones on submission to FPA
30.11.2008 - FOI
request. University report on Planned Burning
4.12.2008 - FOI reply. UTAS Smoke Monitoring
Methods Review
Smoke Monitoring Methods Review.
- UTAS Front page only, request it from the EPA
11.2.2008 - Requested Statement of Intent
17.1.2009 - Statement of Intent and Media Release
11.4.2009 - E-mail to Warren Jones re smoke complaint
on the 3/4/09 please wait for pics to load.
20.4.2009 - New Air Monitoring Equipment.
The equipment being installed. Indicative
readings only?
22.4.2009 - Email
from Warren Jones. Nobody made the smoke and FPA says no breaches of Guidelines.
15.9.2009 - Interstate dust and smoke
monitoring
11.11.2009 - 15 minute
meeting with the Board.
16.12.2009- EPA Board
responds to further questions
9.4.2010 - EPA network to
solve air mysteries
3.6.2010 - EPA
Board - CSMS is a failure. Resulting health problems.
5.6.2010- Launceston city smog
8.6.2010 - Validated air quality data
not available
11.6.2010- EPA drops action...again.
Burners have a free hand with toxic smoke.
7.7.2010 - EPA
Board- Response to 3/6/2010 letter View at 100%
Forest Practices Authority (FPA)
29.8.2008 - updated Submission
- Standard for Smoke Management
cc to Labor, Liberal, Greens, Health Dept.
8.9.2008 - E-mail response from Sue Napier MP
14.9.2008 - Letter to
Sue Napier MP
17.9.2008 - E-mail
response from Will Hodgman MP
17.9.2008 - Additional
information for my submission. There is no need to burn!
23.9.2008 - Reply form
FPA
29.9.2008 - Reply
from Tas Fire Service
29.9.2008 - E-mail to Tas Fire Service
5.10.2008 - Registered letter to Tas Fire Service
Smoke/health not their worry.
12.10.2008 - Registered
letter to Warren Jones FPA adviser & EPA Director.
See Forestry Tasmania reply 7/11/2008
12.11.2008 - FOI
request. . "Who drew up the draft smoke guidelines used in 2008 burns?"
18.11.2008 - FOI response
We didn't draw them up. We have only met twice on the 2009 ones.
25.11.2008 - FOI response
We did draw them up.
16.3.2009 - FOI
Request - for Daily Smoke Information
8.4.2009 - 16.3.2009 FOI - FPA's Decision
15.4.2009 - E-mail
reply seeking Internal review of decision.
30.4.2010 - FPA- FOI released
information. Participating CSMS users in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Forestry Tasmania (FT)
22.4.2008 - FOI
Request to Forestry Tasmania.
5.5.2008 - Reply from Forestry Tasmania saying to be specific
with FOI Request
15.5.2008 - Very
specific amended FOI Request to Forestry Tasmania
6.6.2008 - Telephone call from Bob Knox
Forestry Tasmania (Devonport) wishing to meet with me next week.
11.6.2008 - FOI
information from Forestry Tasmania hand delivered. Dated 28.5.2008.
12.6.2008 - Confirmation of yesterdays meeting with Forestry Tasmania
17.6.2008 - Letter
to Forestry Tasmania re Freedom of Information
24.6.2008 - Letter
to Forestry Tasmania re Freedom of Information
25.6.2008 - Letter
from Forestry Tasmania (Mersey) re 11.6.08 meeting (click on the letter to enlarge)
25.6.2008 - Reply from Forestry Tasmania. re FOI Request (click
on the letter to enlarge)
29.6.2008 - Letter to Forestry Tasmania re Freedom of
Information, phone calls and visit
Go here to
read incomplete release.
17.7.2008 - Reply
from Forestry Tasmania re Freedom of Information
17.7.2008 - Further release of FOI documents
24.7.2008 - FOI
Request #2 faxed to Forestry Tasmania. Request for "Standard for Smoke
Management."
1.8.2008 - Letter to Forestry Tasmania re 22/4/2008 FOI
Request
8.8.2008 - Reply from Forestry Tasmania with private forests
burn information as per FOI request.
15.8.2008 - Letter
to Forestry requesting a review of their decision re FOI
28.8.2008 - Response
from Bob Gordon Review decision 1st FOI request.
19.9.2008 - Response
from Ombudsman. 2nd FOI request
26.9.2008 - Forestry
Documents released - but haven't said who drew them up. 2nd FOI request
7.10.2008 - Go here to read what Forestry Tas
are saying after they were "made" release the information.
7.11.2008 - Forestry
do not really know who drew up draft Smoke Management Guidelines; try FPA.
17.11.2008 - Letter re
12/6/2008. Re no reply from Forestry
21.11.2008 - Reply from
Jane Becker CLO Mersey Division
31.12.2008 - Letter to
Jane Becker Client Liaison Officer
23.1.2009 - Registered follow up letter.
23.2.2009 - Reply
from Jane Becker, CLO
10.3.2009 - Letter
to Peter Rowlands Forest Manager Mersey
12.3.2009 - Reply
from Peter Rowlands
March 2009- Ombudsman's
decision in relation to my FOI request of 22.4.2008
11.5.2009 - FOI
Release
13.3.2010 - 2010 - Forestry begins
its 150 planned burns
28.5.2010 - Mercury : Smoke deters
forestry burns
Tasmanian Forests and Forestry Industry Council (FFIC)
25.2.2009 - FFIC public forum in Hoabart
on burns and smoke management.
26.2.2009 - See media report
Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
12.5.2009 - Parks
and Wildlife Service - Major burning taking place
11.5.2009 - And then
there was this - Hypercritical?
State Liberal Party
21.4.2008 - copy Jodie Campbell letter to Hon Will Hodgman MP. Leader of
Opposition.
24.7.2008 - E-mail
from Leader of Opposition, Will Hodgman MP.
24.7.2008 - Letter
to Will Hodgman MP
8.9.2008 - E-mail from Sue Napier. Shadow Minister for
Environment Parks &Wildlife
14.9.2008 - Letter
to Sue Napier MP
24.12.2008- Best
wishes - environmental pollution
15.4.2010 - E-mail to MICHAEL FERGUSON MP. Member for Bass
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Media
27.4.2008 - Examiner
Patersonia resident suffers (click on the article to ENLARGE print)
28.4.2008 - Mercury
Glenorchy resident suffers.
Australian Press Council dismisses
complaint from Barry Chipman
7.5.2008 - The Greens-
Forestry burn smoke results in hospitalisation.
7.5.2008 - Examiner
West Tamar resident suffers (click on the article to ENLARGE print)
10.5.2008 - Examiner
Premier "helps" asthmatics (click on the article to ENLARGE print)
31.5.2008 - World Environment Day - Letter to the
Editor
2.6.2008 - Examiner Forest Industries propaganda. No need
to burn and smoke people out.(click on the article to ENLARGE print)
5.6.2008 - Mercury
- Peaceful protest
24.6.2008 - Examiner
April smoke was planned burn smoke not wood heaters.
11.6.2008 - Examiner
(click on the article to ENLARGE print)
1.8.2008 - Letter to the Editor Asthma on the increase in
Tasmania
18.8.2008 - Letter
to the Editor Forestry facts
24.8.2008 - Examiner
Why did I attend the protest
5.9.2008 - Examiner Smoke pollution
11.11.2008 - Examiner &
Mercury National Association of Forest Industries
29.11.2008 - Letter to the
Editor EPA and Smoke Monitoring
2.1.2009 - Examiner
UTAS Smoke Monitoring Review
26.1.2009 - Tasmanian
Times
26.2.2009 - Mercury - Air quality
fails test
28.2.2009 - Examiner
Tony Stonjek letter
28.2.2009 - Letter
to the Editor Health effects from burning.
30.3.2009 - Examiner
Health Risks
23.4.2009 - Letter
to the editor - Smoke travel distances.
22.5.2009 - Letter to the editor - Asthma Foundation
Tasmania
28.7.2009 - Letter
to the editor - Social Responsibilities
6.9.2009 - Letter to the editor - More than six weeks of
burning.
1.10.2009 - Letter
to the editor - Silica dust
15.10.2009 - Letter to
the Editor - Local government candidate is a burner
1.2.2010 - Letter to the Editor - The reality of total fire
bans.
23.4.2010 - Mercury-
Smoke strategy is a failure.
11.6.2010 - Examiner-
Smoke review.
11.6.2010 - Mercury - No action over
forestry burns.
19.3.2010- The report at the time.
Dick Adams MP Federal member for Lyons
15.5.2008 - Letter to
Dick Adams MP Federal Member for Lyons
15.5.2008 -
Reply from Dick Adams MP & the attachment
21.5.2008 - Letter
to Dick Adams MP Federal Member for Lyons
16.6.2008 - Letter
from Dick Adams MP. Letters to and from Dick; he has lost the plot completely.
Premier David Bartlett
1.7.2008 - Telephoned Premiers Dept. re Refusal of
Environment Minister to meet.
13.7.2008 - Letter to Premier David Bartlett.
Environment Minister's refusal to meet. Acknowledged,
waiting on reply as at 2/7/2009.
24.6.2009 - Various emails from Premier's advisor. See
Michelle O'Byrne correspondence above.
Lara Giddings MP:
1.5.2008 - copy Jodie Campbell letter to State Health Minister lara.giddings@parliament.tas.gov.au
Undated - Letter from Lara
Giddings.
Health Department / Public and Environmental Health:
1.5.2008 - copy to Director of Public
Health, Dr. Roscoe Taylor public.health@dhhs.tas.gov.au
19.5.2008 - Letter to Director of Public Health, Dr.
Roscoe Taylor
13.6.2008 - Follow up letter to Director of Public Health Dr.
Roscoe Taylor
17.6.2008 - Reply
from Dr. Roscoe Taylor. Director of Public Health.
21.6.2008 - Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor. Director of
Public Health
1.7.2008 - Reply from Dr. Roscoe Taylor Director of
Public Health. (click on the letter to enlarge) Meeting
held 7/7/08.
12.8.2008 - Follow up
meeting held.
6.8.2008 - Reply from Dr. Roscoe Taylor to J. Greig
3.9.2008 - Response from Dr. RoscoeTaylor
10.10.2008 - Letter
to Dr. Roscoe Taylor Tas Fire Service says smoke is Environmental Health's
worry.
23.10.2008 - Repeat
letter emailed and registered post to Dr. Roscoe Taylor
19.11.2008 - Reply from
Dr. Roscoe Taylor.
24.11.2008 - Letter
to Dr. Roscoe Taylor
28.11.2008 - Reply from
Dr. Roscoe Taylor
4.12.2008 - Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor
22.12.2008 - Reply
from Dr. Chrissie Pickin. A/Director of Public Health
6.1.2009 - Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor
23.1.2009 - Registered follow up letter.
28.7.2009 - Reply re Health web site not
mentioning anything about Air Quality
Don Wing MLC:
24.6.2008 - Letter
to Don Wing MLC
Submissions:
31.7.2008 - Submission to Joint Select Committee on Ethical
Conduct. #84 Stott
25.1.2009 - E-mail to Secretary
27.1.2009 - Reply
from Sergeant-at-Arms
20.2.2009 - Further
response
13.2.2009 - Department
of Climate Change - Renewable Energy Bill (Electricity)
13.2.2009 - Submission to the
Renewable Energy Amendment Bill
3.2009 - Joint Select Committee on Ethical
Conduct - Launceston Hearings
2.3.2009 - E-email to Joint Select Committee - Wrong
name
2.3.2009 - Email reply from Joint select Committee
Joint Select Committee on
Ethical Conduct - 7/11/2008 Launceston transcript can be found here
Various:
7.6.2008 - Letter to President Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania
19.5.2009 - Tasmania
Police - Ombudsman's findings and observations after the smoke flare
demonstration.
27.5.2009 - Letter to
Dr. Erica Bell.
7.10.2009 - Letter
to Senator Helen Polley. Senator Polley has an interest in babies' well-being. They
are affected most by this smoke.
9.10.2009 - Letter from
Senator Polley
12.10.2009- Letter to
Senator Polley - Ambient Air Quality NEPM
18.12.2009 - Email from
Senator Polley's office
8.1.2010 - Letter from Senator Polley. Will contact
me when her office gets a reply from Michelle O'Byrne.