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This is where it starts...
Jodie Campbell MP.....
21.04.2008 -    Letter to Jodie Campbell MP Federal Member for Bass.
24.04.2008 -    Reply from Jodie Campbell MP
23.07.2009 -    Letter to Jodie Campbell MP asking what she has done for the people of Bass
06.10.2009 -    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 21/4/2008 letter as the 23.07.09 letter was not on file. I forwarded  it off for the 3rd time.
06.10.2009 -   E-mail to Geoff Lyons
06.10.2009 -   Response from Geoff Lyons On the wrong track
07.10.2009 -   E-mail to Jodie Campbell MP
                         David Llewellyn answers for Federal Minister Jodie Campbell - see below.
           2010 -   Jodie Campbell resigned from the Labor Party.

Hon Peter Garrett AM MP - Federal Minister for Environment
31.07.2008 -    Reply  to Dave Groves from Kelly Pearce, Environment Standards Branch

David Llewellyn MP - Minister responsible for Forestry
04.08.2008 -    E-mail from David Llewellyn MP to G. Stannus
20.08.2008 -    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
20.03.2010 -    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
28.02.2009 -    FOI release
05.03.2009 -    Background Briefing Paper  

Asthma Foundation of Tasmania
Refer  to Asthma pages

Environmental  Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC)
23. 2. 2008 -    E-mail advising on Ambient Air Quality Review

Forest Practices Authority (FPA)
29.08.2008 -    updated Submission - Standard for Smoke Management
                      cc to Labor, Liberal, Greens, Health Dept.
08.09.2008 -    E-mail response from Sue Napier MP
14.09.2008 -    Letter to Sue Napier MP
17.09.2008 -    E-mail response from Will Hodgman MP
17.09.2008 -    Additional information for my submission. There is no need to burn!
23.09.2008 -    Reply form FPA
29.09.2008 -    Reply from Tas Fire Service
29.09.2008 -    E-mail to Tas Fire Service
05.10.2008 -    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.
16.03.2009 -    FOI Request - for Daily Smoke Information
08.04.2009 -    16.3.2009 FOI - FPA's Decision
15.04.2009 -    E-mail reply seeking Internal review of decision.
30.04.2010 -    FPA- FOI released information. Participating  CSMS users in 2008, 2009 and 2010
26.07.2010 -    Registered Smoke complaints to FPA for 2009 & 2010 (8.1Mb)

Tasmanian Forests and Forestry Industry Council (FFIC)
25.2.2009 -    FFIC  public forum in Hoabart on burns and smoke management.
26.2.2009 -    Air quality fails test. - see media report

Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
12.05.2009 -  Parks and Wildlife Service - Major burning taking place
11.05.2009 -  And then there was this -  Hypercritical?

Burn figures for  2008 and 2009
Forestry Tasmania burns- Coup numbers for 2007/2008
Forestry Tasmania burns - 2008 / 2009 detailed data.
FIAT burns -2007/2008
FIAT burns - 2008/2009
Parks and Wildlife burns - 2008/2009
Hobart City Council - 2008/2009

Dick Adams MP Federal member for Lyons
15.05.2008 -    Letter to Dick Adams MP Federal Member for Lyons
15.05.2008 -   Reply from Dick Adams MP  &  the attachment
21.05.2008 -    Letter to Dick Adams MP Federal Member for Lyons
16.06.2008 -    Letter from Dick Adams MP. Letters to and from Dick; he has lost the plot completely.

Premier David Bartlett
01.07.2008 -    Telephoned Premiers Dept. re Refusal of Environment Minister to meet.
13.07.2008 -    Letter to Premier David Bartlett. Environment Minister's refusal to meet. Acknowledged, waiting on  reply as at 2/7/2009.
24.06.2009 -    Various emails from Premier's advisor. See Michelle O'Byrne correspondence above.
David Bartlett resigned from politics.

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:
01.05.2008 -    copy to Director of Public Health, Dr. Roscoe Taylor  public.health@dhhs.tas.gov.au
19.05.2008 -    Letter to Director of Public Health, Dr. Roscoe Taylor
13.06.2008 -    Follow up letter to Director of Public Health Dr. Roscoe Taylor
17.06.2008 -    Reply from Dr. Roscoe Taylor. Director of Public Health.
21.06.2008 -    Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor. Director of Public Health
01.07.2008 -    Reply from Dr. Roscoe Taylor  Director of Public Health. (click on the letter to enlarge) Meeting held 7/7/08.
12.08.2008 -    Follow up meeting held.
06.08.2008 -    Reply from Dr. Roscoe Taylor to J. Greig
03.09.2008 -    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
04.12.2008 -    Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor
22.12.2008 -    Reply from Dr. Chrissie Pickin. A/Director of Public Health
06.01.2009 -    Letter to Dr. Roscoe Taylor 
23.01.2009 -    Registered follow up letter.
28.07.2009 -    Reply re Health web site not mentioning anything about Air Quality
10.04.2022 -    Letter to Dr Mark Veitch - Director of Public Health - Ventilation
22.05.2022 -    Particle pollution and health-based categories & attachment
13.06.2022 -    RTI  rerquest - Ventilation
21.06 2022 -    DHHS response
02.07.2022 -    Further correspondence re health-based categories  & attachment
10.07.2022 -    Follow up to Rosalind Harrison DHHS
11.07.2022 -    Email to Stewart Quinn - Health based categories and health warnings
31.07.2022 -    No acknowledgement - Follow up email to Stewart Quinn & Video attachment

Don Wing MLC:
24.06.2008 -    Letter to Don Wing MLC

Submissions:
31.07.2008 -    Submission to Joint Select Committee on Ethical Conduct.    #84 Stott
25.01.2009 -    E-mail to Secretary
27.01.2009 -    Reply from Sergeant-at-Arms
20.02.2009 -    Further response
13.02.2009 -   Submission to the Renewable Energy Amendment Bill
     03.2009 -    Joint Select Committee on Ethical Conduct - Launceston Hearings
02.03.2009 -    E-email to Joint Select Committee - Wrong name
02.03.2009 -    Email reply from Joint select Committee
                          Joint Select Committee on Ethical Conduct - 7/11/2008 Launceston transcript can be found here
27.08.2010 -    Ambient Air Quality - NEPM Review Discussion Paper
     12.2010 -    EMPC Regs 2017 - Evaluation Report 2010
     04.2013 -    Inquiry:Impacts on health of Air quality in Australia and Submission

2018            -    2021 Australian Census. Questions on the number of wood heaters.
03.06.2022 -    NSW: Protection of the Environment Operations (clean air) Regulation 2022
06.02.2022 -    Vic. - Kingston City Council Submission

Various:
07.06.2008 -    Letter to President Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania
19.05.2009 -    Tasmania Police - Ombudsman's findings and observations after the smoke flare demonstration.
27.05.2009 -    Letter to Dr. Erica Bell.
07.10.2009 -    Letter to Senator Helen Polley. Senator Polley has an interest in babies' well-being. They are affected most by this smoke.
09.10.2009 -    Letter from Senator Polley
12.10.2009 -    Letter to Senator Polley  - Ambient Air Quality NEPM
18.12.2009 -    Email from Senator Polley's office
08.01.2010 -   Letter from Senator Polley. Will contact me when her office gets a reply from Michelle O'Byrne.

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Correspondence

More recent information is yet to be posted.

Farmers and Grazier's Association:
07.08.2014 -  Letter to Jan Davis CEO Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association
11.08.2014 -  Reply from CEO Jan Davis
12.08.2014 -  letter to CEO Jan Davis


07.08.2014 -  Cancer Council Australia website has outdated information

Tasmania Fire Service; Fuel Reduction Unit:
02.10. 2015 - TFS Fuel Reduction Burn Unit - Bridgenorth proposed burn.
12.10. 2015 - Locals get choked up about smoke
19.10. 2015 - Hazard reduction burning has limited benefits in curbing bushfires
25.10. 2015 - FRU media release Bridgenorth Grindelwald burn
27.10. 2015 - Various emails to and from the Manager, Fuel Reduction Unit

State Environment Minister Matthew Groom:
23.10.2015 - Letter to Environment Minister  (Matthew Groom) re national air quality standards
30.11.2015 - Reply from Environment Minister & Agreed Statement
04.12.2015 - Letter to Environment Minister re national air quality standards
01.02.2016 - Reply from the Minister

COVID:
11.3.2022 - Education Department: Air purifiers and CO2 monitors (3.3Kb download)

23.1.2022 - Letter to Tasmanian Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff - LGH Ventilation (24Kb download)
18.3.2022 - Letter from Tasmanian Health Minister - download
15.4.2022 - Letter to Premier and Health Minister Rockliff -download
26.6.2023 - Ombudsman's Decision is adverse to Dept of Health.
25.9.2023 - Ongoing

30.09.2023 - PeterMac   Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation
I guess most of us in Australia would have heard of PeterMac, or the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. I had. I even applied for a job with them many years ago.

“Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is internationally recognised for helping to lead the search for cancer cures, and is Australia's only public hospital solely dedicated to caring for people affected by cancer.”
“Together, we can find new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancers.”

Recently, I received a large unsolicited letter in the post box from PeterMac. It contained a pair of socks, a biro, 3 small cards with envelopes, copy of correspondence from a young patient, a request for money with $1000 circled, and a signed letter from the CEO.

I decided to respond directly to the CEO, Kate Torney OAM, (56Kb) and that is when things came unstuck. I was prevented from doing so (101Kb).

I thought PeterMac and cleanairtas were on the same page and concerned about cancer, as  “Together, we can find new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancers.”
Why won’t my correspondence be forwarded to the CEO to whom it was addressed?

One major way to prevent some cancers is right before our very eyes. That is to stop deliberate wood smoke at the source
World Health Organisation studies show air pollution and Particulate Matter (a major component of wood smoke) cause cancer in humans. Air pollution and Particulate Matter were both declared Group 1 carcinogens ten years ago, in 2013.

I feel rather than using valuable resources to prevent my correspondence getting to where it is addressed, why doesn’t PeterMac use the proven science to PREVENT many air pollution/wood smoke caused cancers in the first place?
Why wait till someone gets cancer.
Prevention is better than cure

BREATHE  - WOOD SMOKE STUDY in 2023 - Kirby Institute.

HUMAN ETHICS - Exposing compromised people to wood smoke?

Who can participate in the study?
"Anyone with asthma or COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis) and who live in an area in Australia affected by bushfires or bushfire smoke, including metropolitan areas, may be eligible to be part of the study."

"The aim of this research is to determine whether the use of surgical masks and P2 masks protects people with asthma, emphysema, chronic  bronchitis or bronchiectasis from the effects of smoke exposure during bush?re season in Australia."

"People who consent to be in the study will be randomly allocated to one of three groups: surgical masks, P2 masks or outdoor air avoidance.
If allocated to a mask, they will need to wear a mask when exposed to bush?re smoke.
Their health will be tracked during a maximum of 4 weeks around controlled backburning between August and November 2023 and through all of December 2023 and January 2024 this summer. A final period of follow up will occur from 1April to 30 April 2024."
BREATHE Study:
Bushfire smoke, Plannedburn smoke, asthma, lung disease and masks
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