Thread: Morwell coal mine fire presents health risk

Someone was spotted driving down the strzelecki hwy throwing lit toilet paper out the window, this was reported straight away to police, but I've not heard the outcome of it.

That's not an old coal fire THIS is an old coal fire.
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Regards Philip A

There's been a fire burning in a coal seam in the Strzelecki range, south of Childers, for decades. Very occasionally a farmer will find a smouldering hole in a paddock where it has collapsed in. Thought to have been from a small underground coal mine abandoned sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. Not too far from the Latrobe Valley at all.

Originally Posted by POD

There's been a fire burning in a coal seam in the Strzelecki range, south of Childers, for decades. Very occasionally a farmer will find a smouldering hole in a paddock where it has collapsed in. Thought to have been from a small underground coal mine abandoned sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. Not too far from the Latrobe Valley at all.

Must be in a black coal seam not brown, few of them down south

The state government support

If this fire lasts a long time. Will all the CFA volunteers be paid for there work on the fire. Or will the power station donate to the CFA for their time. It seems a bit unfair if its an ongoing fire to expect people to donate there time forever to fight it.

As i don't see this ending any time soon. And a mate of mine who went up there to fight it on his few days off work. Said it wasn't looking too good.

Just back from a 4 day stint (12 hrs on, 12 hrs off) with the CFA as a volunteer. the effort being put in by members of the CFA, MFB, South Australia, ACT, Tasmanian, New south wales, and even the trucks from the airport is unbelievable.


the fire is contained to the mine with every effort being done to keep it this way, still gets a bit hairy when the wind picks up though.


anyway, thanks to anyone who has worked on this and the other fires in the state.

Originally Posted by rovercare

Must be in a black coal seam not brown, few of them down south

Yep, from Coalville across to Wonthaggi.