Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project Community Information Meeting11 April 2019

Overview of the past months

Hazelwood Cooling Pond permanent closure

World Café - Round table forum

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Overview of past months

⚫ Successful fire management during what was a hot and dry extended summer period.

⚫ Mine rehabilitation activities have continued in earnest, in what is known as the earthworks season, with activities well

advanced in the areas of the Mine known as the Eastfield Northern batters and Westfield Southern batters.

⚫ A large scope of earthworks has been completed on the former Hazelwood Ash Pond 1 in preparation for the approved

onsite EPA licensed landfill, referred to as the Asbestos Containment Area, to receive the first asbestos waste from the

Hazelwood demolition activities.

⚫ Following negotiations with the EPA, our operational licence has been amended to allow the receipt of asbestos material

from the adjacent Energy Brix Australia (EBAC) site. ENGIE Hazelwood continues to undertake discussions with the

administrators of EBAC.

⚫ Tender evaluation and criteria assessment has been completed for the appointment of a demolition contractor for site-wide

demolition activities. Contract negotiations with the preferred demolition tenderer continue, with the signing of the

agreement imminent.

⚫ Safety remains our highest priority. Our employees and contractors continue to place ‘Safety First’ at the forefront of all

activities they undertake on site with some 1,102 days having passed since out last Lost Time Accident. An outstanding

health and safety performance.

⚫ Announcement of the permanent closure of the Hazelwood Cooling Pond has seen ENGIE Hazelwood representatives

undertaking ongoing engagement activities with stakeholders including Latrobe City Council, the waterway manager and

engage with key user groups around the closure and the impact this will have on these groups.

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Overview of the year to date

Hazelwood Cooling Pond

⚫ The decision has not been taken lightly. We wanted to explore all options following the receipt of the final report from the

independent consultants, GHD, which was third party peer reviewed from independent consultants, Golder.

⚫ The final report on the integrity of the Hazelwood Pondage walls recommended lowering the water level by a further 1.7

metres.

⚫ We understand that user groups and the community are disappointed with the decision however as the owner of the

pondage, we are responsible for managing the risks and we will not compromise on community safety.

⚫ The study, which involved extensive site geotechnical field sampling and laboratory testing, was completed by dams

engineering consultants at GHD and found that the Pondage walls have deteriorated significantly with age.

⚫ Construction of the facility started 57 years ago when it was built to circulate and cool water for reuse in the Power Station

operations.

⚫ After the Pondage was temporarily closed in June 2018, the water level was lowered by one metre to remove the pressure

from the dam walls. The water level continues to be lowered with the additional 1.7 metres expected to be reached by

October.

⚫ We continue to monitor the dam walls daily and our early warning system remains in place.

⚫ Monitoring of water quality discharges from the Pondage continues on a weekly basis, as required by our EPA Licence.

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Hazelwood Cooling Pond

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Hazelwood Cooling Pondage | Water Surface RL 74

World Café -Round-table forum

⚫ To allow all attendees to feel comfortable in raising a question or making a statement, we are drawing on the seven

integrated design principles offered by the World Café methodology which is a simple, effective and flexible format for

hosting large group dialogue.

⚫ Participants will move around the four tables hosted by management:

⚫ Hazelwood Cooling Pond – Garry Wilkinson and Ross Brooker

⚫ Demolition – Tom McDowall

⚫ Asbestos and dust management – Tony Innocenzi and Shane Cane

⚫ Community Engagement – Lauren Carey and Ryan Auger

⚫ Each group will move in a clockwise direction, spending 15 minutes at each table where you will be able to ask

management questions on the various topics.

⚫ A scribe at each table will act as a time keeper and record any questions on notice from participants.

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World Café – Round-table forum