MAIN POINTS OF THE INQUIRY INTO VICTORIA'S HAZELWOOD MINE FIRE:
* Fire began February 9; burned for 45 days
* Embers from nearby bushfires spotted into Hazelwood mine
* No one at mine called triple-zero
* Morwell, surrounding areas covered with smoke and ash
* Temporary relocation advice for vulnerable residents came too late
* Adverse health effects may continue for indeterminate period
* Cost more than $100 million
* Fire was foreseeable but mine operator inadequately prepared
* GDF Suez didn't properly identify hazards of fire in worked-out mine areas
* EPA ill-equipped to respond rapidly
* Three periods of significantly elevated pollution levels
* GDF Suez should improve emergency response plan and reduce risk of fire
* Long-term health study should run for 20 years
* Government implementation plan due in October
* Bushfires royal commission implementation monitor Neil Comrie to oversee implementation.
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