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[Powderworks] canberra fires

Tribe Goddard daznsam@webone.com.au
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:03:06 +1100


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Hi Erin, Workers

"The sewerage plant is out (and raw sewerage is overflowing into the =
Murrumbidgi), and the water catchment areas are very badly affected - =
water will be bad for some time, and water-borne disease is expected."

Apparently the sewerage plant has been repaired and there was no release =
of sewerage into the Murrimbidgee. We have been asked to go sparingly on =
the use of the sewers (short showers, wash in buckets and ditch the =
water outside, don't flush much etc) for a couple of days just in case =
but things look pretty good for the sewerage system here at the moment.

If there are any Canberra workers out there that need a hand with =
anything please don't hesitate to give me a shout. I live in Farrer and =
though the fires got close there was no loss of property here. As you'd =
expect in a place like Canberra it seems that everyone knows someone =
that has lost everything. One of the most upsetting things for a lot of =
people that were in public housing is that they often had no insurance. =
It is expected that 1 in 4 victims had no insurance, and things are =
really up in the air for these families.

Cheers

Daz

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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>"The sewerage plant is out (and raw sewerage is =
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<DIV>Apparently the sewerage plant has been repaired and there was no =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Daz</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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