Secret Powercor maintenance report reveals failings

By Andrew Thomson
Updated December 3 2019 - 7:35pm, first published 11:32am
The rotten termite ravaged pole No. 4 on the Sparrow Spur line that broke off in high winds and sparked The Sisters/Garvoc bushfire on St Patrick's Day.
The rotten termite ravaged pole No. 4 on the Sparrow Spur line that broke off in high winds and sparked The Sisters/Garvoc bushfire on St Patrick's Day.

An explosive secret Powercor report reveals the electricity giant knows it has a flawed pole inspection regime for its ageing system and doesn't investigate or report all its pole failures.

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