#Smoke damages cells. #Melbourne smoke from prescribed burns & residential burning from firepits, fireplaces & backyard waste burn is damaging health of burners & neighbours. @vichealth @phaavic Chief Health Officer, Victoria prevent disease, protect #health , legislate #stopburning . Watch video

Tuesday is world asthma day, how many kids will have asthma attacks this coming week if this high level smoke pollution continues. All our little ones at school breathing in toxic air because of ForestFireManagement Environment Protection Authority Victoria some thing has to be done. No clean air since last Wednesday!

Melbourne, currently the most polluted place in Australia. Thanks to ForestFireManagement and residential wood burning. It’s time to phase out dirty polluted ways of heating! Adam Bandt what are the greens doing to stop this pollution? Or do you think it’s ‘green’? Environment Protection Authority Victoria

Now 3 consecutive days of high levels of hazardous smoke #AirPollution for millions of Victorians- and no end in sight with more planned burns scheduled

I was forced to be in this air with my daughter for hours at a community planting day we’d scheduled weeks ago

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Will be a tough night of pollution in Melbourne, Saturday night wood smoke+planned burn smoke. How many more days before we get clean air. not clear since Wed! ForestFireManagement need to stop lighting fires! Chief Health Officer, Victoria this is a public health risk. No safe level of pm2.5!

2 solid days of high particle pollution from wood heaters & planned burns smoke #airpollution across a city of millions of people, and beyond

What levels of harm is this causing?!

Think twice before lighting up. We’re not talking cigarettes. We’re talking woodfire smoke.

Smoke from wood heaters is a major source of air pollution during the cooler months. If you can, choose an alternative way to heat your home.

No sign of clean air it’s been days now of smokey conditions. There is no safe level of pm 2.5 pollution. Environment Protection Authority Victoria what are you doing to protect us? Stop these planned burns and regulations for wood heaters need to be changed! We shouldn’t breath toxic air all autumn/spring

Jacinta Allan Steve Dimopoulos MP Mary-Anne Thomas MP air pollution impacts poor more significantly- this Easter is a case in point- can’t afford to get out of Melbourne? Be harmed by shocking levels of toxic smoke.
Where’s evidence this burning off is saving lives? This smoke’s a killer!

Good to very poor. I only see 4th day straight of very poor. Relying on the rain to clean up but not until tonight. Let’s hope the weather predictions are more accurate than the epa! Pic 7am air quality

During a hazardous 4th day of no clean air, the epa still having technical issues. This happens every planned burns event. What does your system even do if it can’t let citizens know of these pollution events ? Check purple air for real time air monitoring!

ABC Melbourne the air quality is toxic inside&out due to smoke from planned burns.This is so dangerous for everyone, esp. people with illness & respiratory disease. News on the health impacts of the smoke needs to be told. We cannot keep our heads in the sand while others suffer.

Day 2 of poor air quality in Victoria. Was planning a long bike ride but will have an asthma attack if I stay outside for any length of time. Environment Protection Authority Victoria air watch is mostly inoperable so I have to rely on Purpleair sensors for information.

Jen Williams 🚈🚲👩‍🔬 Environment Protection Authority Victoria The Environment Protection Authority Victoria #AirWatch service is not fit for purpose.
It offers no useful information to communities and no protection from significant #AirPollution events such as current #PlannedBurns .

Steve Dimopoulos MP DEECA Victoria Doctors for the Environment Australia Asthma Australia Michele Goldman #springst #gippsnews

Rob Phair Jen Williams 🚈🚲👩‍🔬 Environment Protection Authority Victoria Steve Dimopoulos MP DEECA Victoria Doctors for the Environment Australia Asthma Australia Michele Goldman Smoke prone areas in the Dandenong Ranges with high density population (designated Metro Melbourne) are totally ignored by EPA monitoring

Due to all these fires that are apparently ‘planned’by ForestFireManagement all of Melbourne is now in hazard conditions, epa still mia no emergency warnings. People are having asthma attacks and respiratory issues, how many will die from these ‘planned’ burns. Environment Protection Authority Victoria Chief Health Officer, Victoria

Day three of toxic air in Melbourne, Environment Protection Authority Victoria airwatch still not online, no warnings to public! Hold ForestFireManagement to account and record what they are doing! Too many fires no fresh air for days. This WILL be causing health effects to many! Pm2.5 pollution there is no safe level!

Easter sat, still no clean air! It’s been more than 24 hours. You are taking away our most basic human right to clean air, which we all need to live!⁦ForestFireManagement⁩ ⁦Asthma Australia⁩ ⁦Jacinta Allan⁩ ⁦Chief Health Officer, Victoria⁩ stop lighting purposeful fires all around us