VPRS 19781 Morwell Mine Files

This series comprises files containing a wide range of reports, publications, correspondence and other types of documents pertaining to the Morwell Mine recorded by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (VA 1002) and Hazelwood Power Station (VA 4075).  Some topics covered include, but are not limited to power station technical reports, committee meetings, strategic review minutes, indices of plant drawings, annual reports, newsletters, industrial dispute reports and more. This record series was created between February 1995 and January 1998 when a team was given the task of locating and recording files on site relating to the Morwell Mine and registering them using a new recordkeeping system. Until that time, such files had not been stored in a centralised manner. Included in these files are documents dating back to 1944. A majority of the records from this recordkeeping system were appraised as temporary and retained at ENGIE. Prior to transfer to PROV the records were held by ENGIE Hazelwood, the majority owner of the power station at the time of its closure in 2017. Since privatisation, Hazelwood Power has gone through many iterations, eventually becoming ENGIE Hazelwood in 2015.