St Patrick's Day bushfire special hearing against Powercor starts on Monday in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court

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Updated August 2 2021 - 1:12pm, first published 12:30pm
Charges: The Sisters farmer Jack Kenna with the snapped power pole which caused The Sisters/Garvoc fire. Picture: Christine Ansorge
Charges: The Sisters farmer Jack Kenna with the snapped power pole which caused The Sisters/Garvoc fire. Picture: Christine Ansorge

A week-long special hearing has started in the Warrnambool court with electricity giant Powercor attempting to get six charges thrown out that were laid after the St Patrick's Day bushfires in March 2018.

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