ESA commissioner Georgeina Whelan gives evidence in Orroral Valley fire inquiry

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Updated June 8 2023 - 5:32pm, first published 2:00pm
ACT Emergency Services Agency commissioner Georgeina Whelan leaves court. Picture by Hannah Neale
ACT Emergency Services Agency commissioner Georgeina Whelan leaves court. Picture by Hannah Neale

The ACT's emergency services boss only found out this week that Defence pilots can make unauthorised landings, after a helicopter stop for a "toilet break" sparked a bushfire which would end up devastating Namadgi National Park.

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Hannah Neale

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Hannah is a reporter with The Canberra Times. She is currently covering ACT courts. Hannah started as a journalist with The Southern Highland News and The Goulburn Post before moving to the ACT.

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