Health impacts of bushfire smoke on Hunter residents high, Flutracking survey finds

By Anita Beaumont
January 10 2020 - 6:00pm
SMOKE HAZE: Brian White, 70, outside his home in Cessnock in December. He has emphysema, and wore a face mask during the bushfires near Wollombi as a protective measure. Picture: Marina Neil
SMOKE HAZE: Brian White, 70, outside his home in Cessnock in December. He has emphysema, and wore a face mask during the bushfires near Wollombi as a protective measure. Picture: Marina Neil

THE number of Hunter people seeking healthcare for symptoms attributed to bushfire smoke is "just the tip of the iceberg", a new survey has found.

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