Questions raised over Victoria's crumpled transmission tower maintenance

Hilma’s Network Founder Charlotte Mortlock has raised questions on who was behind the maintenance of the major transmission towers which crumpled in Victoria due to severe storms. Ms Mortlock claims the way the towers crumpled was “not” how a major structure like that would crumple from wind. “On the maintenance side, when I saw the photos of the transmission towers that were completely crumpled – they look like they completely buckled, who’s in charge of checking the maintenance of those,” she told Sky News host Caleb Bond. “Yes it was windy but it wasn’t a cyclone that came through – so I think that that’s a really important question as well. “It’s not only about the actual energy itself, it’s also the infrastructure and the maintenance of that.”