Hazelwood to close in March, workers to pocket $330,000

By Josh Gordon, Benjamin Preiss, Darren Gray, Adam Morton
Updated November 3 2016 - 10:14pm, first published 9:46pm
The Hazlewood power plant is to be closed down. Photo: Eddie Jim
The Hazlewood power plant is to be closed down. Photo: Eddie Jim
A worker entering the Hazelwood plant on Thursday morning. Photo: Eddie Jim
A worker entering the Hazelwood plant on Thursday morning. Photo: Eddie Jim
Soem workers have been seen boarding buses. Photo: Eddie Jim
Soem workers have been seen boarding buses. Photo: Eddie Jim

Hazelwood employees will leave their jobs next year with an average payout of $330,000, which is almost double the town of Morwell's median house price of $170,000.

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