IT WAS called the Forests Commission when Graeme Hughes started working in the public service in 1967.
By the time he retired in 2000, it was Parks Victoria.
“The (20-litre) drums just went in the back of the ute, next to the Esky with our lunch,” he said.
He said clothes would often be saturated with the chemical and workers did not wear gloves.
“There were no handwashing facilities. You’d just sit down and eat your lunch,” he said.
“When my son was born (in 1987) he had an extra finger on his hand,” Mr Hughes said.
“It was removed, but I always wondered if that was (linked to) chemical exposure.”
“Was it because she washed my contaminated clothing?” he asked.