Agriculture
14 August, 2023
Kerang area gets first calls as route to narrow
TRANSMISSION Company Victoria will first contact landowners in the VNI West northern corridor as the route is refined to 1km wide. A project update last week said TCV had determined a preferred corridor north of Kerang and in nearby surrounding...
TRANSMISSION Company Victoria will first contact landowners in the VNI West northern corridor as the route is refined to 1km wide.
A project update last week said TCV had determined a preferred corridor north of Kerang and in nearby surrounding areas.
“Work continues in the central and southern section to identify the best location for a preferred corridor,” TCV said.
“TCV will begin landholder engagement in the north, around Kerang and nearby surrounding areas from early August.
“Engagement with landholders in the central and southern areas is planned to start from late August once a corridor has been identified.”
A spokesperson said on Monday that the Boort district was not in the northern section.
“To protect the privacy of individual landholders, we have not made public any details of our contact plans.
“Landholder contact details have been sourced from public records, such as land titles and community phone books, and where we have identified a contact number, the initial contact will be by phone.
“We will make every endeavour to contact landholders, including via multiple attempts at direct calls, email and via post.
“TCV will mail a letter of introduction to those we have not been able to be reach directly. It is our intention to speak to as many landholders as possible before any information about the preferred corridor is released publicly.
“We expect that discussions with Landholders, including access for field surveys, land use and compensation, will take place over many months.”