Agriculture
24 August, 2023
Mystery callers on line of research
RESEARCH into Loddon residents’ attitudes to VNI West and the shire’s stance on the issue have raised questions in the past week. Several residents have told of receiving telephone calls where they were asked questions on the controversial...
RESEARCH into Loddon residents’ attitudes to VNI West and the shire’s stance on the issue have raised questions in the past week.
Several residents have told of receiving telephone calls where they were asked questions on the controversial project.
They have raised concerns with the Loddon Herald and also Mayor Dan Straub who said: “There’s a please explain needed to find out who is conducting this research and in the process make a clandestine assessment on the Loddon Shire.”
“It’s all very well for research to be commissioned into a project that could bring about massive change to our area. It’s another thing to then start asking about the council’s handling of an issue that sits ssquarely with the State and Federal Governments,” Cr Straub said.
However. who commissioned the research remains a mystery, Australian Energy Market Operation was quick with its reply” “No, we have not commissioned any research recently on VNI West.”
The State Government was equally direct. “Victorian Government has not commissioned this research. If you get any leads let us know,” a spokesperson said.