Agriculture
13 August, 2023
Real green means towing colour line: rally tomorrow
A GREEN generation solution requires a green transmission solution, according to the organiser of Tuesday’s protest on the steps of State Parliament. Yeungroon’s Glenden Watts is expecting dozens of Loddon landholders to be part of the Stop the...
A GREEN generation solution requires a green transmission solution, according to the organiser of Tuesday’s protest on the steps of State Parliament.
Yeungroon’s Glenden Watts is expecting dozens of Loddon landholders to be part of the Stop the Towers Spring Street Tractor Rally.
Regional Victoria Power Alliance is drawing support for the protest from across northern and central Victoria.
“Of course the Alliance supports renewable energy, supports action on climate change and supports protecting the environment. But we want the transition away from fossil fuels to use environmentally sustainable energy solutions,” he said.
“A green generation solution requires a green transmission solution. Constructing more overhead electricity transmission lines using century old technology is not in Australia’s strategic national interest, nor cost-effective given its irreversible environmental, social, and economic impact.
“We want our politicians to see and hear us, we want the people of Melbourne to see and hear us. Landowners and communities throughout regional and rural Victoria should not be expected to bear the burden of these enormous transmission line projects – they should be a central part of the conversation to help devise better solutions that suit different situations.”
The alliance wanted the Government to look at more environmentally sustainable energy solutions, he said.