WEEKEND LONG READ: More than 3,200 hectares of native vegetation will go for the New England REZ transmission line, including 147 hectares of critically endangered New England Peppermint grassy woodland. And they’re allowed to do it because the law gives them a “free kick” as a state significant project.
Daniel Kermode
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Local News, NSW News, Walcha
Getting to a tipping point: NSW Farmers renewables debate not as clear cut as the vote
New England farmers packed the floor at NSW Farmers’ conference this week, but the fight wasn’t over wind and solar. It was over who pays, who decides, and where the transmission lines actually go.
Posted inGeneral News, Grants and funding, Walcha
Cash for Walcha as Moylan hits the ground running
He hasn’t yet delivered his first speech in parliament, but on his second day in the job Brendan Moylan has picked up right where Adam Marshall left, announcing two grants in Walcha yesterday.