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Farmers fear for land that produces some of ‘best potato crops in the world’

For generations, farmers in Victoria’s west have grown some of Australia’s most productive crops. But they are concerned this is about to change.
Key points:
- The Western Victorian Transmission Network Project proposes high voltage transmission lines to transport renewable energy from Bulgana to Melbourne
- Farmers are concerned transmission line easements through their land could restrict the use of vital farming machinery
- McCain Foods estimates the project could affect 29 growers and says the productive land should be protected
Communities stretching from Melbourne’s outer western suburbs to Bulgana, near Stawell, are in the line of a proposed major energy project to build a network of high voltage transmission lines.
For the past year,…
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