25th August, 2023 By Cait Kelly and Adam Morton, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/renewable-energy-new-power-lines-for-transmission-risks-concerns Farmers and other landowners in parts of rural Victoria and NSW are prepared for a bitter fight over new lines needed to make Australia’s power grid fit for the transition to renewable energy. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but … Continue reading A Bush Revolt
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Illawarra Substation Fire
'A very dangerous operation': How the massive Illawarra substation fire unfolded 18th June 2022 By Kate McIllwain Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7785685/a-very-dangerous-operation-how-the-massive-illawarra-substation-fire-unfolded/ https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/x7206.html?video=x8bs8rx&mute=true&syndicationKey=790147&customConfig%5BcustomParams%5D=%2F21666581298%2Fillawarramercury%2Fvideo&GK_PV5_PHOTON=0about:blank The fire at a Dapto substation which caused a thick plume of black smoke to rise over the southern Illawarra over the weekend is expected to continue to burn for days. The blaze started about … Continue reading Illawarra Substation Fire
Hundreds Fight TransGrid’s Transmission Line
‘For our children and grandchildren’: Hundreds fight TransGrid’s transmission line 18th August, 2020 By Hannah Sparks, About regional. https://aboutregional.com.au/for-our-children-and-grandchildren-hundreds-fight-transgrids-transmission-line/ Charley Barber and Rosemary Howe, of Bannister in the Upper Lachlan Shire, are among 600 landholders affected by plans to build a 70-metre high transmission line. Photo: Rachael Cramp. Charley Barber and Rosemary Howe long imagined … Continue reading Hundreds Fight TransGrid’s Transmission Line
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