The news that underground transmission lines won’t cause bushfires, won’t get knocked over in a storm and leave thousands powerless and won’t destroy an entire farming industry should surprise no one

The news that underground transmission lines won’t cause bushfires, won’t get knocked over in a storm and leave thousands powerless and won’t destroy an entire farming industry should surprise no one

Food giant McCain says western Vic powerline project could jeopardise potato production

Gippsland farmers have been caught up in the Victorian Government's push to create six renewable energy zones, where solar and wind farms can be built to tap into planned high-voltage transmission lines, condensers and batteries.

A united community voice is what will win this campaign. It’s vital that the State Government to see and hear the sheer volume of our concerns in person on the steps of Parliament. Join us as we march on Spring Street on June 9th where we will take our Stop AusNet’s Towers Fight to Spring Street.

Over the last few weeks AusNet have hosted community Drop-in Session’s, these disingenuous and hollow consultative sessions have left more questions and created greater community anger.

Let's be clear, Stop Ausnet Towers and The Moorabool Central Highlands Power Alliance wholeheartedly support a reduction in coal-fired power stations and transition to a low-carbon emissions future.  

The Visual Impact Provision project in the Snowdonia National Park in the UK aims to reduce the visual impact of National Grid’s overhead line across the Dwyryd Estuary near Porthmadog.

The NSW government could consider using new powers to prohibit renewable energy projects from connecting to the grid in circumstances where there is strong community opposition to the project.

After many months of hard work and dedication from the team at the Moorabool and Central Highlands Power Alliance (MCHPA), we are pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved campaign website!

Stop AusNet Towers Campaign Team hosts 'STOP AUSNET’S TOWERS COMMUNITY MEETINGS' in Darley and Coimadai. Learn more about the impacts of the proposed towers and how you can help stop this project.

AUSNET have narrowed down a broad Area of Interest to a number of corridor options for further investigation and community consultation.

Stop AusNet’s Towers, is calling on governments to guarantee “full, genuine consultation, conduct and independent analysis” of alternatives to overhead lines, including underground options.

There has been considerable community resistance to the plan to run a network of high-voltage powerlines across the region.

AusNet has today announced a narrowed down corridor within the previously identified Area of Interest. We are devastated by this announcement, this project impacts our lives, our livelihoods, the environment and our future. It’s not just a line on a map.

Welcome to the new look “Stop Ausnet’s Towers” Newsletter. This Newsletter is dedicated to providing information on the impacts of the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP)

This information session was an opportunity for the community to gain a deeper insight into the proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP), and importantly how the community may assist in campaigning to “Stop AusNet’s Towers”.

The EES process is a systematic environmental assessment framework for projects with the potential for significant environmental impacts.

Moorabool Shire Council has launched a campaign pressuring energy company AusNet Services to put the 500kV transmission lines that form the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project underground.

The Moorabool and Central Highlands Power Alliance hope to work in conjunction with the shire with this unifying message that these transmission lines would be of least impact to communities if they are underground.

Win News today reported on the proposed project and the risk of endangering nearby communities.

Moorabool News asked AusNet, “if the route is not known, why would they be awarded the contract on a FIXED PRICE tender of approximately $370 Million dollars?

They are big, bold and tough; they are potato farmers from Springbank and Bullarook and, they care about their land, their produce and their families; they are the Maher family.

AUSNET have narrowed down a broad Area of Interest to a number of corridor options for further investigation and community consultation.

Residents were shocked to find that the proposed path for the 65m tall steel electricity towers will traverse historically significant and picturesque farmland adjacent to the Wombat State Forest and the Lerdederg State Park.

A Western Victorian Upper House MP has taken local consultation concerns to the leaders of Ausnet, who are planning to build a 190km windfarm electricity transmission line through the Moorabool Shire and beyond.