Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell has called for EnergyCo’s New England Renewable Energy Zone team to be sacked following a series of alleged “insulting and defamatory” interactions with Upper Hunter landholders.
Farmers in northern Victoria’s Dookie region said they were blindsided by plans to declare the area a Renewable Energy Zone, warning the move threatens some of the most productive cropping land in the state.
Criminal syndicates have set their sights on remote renewable energy sites worth an estimated $35 billion, with industry experts fearing a “Wild West” scenario ahead.
Things We Love features the charming stories and authentic recipes from outback Australians and those working in the agricultural industry. It speaks to a culture of cattlemen and women who take pride in working as a team, sharing food and celebrating the wealth and history of knowledge enmeshed in their own unique regions of Australia.
This book richly captures the spirit of these pioneering men and women’s lives and those who work on the land today.