Premier Daniel Andrews has shot back at criticism levelled at his government, after it imposed a series of conditions on a major wind farm project.
The government imposed a series of planning conditions on the site near Port Fairy that largely relate to various environmental impacts and local threatened species.
"The construction of these projects generally takes two years … it's totally unworkable," Chief Executive Ben Purcell said.The Clean Energy Council was also critical of the government’s decision, warning it could set a dangerous precedent and that the state’s climate goals could be jeoparised. Recommendations put forward by Ms Kilkenny include widening the turbine-free buffer zone so threatened species such as the Brolga and Southern Bent-wing Bat are not affected.
Such a move would reduce the number of wind turbines on the farm and ultimately the amount of energy output.
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