Plan to let all farmers invest in nearby renewable projects

Jamieson Murphy
February 22 2021 - 4:00pm
WEALTH SHARING: The bill would mean any large-scale renewable projects would have to offer farmers within a 30km radius the chance to invest. Photo by Sitthixay Ditthavong.
WEALTH SHARING: The bill would mean any large-scale renewable projects would have to offer farmers within a 30km radius the chance to invest. Photo by Sitthixay Ditthavong.

Renewable energy developments would have to offer all nearby farmers the chance to invest in the project and share its revenue, under a new plan put forward to the government.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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