Farmers from all over the Central Highlands share the sentiment to energy distributor, AusNet.
But they have been unresponsive to the concerned locals. There s been nothing, they haven t got back to us on anything, Ms Aganetti-Fraser said.
Chris Stephens of Highland Potatoes said the move could be disastrous. You d nearly destroy the potato industry in this district, he said.
Ms Aganetti-Fraser said her family farm would barely be able to function under the proposal.
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Joee Aganetti-Fraser is a fifth generation potato farmer in Victoria s Central Highlands.(Nine) There will be no more left of it, we won t be able to run anything or do anything with the land . it will just be good, rich volcanic soil out to waste.