“Based on this (consultation) work, I will not be declaring the area west of Wilsons Promontory for offshore wind development,” Mr Bowen said. “The environmental risks associated with developing here are just too great. “Victorian Energy) Minister D’Ambrosio and I are in agreement on this.
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Anti-gas protesters fear Western Port wipeout
WITH the state government expected to soon announce its decision on AGL’s planned gas import terminal at Crib Point, protesters have been staging a series of demonstrations against the plan. Last week rallies were held near where the gas terminal will be built if given the go ahead, below, as well as outside Parliament House, in Spring Street, Melbourne.
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DRESS codes and parliamentary protocols were wiped out last Wednesday when a wave of demonstrators took their complaints about AGL’s plan for an import gas terminal at Crib Point to Spring Street.