Yumbah Aquaculture s $60m Portland abalone farm proposal rejected by VCAT
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DecDecember 2020 at 10:51pm
Abalone sitting in a shallow tank at Yumbah Aquaculture s onshore farm at Narrawong, further along the coast.
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Residents of a Victorian seaside community are celebrating the rejection of a proposal to establish one of the largest on-land abalone farms in the Southern Hemisphere.
Key points:
VCAT found the farm would have an unacceptable impact on its immediate surrounds
The company says it is still considering options to make the project acceptable
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) knocked back Yumbah Aquaculture s $60 million plan at Dutton Way in Bolwarra, near Portland, which had been approved by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the Glenelg Shire Council.