The shire is the only region in the country with three open-cut pits within 30km radius, and they will all be turned into lakes over the next 30 years.
Environment
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For the last decade, the family-owned dock has been chatting to developers about becoming a permanent hub for the industry.
South Gippsland Shire
The Morwell development could use enough electricity to power 250,000 homes, raising questions about the impact on Victoria's energy grid.
Energy
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Can delaying the closure of aging power stations in the Latrobe Valley and scrapping offshore wind secure Victoria’s energy future?
“We’re the only region in Australia that has three coal mines within 30km of each other.”
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“We really want to give the community a platform on which they are able to build their careers and have meaningful employment long term.”
The auction is underway for 2GW of electricity generation in Gippsland - enough to power roughly 1.5 million homes.
Four developers have voluntarily entered into agreements with the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation.
The alternate policy would rely on making more gas available, but 90 percent of Victoria's commercially-viable gas reserves are gone.
“Gunai/Kurnai people are going to benefit from this, but the conversations we're having are going to benefit the broader community as well.”
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Developers will bid for the first 2GW of turbine power in the Bass Strait.
“We need to make sure that we're prepared and we can accommodate the workers.”
Roads
“I've always been conscious of our litter, where it goes and what to do with it.”
Farming
“Not taking this opportunity would deprive Victoria ... of a lot of private investment over a long period of time.”
Local business
Poultry plop + water + time = methane = electricity.
The head of the Warragul-based farm said they’re looking at installing batteries and electric boilers to heat the facility.
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Technology
Renewable energy contracts might not be enough for the industry to mitigate its impacts, critics say.
Latrobe City Council
“There's quite a lot of components that could be made locally.”
“Being in a REZ does not mean every property will host infrastructure, and it does not bypass existing planning or environmental approvals.”
Star of the South is set to provide 2.2GW of electricity, which is enough to power 1.2 million Victorian homes.
Torching rubbish to generate power might seem like an easy fix for Australia’s landfill, but it comes with its own problems.
Over 600 kilometres of pipeline must be removed as wells dry up and Australia moves away from burning fossil fuels.
“Wind turbines, batteries, solar. I just want to get a vibe of everything.”
